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KOSHER BLOGS- A COMPLAINT FROM KOSHER "OFFICIALS"

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KOSHER BLOGS- A COMPLAINT FROM KOSHER "OFFICIALS"

Posted on July 25, 2007

In an article entitled “New Power of Kosher Blogs are a Mixed Blessing, Kashrus Officials Say” which appeared in Kosher Today on Monday, July 23, 2007, the claim was that there are blogs out there that rush things into print long before they ascertain the truth of what they write. The article quoted Rabbi Moshe Continue Reading »

HOLY GUACAMOLE, BATMAN!

Posted on July 24, 2007

We never knew there are so many different kinds of avocados. We thought that Hass avocados are all there are. Gosh, were we ever wrong! DONNIE: sort of looks like a light green papaya, and grows to as much as 6 inches or more. Flesh is light and mild. Due to size, this one is Continue Reading »

HANDY DANDY GUIDE TO GRILLING

Posted on July 23, 2007

BEEF 1. Prevent burger bulge by pressing your thumb into the center of patties while they’re still raw. They’ll fill out again as the meat cooks. 2. Hands off! While constantly flipping the burgers might make you feel like you’re really playing with fire, it doesn’t do much good for your meat’s moisture. For killer Continue Reading »

CAFE MOSCAT

Posted on July 20, 2007

Cafe Moscat is an Israeli style, dairy restaurant located at 179-07 Union Tpk, in the Fresh Meadows area of Queens. Hashgacha is by the Queens Vaad. 718 591 4050 Let us begin by saying that we like the food at Moscat. We have been about five times, so it is safe to say that we Continue Reading »

GINGER OR MARYANN??

Posted on July 19, 2007

From the “I’m Not Martha” list: GINGER * Ginger is commonly used as a spice in cuisines throughout the world. Though commonly referred to as a root, it is actually the rhizome. * In the fresh state, it has a characteristic staghorn-like appearance; dried ginger is usually sold in form of an off- white to Continue Reading »

VALENCIA PEANUT BUTTER

Posted on July 18, 2007

We start with a confession: we love peanut butter. When Peanut Better came out with their very adult tasting peanut butters we were in PB heaven. Now comes another great PB! Valencia peanuts grow in the Southwest. Growers there claim that the abundant golden sunshine makes the peanuts sweeter than other peanuts. SUNLAND sells valencia Continue Reading »

BAKED LATKE CRISPS

Posted on July 17, 2007

Back in 2005, Jill Ginsberg started making a new product. Her desire was to recreate a taste with which she was extremely familiar, ie, the tastes of her family’s kitchen and its typical “Jewish” cooking. THOU SHALL SNACK makes OU kosher baked latke crisps. Each crisp is baked and not fried, and are so low Continue Reading »

GIVE US A KISS, HONEY!

Posted on July 16, 2007

Long time KN readers know that we love honey. Every year for Rosh Hashanah we try to find a new honey to serve at the table, a honey that we have not yet tried. Well, here are some new candidates: Tupelo- Light golden amber with a slight greenish cast. Sweet, floral and fruity. Manuka- From Continue Reading »

RUBASHKIN RECALL

Posted on July 13, 2007

This announcement comes from the USDA- Iowa Firm Recalls Beef and Chicken Products Due To Mislabeling Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-032-2007 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Steven Cohen WASHINGTON, July 6, 2007 – Agriprocessors, Inc., a Postville, Iowa, establishment is recalling approximately 35,860 pounds of frozen beef and chicken products Continue Reading »

HAPPY 110TH BIRTHDAY TO HERSHEY KISSES

Posted on July 12, 2007

Hershey Kisses are 100 years old. Amazing, init? They look so young, so fresh, so perky…….. Anyway, here is more info than you could ever really want to know about those little, silver wrapped confections: It takes 90 Kisses to make a pound. At the factory, Kisses are wrapped at the rate of 1300 per Continue Reading »