FROM KOSHER TODAY (MAY 20) Tofurky, a manufacturer of vegetarian products, located one mile east of Oregon, is looking to the lucrative kosher market to continue to expand its rapidly growing line of Tofurky deli products as well as those made with Tempeh, a cultured cake of beans and/or grains that has been a staple [...]

FROM TABLET MAGAZINE Over the past two decades, molecular gastronomy has changed the way influential chefs cook in many parts of the world. Thanks to a recently opened store and a soon-to-open restaurant, Israel is finally starting to catch up to this weird world of experimental cooking. Molecular gastronomy, a term coined in 1992 by [...]

Travel day today. We are off to Jerusalem for a quick visit. Of course, we are flying El Al Business Class and fully expect to get the usual royal treatment for which they are justly famous! Every time we fly Business, we order the meat meal. Every time we get the same mystery meat, just [...]

There’s a new product in the freezer department. Totally organic. Totally tasty. Totally good for you. Stonyfield introduces Greek Frozen Yogurt. Certification is OU-D. Check out these flavors: Vanilla Chocolate Honey Blueberry Super Fruits Mango These are fat free, 100% organic, contain 6 grams of protein, 5 live and active cultures, and they come in [...]

Cape Cod Provisions, LLC, Pocasset, Mass., announced that its Harvest Sweets brand of all natural Fruit Truffles are now kosher certified. Product packages now bear the Star-D symbol of the Star-D Kosher Supervision of the National Council of Young Israel. The truffles have smooth ganache centers of pureed fruit, fresh cream and cocoa butter and [...]

WE POSTED THIS IN MAY, 2006. GUESS WHAT? WE’RE POSTING IT AGAIN!! DA BLINTZ BOMBE aka BLINTZ SOUFFLE Our Mom used to serve her world famous blintz bomb whenever we got on her nerves. We were six kids and when we all were at the table, things could be very hectic. To this day, we [...]

FROM THE KOSHER NEXUS SOUTHERN TEST KITCHEN, CHEF ANDREA PRESENTS: Four Bean Chili by Andrea Herrera 4 Tablespoons water or low sodium vegetable broth (for sautéing) 3 bell peppers (red, green, orange, or combo of colors) cut into 1 inch squares 1 medium (sweet) onion, coarsely chopped 3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced 4 – [...]

Dairy Kugel Recipe Prep: 25 min. Bake: 55 min. + standing Yield: 15-20 Servings Ingredients 4 cups uncooked egg noodles 1/4 cup butter, melted 5 eggs 2 cups (16 ounces) 4% cottage cheese 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream 2 cups 2% milk 1 package (8 ounces) Philadelphia® Cream Cheese, softened 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided [...]

FROM KOSHER TODAY, MAY 6, 2013 Industry Refutes Professor’s Contention of Shortage of Kosher Meat LOS ANGELES — In an article that appeared last week in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal entitled “Israel and American Kosher Red Meat Supply Don’t Add Up,” Professor Pini Herman, an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Southern California [...]

FROM KOSHER TODAY (MAY 6, 2013) Growing Number of Kosher Kitchens in Hotels Presents Challenges for Some Rabbis SANTA MONICA, CA — The Loews Hotel in Santa Monica features one of an estimated 40 designated kosher kitchens in the US. As many as 10 hotels have responded to a program by the Rabbinical Council of [...]

With a view ahead to BBQ season, we present: Ingredients Original recipe makes 4 servings 1/3 cup Dijon mustard 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 teaspoon steak sauce 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves Directions Preheat the grill for medium heat. In a shallow bowl, mix the mustard, honey, mayonnaise, and steak sauce. Set [...]

With Lag B’Omer just behind us, Shavuot looms ever closer. Here’s a great recipe: White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Original recipe makes 1 – 9 inch cheesecake 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs 3 tablespoons white sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries 2 tablespoons white sugar 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1/2 cup water [...]

James Brown (AKA the godfather of soul) used to say, “Make it chunky like a monkey.” No, we never understood it, either! Now there is a company that has taken this theme to a most delicious place. Funky Chunky makes a whole lot of OU-D products that are all hand crafted by actual humans and [...]

Sigh. It had to happen sooner or later. After all, we have spinach hummus, garlic hummus, lemon hummus, so why not this new offering from Sabra? ASIAN FUSION GARDEN HUMMUS Traditional flavors of Asian cuisine join a classic Mediterranean dip. Bold ginger and delicate sesame are folded into the creamy hummus, and then garnished with [...]

SKITTLES ARE KOSHER IN ISRAEL. They are certified Kosher Mehadrin Parve by the Bedatz KF Rav Yisrael Lichtenstein of London and approved by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. They are being produced, though, in the Czech Republic at a Wriggly’s plant over there and then imported to Israel. Essentially, it appears that they were re-certified [...]

FAIRFIELD, Calif., Apr. 22, 2013­­ /PRNewswire/ — In celebration of National Jelly Bean Day (April 22), Jelly Belly Candy Company debuts its shimmering collection of Jelly Belly® jelly beans. The new Jelly Belly Jewel Collection features seven of Jelly Belly’s most popular flavors finished with a beautiful iridescent sheen. The gem-inspired candy is now available [...]

FROM KOSHER TODAY APRIL 22, 2013 Kosher Company Says it Continues to Produce Quality Products Despite Seizure By Staff Reporters QUEENS, NY — A kosher manufacturer of a host of products that was accused of producing the products in a plant infested with rodents would not comment on the accusations because of the ongoing investigation [...]

Strange, init? Outside of the Failed Messiah blog and some general newspapers, there has been precious little written about VIP foods. We are not conspiracy nuts, but we are starting to wonder if there is a conspiracy of silence going on. Where are all the Jewish media? How can it be that no one seems [...]

Stop the presses! Extra, extra read all about it! Polly-O string cheese is now OUD kosher! Some markets already have the new packaging with the OU. Watch for the new kosher cheese in your local food emporium. The company has announced that over the next many months, other Polly-O products will appear with the OU [...]

FROM MY JEWISH LEARNING Carrot Kugel Ingredients 1 cup matzah cake meal 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 1/4 cups grated carrots 2 eggs 1/2 cup melted butter [...]