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Archive: December 2011

HERRING. THINK SHUL.

Posted on December 19, 2011

When we were growing up, after the morning minyan and again on Shabbat, the men would toss back a shot of Rye and nibble on some Matjes herring. Now it seems shuls are having herring and scotch tastings, so apparently herring is in. Walking the streets of Amsterdam, we were amazed at all the Bloomberg’s Continue Reading »

THE CANNOLI FACTORY

Posted on December 16, 2011

One of our favorite movie scenes features the late, great Dom Deluise playing a ‘godfather’ in Robin Hood, Men in Tights. At one point he observes that the people who seek his help have never invited him over for a cannoli. Oh, and by the way, in proper Italian, the initial C is pronounced like Continue Reading »

FOXES AMAZING PRODUCTS

Posted on December 15, 2011

This company tells you from the very first line of their ad sheet- “Proud to be OU.” So, of what are they proud? Smith Brothers Cough Drops in Honey Lemon, Wild Cherry, Menthol Eucalyptus, Black Licorice and Black Cherry Sugar Free. They also make Smith Brothers Daily C with as much vitamin C as 4 Continue Reading »

MACABEE FOODS

Posted on December 14, 2011

Sure, you know them- you see them all over the place. But at KosherFest, we found a few that we had never seen before: Passover Pizza 3 Cheese Personal Pizza Italian Breaded Mushrooms (light and crispy) Eggplant cutlets (We had seen the eggplant strips, but not the cutlets.) We are partial to the mozzarella sticks. Continue Reading »

EVA’S KOSHER WHOOPIE PIES

Posted on December 13, 2011

Here in NYC, it seems that whoopie pies are the new “in” item. There are stores that sell only these wonderful confections. Herewith a kosher recipe FROM FOOD.COM Ingredients: Servings: 30 BATTER 1/2 cup unsalted pareve margarine , softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Continue Reading »

RICE BITES SNACKS

Posted on December 13, 2011

Certified by the OU, these rice snacks are MMMMM Good! They are baked (not fried), are both wheat and gluten free, have Zero transfat, no cholesterol, no MSG and are low in sodium. We tried these at the kosher show (actually we went back a number of times- they were that good.), and we really Continue Reading »

KOSHER FOR PASSOVER GIN? YES!!!!

Posted on December 12, 2011

No.209 Gin is OU kosher for passover. Made at Pier 50 in San Francisco, it is called 209 because back in 1882, it was the 209th distillery licensed in the USA. The distillery was recreated in 2005. They make 209 Gin and Kosher for Passover 209 gin. Here is what the company has to say Continue Reading »

RUNNING OUT OF OXYGEN………

Posted on December 9, 2011

Here is our final installment on the fine products imported by Oxygen Imports. Even so, with three blog entries this week, we have not covered it all. We simply listed the ones we found interesting. It is up to you to find the rest. EXTRACTS: Coconut Flavor, Mango Extract, Rum Flavor, Chocolate Flavor, Lime Extract, Continue Reading »

IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD MAD WORLD!

Posted on December 8, 2011

We were at a Bat Mitzvah party. The caterer was a well known New Jersey caterer with a very well known kosher certification. The party was on a Sunday early afternoon, and the food, therefore, was dairy. Instead of name cards showing the table, there were wrapped chocolate bars with the name of the Bat Continue Reading »

MORE OXYGEN!

Posted on December 7, 2011

Here is more of the product line up from Oxygen Imports: Beans, Seeds and Granola: Schnitzel Cover Bread Crumbs, Schnitzel Cover Garlic flavored, All Natural Oats, All Natural Millet, Mung Beans, All Natural Black Beans, Japanese Lemon Crumbs, Japanese Piquant Crumbs, Panko, All Natural Poppy Seeds, Zaatar in a Jar, Granola with Quinoa, Granola with Continue Reading »