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JACK’S ITALIAN SALAMI

Posted on December 27, 2012

Jack’s Gourmet did it again! Our favorite sausage company, and now purveyors of FACON, makes Italian style spicy salami. Bottom line? A Kosher Nexus Five Fork award winner! We have not had an Italian style salami for a very long time. You can buy a pale imitation in Israel, but it is not very good. Continue Reading »

THE KOSHER PRAIRIE OYSTER

Posted on December 25, 2012

FROM TABLET MAGAZINE If your head happens to be stinging the morning after an awesome party , may I humbly recommend a Kosher Prairie Oyster, which is my variation of the original famous hangover cure. The exact origin of the drink is tough to track although it made appearances in David O. Selznick’s A Star Continue Reading »

BEWARE: A TREFE BEER!

Posted on December 24, 2012

Here is a new beer that is totally trefe and assur for us to drink: Blue Moon’s New ‘Ale’ Is Half Wine By Venessa Wong on December 20, 2012 Just the idea of a beer-wine hybrid raises so many questions. OK, really, just one: Is that as disgusting as it sounds? Armed with two bottles Continue Reading »

NORTHFIELD MILLS GLUTEN FREE MIXES

Posted on December 18, 2012

This OU certified company makes gluten free mixes. Most appear to be pareve, but some are OUD. Check out this list: All Purpose Baking Mix Loaf Bread Mix Brownie Mix (D) Cookie Mix Pancake and Waffle Mix Muffin Mix Cake Mix Corn Bread and Muffin Mix (D) Pizza Dough Mix (D) www.northfieldmills.com

WE’RE NUMBER ONE!

Posted on December 17, 2012

No, not this blog. Rather the Levinsky Market in Tel Aviv was listed as NUMBER ONE in Saveur magazine’s (Jan/Feb 2013) Travel Issue, Top 100. The magazine specifically mentions a number of stalls, stores and restaurants in the Tel Aviv shuk and raves about all of them. In truth, we do not know the area, Continue Reading »

FACON BURGERS

Posted on December 14, 2012

We are in heaven! We finally were able to stock up on Jack’s Gourmet Facon. We wanted to buy out the whole supply, but we had a guilty conscience, and only bought three of the five packages they had. Home from the store, it was outside to the BBQ grill and OMG! Facon burgers. We Continue Reading »

COFFEE STRAINED THROUGH AN ELEPHANT’S GUT- $50 PER CUP

Posted on December 13, 2012

Remember the coffee that Jack Nicholas drank in the movie Bucket List? Let’s just say it was strained, and let it go at that. Well, according to this story from the AP, there is an even more exclusive coffee on the market and it runs $50 PER CUP!! Yikes! Coffee from an elephant’s gut fills Continue Reading »

SNEAK PEEK

Posted on December 6, 2012

Our favorite sausage company is working on creating a kosher pepperoni. OMG! OMG! OMG! Don’t know when it will be available, but we are giddy with anticipation. Mamma, put the coins on our eyes for we have surely died and gone to gastronomical heaven!!

ALTERNATIVE MILKS

Posted on December 4, 2012

FROM PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU Milk means much more than just cows milk these days. There are a variety of choices in milk products, ranging from soy to goat. For those with food allergies, sensitivities, religious reasons, or other personal preferences, it seems almost as if there are endless choices in both dairy and non-dairy Continue Reading »

FOUR GREAT TIPS FOR PERFECT LATKES

Posted on November 28, 2012

With Chanukah rapidly arriving, it is never too soon to start perfecting your latkes. From Bon Appetite magazine, comes these four tips to help you in your quest for the perfect latke. PUT THE SQUEEZE ON Place the grated potato mixture into a kitchen towel and AGGRESSIVELY wring all of the liquid out of the Continue Reading »