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Sweet Potato Ring

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Sweet Potato Ring

Posted on November 3, 2006

Make this in your bubbie’s old round “jello” mold! Seriously, you will need a ring mold or an angel food pan for this recipe. Enjoy! 4-1/2 C sweet potatoes, peeled and cooked 2 ounces butter, or pareve marjarine, melted 3 eggs, separated 1 teaspoon ground ginger Topping 4 slices stale bread, crusts removed and processed Continue Reading »

Leek, Potato & Sweet Potato Torte

Posted on November 2, 2006

Oh boy are you in for a nice surprise! This one will be great on your Turkey Day table! Something with a different taste this year! 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 large leeks, green trimmed off,washed well,sliced 1/2 inch pieces 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves salt & pepper 1 lb Continue Reading »

Sweet Potato Boats

Posted on November 1, 2006

How about a creative and low fat side dish to float along on your Thanksgiving table? Well this is the one. Enjoy! 3 sweet potatoes 1 cup cranberries 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 cup walnuts 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon cinnamon 6 servings *You can substitute chopped applies for the cranberries or the raisins if desired. Continue Reading »

RABBINIC POWER PLAY

Posted on October 31, 2006

The article in the NY Jewish Week tells the tale of a push by the Vaad of the Five Towns (Long Island’s tony south shore) to exercise control on one of their client businesses. Actually, it was the last part of yesterday’s post that truly tells the tale: “But The Jewish Star, a weekly that Continue Reading »

GANGSTERISM AND THE VAAD???

Posted on October 30, 2006

The following story appeared in the Oct. 27 issue of the Jewish Week, a New York City newspaper. Kosher Hardball In Five Towns Area Vaad threatens to withdraw certification from longtime kosher establishment, reportedly over personality conflict. Stewart Ain – Staff Writer An owner of a major kosher supermarket in the Five Towns says he Continue Reading »

INSTANT KITCHEN

Posted on October 27, 2006

The Culinary Institute of America offers you the opportunity to buy an instant kitchen set up. This kit contains everything you could possibly use. And then some. The price? A mere $5,000 for the whole set. A bargain at twice the price! Check out the whole thing below: Cookware 8″ Nonstick Sauté 10″ Sauté 10″ Continue Reading »

THE PAPER IN FLORIDA REPORTS ON THE FALLOUT FROM MONSEY

Posted on October 26, 2006

Is that meat really kosher? Rabbis plans tighter rules to prevent fraud By Lisa J. Huriash South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted October 23 2006 The scandal over one small New York butcher selling non-kosher chickens is having repercussions in Jewish communities in South Florida and around the nation. A butcher in Monsey, N.Y. — a primarily Continue Reading »

DUNCAN HINES TO GO PAREVE AGAIN??

Posted on October 25, 2006

Wowzers boys and girls, it seems that Duncan Hines may return to the glory days of pareve cake mixes once again. Well, we say it’s about time. We are almost out of the supply we squirreled away when they went dairy. Check out the story as it appeared in this week’s Kosher Today: Cherry Hill, Continue Reading »

AND NOW FOR THE REST OF THE STORY

Posted on October 24, 2006

A few days back, we reported that Cambell’s Vegetarian Vegetable soup would no longer be OU certified. At that time, we did not realize that there is a whole lot more to the story. What we should have said was “Hey, Lucy, this time you got a whole lotta ‘splaining to do!” The following story Continue Reading »

DISHWASHER SALMON (FOR REAL!)

Posted on October 23, 2006

When we came across this recipe, we thought it was a joke. T’weren’t no joke, as they say down South. So we figured, what the heck! WHAT YOU WILL NEED: salmon fillets aluminum foil a lemon a few butter pats electric dishwasher Place the fish on two large sheets of aluminum foil. Squeeze on some Continue Reading »