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The Difference Between Evaporated and Condensed Milk

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The Difference Between Evaporated and Condensed Milk

Posted on March 29, 2023

The Difference Between Evaporated and Condensed Milk There’s a reason evaporated and condensed milk get mixed up: Both evaporated and condensed milk and made using the same process. The difference between the two lies in the ingredients: Condensed milk contains added sugar, which impacts the overall taste, appearance, and consistency. What Is Evaporated Milk? Before refrigeration Continue Reading »

7 Jewish Food Trends to Watch in 2023

Posted on March 27, 2023

1. Dig Into Dates TikTok, the driving force behind many 2022 – and, I predict, 2023 – food trends, is obsessed with dates. Videos showing users stuffing, coating and sprinkling this antioxidant-rich, pocket-sized superfruit have millions of views. But stuffing dates isn’t new: Moroccan Jews are long-time masters of the art, proving this trend is not Continue Reading »

How To Cook Hard Boiled Eggs

Posted on March 24, 2023

Choosing Your Eggs “From a scientific perspective, the best way to peel an egg and keep the white intact is to use old eggs,” says Rosemary Trout, the program director and assistant clinical professor of Culinary Arts & Food Science at Drexel University. Lisa Steele, a fifth-generation chicken keeper and author of The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook, Continue Reading »

Happy Birthday To Me!

Posted on March 10, 2023

Can the Sniff Test Determine Food Safety?

Posted on March 3, 2023

Slimy, spoiling foods exhibit many characteristics like changing colors (for example, blue mold), wilting leaves, and a putrid smell. These foods that have passed their prime are typically gross to us. Dr. Donald Schaffner, extension specialist in food science at Rutgers University, told Southern Living, “I think that the sniff test is generally a reliable indication Continue Reading »

Why Is There White Stuff on My Carrots?

Posted on March 1, 2023

The white stuff on baby carrots is called “carrot blush,” and it’s a thin layer of film that may develop on the carrots when they become dehydrated. “The white forms on baby carrots when they lose moisture and are exposed to the atmosphere,” says Ilyse Schapiro MS, RD, CDN. “Regular carrots have a protective thin layer Continue Reading »

What Is Eggnog?

Posted on February 20, 2023

Where did eggnog come from? While its exact origin is disputed, eggnog—as the majority of Americans know it—most likely came from Europe centuries ago. Its etymology is unclear, but common theories for the origin of the word “nog” point to both “noggin,” a type of cup, and “grog,” a historic term for watered-down rum. English settlers brought Continue Reading »

Romanian Government issues landmark law to protect shechita

Posted on February 10, 2023

The Romanian government issued a landmark law to protect shechita (kosher slaughter) during a meeting with rabbinic leaders of the Conference of European Rabbis, the umbrella organization representing hundreds of mainstream Jewish communities across the continent. CER rabbis were invited to the Romanian Parliament, where they met with Marcel Ciolacu, president of the Chamber of Deputies Continue Reading »

Cucumber Mint Iced Tea

Posted on February 9, 2023

INGREDIENTS UNITS: US 4green tea bags 1cup lightly-packed mint leaf, plus 12 sprigs for garnish 1cucumber, unpeeled, cut into 1/8-inch slices 1⁄4cup honey DIRECTIONS Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags, mint leaves and half the cucumber slices. Cover and let steep Continue Reading »

Warm Winter Whiskey Sour

Posted on February 7, 2023

4 ingredients 15mlOrange Juice 15mlLemon Juice 7.5mlSugar Syrup 60mlBourbon  Method Add the bourbon whisky, sugar syrup, orange juice and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake hard. Strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with a slice of orange peel and serve.