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Today is April 30, 2025 / /
FROM KOSHER TODAY (FEB.24, 2013) NEW YORK — Coca Cola with its distinguished yellow caps will once again be available for this coming Passover (eve of April 14th thru April 22nd), according to the Orthodox Union (OU) that certifies the special run of certain Coke and Sprite products. The products are expected to be on Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY (FEB.10, 2014) The OU will, for the first time, issue a Kosher for Passover certification for “kitniyot” foods. Kitniyot is a category of foods that were forbidden by Ashkenazic custom during Passover because they might be confused with forbidden grains. Included in this group are: beans, buckwheat/kasha, caraway, cardamom, chickpeas, corn, fennel, Continue Reading »
1/2 cup white sugar 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 3/4 hot water 1/2 cup corn syrup 1.5 cups vodka 1 tbs almond extract 1 tsp vanilla extract melt the two sugars in 3/4 cup very hot water, add other ingredients, and chill. Note: you can vary the strength of the mixture depending upon the strength Continue Reading »
FROM THE JEWISH PRESS (1/28/14) Snack food manufacturers are increasingly turning to the Orthodox Union for kosher certification to expand their markets during the Passover holiday. Classic Foods announced last week that the company and its branded snack products will be kosher for Passover, under the certification of the OU, which will put Kettle Classics, Continue Reading »
With a fanfare lacking only trumpets and drum rolls, the OU breathlessly announced that this year they will offer OU Pesach certified Quinoa. Here at the Kosher Nexus, we have long stated that Quinoa is automatically kosher for Pesach. And, if you buy your quinoa before Pesach, you certainly have no Pesach worries. In the Continue Reading »
Product is OK-D Pretzel Perfection announces their new gourmet, holiday clusters. Check these out: SALTED CARAMEL CLUSTERS: Salted caramel clusters begin with gluten free pretzel sticks covered in chocolate and caramel, topped with dark chocolate chips and sea salt. EGGNOG CLUSTERS: Gluten free pretzel sticks covered in a creamy infused white chocolate finished with white Continue Reading »
We grew up in a large family- five kids, one dog, and two parents. On top of that, our house was everyone’s drop in house. We never knew how many people would actually show up at the dinner table. If you were in our house and the call to the table came, you were not Continue Reading »
1 hr total 30 mins prep Servings Recipe by Chef Matthew Riznyk, Executive Chef of Catering, Great Performances Ingredients 4 cups coarsely grated peeled carrots 2 cups coarsely grated peeled potato 6 Tbsp all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 4 tsp finely grated ginger 2 Continue Reading »
Village Green latkes Peel and grate: 6 red-skinned potatoes 1 carrot 1 onion 2 cloves garlic Mix in: 1 cup finely ground whole-wheat flour 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon white pepper 4 eggs Shape the batter into pancakes and deep-fry in oil. Garnish with applesauce or sour cream. Yield: 12 large latkes
We Jews offer thanksgiving to God every single day in our prayers in many different ways. There are some people, therefore, who see Thanksgiving as superfluous from a Jewish point of view. We demur. We grew up in New England where Thanksgiving was a very special day. Not a day of shopping, but a day Continue Reading »
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