SEATTLE – Starbucks Corp. said Monday it was raising prices for its coffee and other freshly made drinks in most of its U.S. stores by 9 cents this month, citing rising costs, including dairy products, energy and fuel. In a statement issued after markets closed, Starbucks said the price hike will take effect July 31, Continue Reading »
There is a new game in town, boys and girls. This is a new web site with a simple premise: put a whole lot of kosher restaurants together in one web site and make it easy to order from any of them. From the web site’s own statement: Hungry for some Kosher? CrazyKosher.com is a Continue Reading »
In an article entitled “New Power of Kosher Blogs are a Mixed Blessing, Kashrus Officials Say” which appeared in Kosher Today on Monday, July 23, 2007, the claim was that there are blogs out there that rush things into print long before they ascertain the truth of what they write. The article quoted Rabbi Moshe Continue Reading »
We never knew there are so many different kinds of avocados. We thought that Hass avocados are all there are. Gosh, were we ever wrong! DONNIE: sort of looks like a light green papaya, and grows to as much as 6 inches or more. Flesh is light and mild. Due to size, this one is Continue Reading »
BEEF 1. Prevent burger bulge by pressing your thumb into the center of patties while they’re still raw. They’ll fill out again as the meat cooks. 2. Hands off! While constantly flipping the burgers might make you feel like you’re really playing with fire, it doesn’t do much good for your meat’s moisture. For killer Continue Reading »
Cafe Moscat is an Israeli style, dairy restaurant located at 179-07 Union Tpk, in the Fresh Meadows area of Queens. Hashgacha is by the Queens Vaad. 718 591 4050 Let us begin by saying that we like the food at Moscat. We have been about five times, so it is safe to say that we Continue Reading »
From the “I’m Not Martha” list: GINGER * Ginger is commonly used as a spice in cuisines throughout the world. Though commonly referred to as a root, it is actually the rhizome. * In the fresh state, it has a characteristic staghorn-like appearance; dried ginger is usually sold in form of an off- white to Continue Reading »
We start with a confession: we love peanut butter. When Peanut Better came out with their very adult tasting peanut butters we were in PB heaven. Now comes another great PB! Valencia peanuts grow in the Southwest. Growers there claim that the abundant golden sunshine makes the peanuts sweeter than other peanuts. SUNLAND sells valencia Continue Reading »
Back in 2005, Jill Ginsberg started making a new product. Her desire was to recreate a taste with which she was extremely familiar, ie, the tastes of her family’s kitchen and its typical “Jewish” cooking. THOU SHALL SNACK makes OU kosher baked latke crisps. Each crisp is baked and not fried, and are so low Continue Reading »
Long time KN readers know that we love honey. Every year for Rosh Hashanah we try to find a new honey to serve at the table, a honey that we have not yet tried. Well, here are some new candidates: Tupelo- Light golden amber with a slight greenish cast. Sweet, floral and fruity. Manuka- From Continue Reading »
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