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Kosher Wines

 

Many believe that if a wine is made in Israel, it has to be Kosher. Well, that is not always so, and in fact there’s a complete set of rules that make a wine kosher. In this article I will try and answer the question “What is a Kosher wine?�.

Generally speaking, a kosher wine is a …

Will vanishing bees affect your Rosh Hashanah?

 

Bees are disappearing at an alarming rate. They are leaving their homes and not returning. While scientists remain baffled about the situation, which is being called colony collapse disorder, one thing is certain - the availability and price of honey and apples will be affected.

For some s…

Give me a kosher home, where the buffalo roam

 

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of attending Kosherfest, an annual event in New York City where hundreds of kosher exhibitors from around the world show off their latest products. I marched up and down the aisles of the convention hall and sampled dozens of dairy products. After taking a b…

Kosher with Papa

 

Outside of the regular concerns we have when sending our daughter to visit a family member over the summer – my husband and I have added a new one. How to we make sure our child is eating kosher in a non- Jewish household?

In all honesty, I understand people’s confusion. And with our …

E.T.’s Honey Marinade (Meat)


 
Everyone in our neighborhood in Israel knows to call E.T. with marinade questions. I like E.T.’s Honey Marinade best on boneless chicken thighs (pargiot in Hebrew), but E.T. says this marinade works well on any poultry.

INGREDIENTS:

5 Tbsp. honey
juice from 1 lemon
2-3 Tbsp. soy s…

Crunchy Cabbage Salad (Pareve)


 
Crunchy Cabbage Salad is a great way to serve cabbage and add another fresh vegetable dish to a meal. And as a pareve salad, it can be served with both meat and dairy meals. While it looks and tastes like a lot of work, it is actually very easy to assemble. This makes a lot of salad and there …

Easy Three Bean Salad (Parve)


 
This Three Bean Salad is the perfect parve picnic salad. It is quick and easy to prepare. It travels well. And it is so tasty that even the kids will ask for more.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cans green beans
2 cans yellow beans (wax beans)
1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1 can black olives…

Kids’ Favorite Cucumber Salad (Parve)


 
Kosher Cucumber Salad Recipe - Kids Favorite Salad Recipes This is the only salad my kids request. During the summer months I tend to buy each week about 20 Israeli-sized (small) cucumbers. Then as soon as I get home I wash them and slice them in the food processor. Add the spices, put in the …

Classic Israeli Salad (Pareve)


 
Israeli salad, finely diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers topped with olive oil, lemon juice and salt, is light, healthy and fresh tasting.

INGREDIENTS:

3 tomatoes
3 cucumbers
1 red bell pepper
3 scallions
olive oil
lemon juice
salt
pepper

PREPARATION:
1. C…

Kosher Food = Kleaner Food

 

A lot of gentiles don’t understand what kosher food is all about. They think it’s just restrictive religious law, that it doesn’t matter and it’s just a waste of time. Well it isn’t! Kosher food is, to quote the title, “Kleaner Food.â€? The food we Jews eat is more sanitary and itâ…

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