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Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Mrs. Butterworth… Should Mrs. Adler Be Watching Her Back?
By larry on 6/18/2020
It only took over a century, but PepsiCo/Quaker, the Aunt Jemima brand’s current owner, has decided to retire this commercial brand image, citing its history...
Quarantined? Kosher for Pesach Wine Recommendations 2020
By larry on 3/26/2020
SO many colleagues are having online / livecast HAPPY HOURS; and some friends need to drink to watch UNORTHODOX on NETFLIX; it can’t hurt to...
JewliciousReads: Three Cookbooks for Pesach #1
By larry on 4/9/2017
First is Joan Nathan’s eleventh Jewish cookbook. Just in time for Passover King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World...
POTzaBrei, Mumbai B’nai-Israel Fish, Schmaltz and our Annual Passover Recipe Roundup
By larry on 4/9/2017
It’s here. The week before Pesach. Time for the annual Passover Recipe Roundup THE FORWARD published a mash up of Pesach with edible cannabis, with...
JewliciousEats: Best Cookbooks of Kislev
By larry on 12/14/2016
What is it about the Hebrew month of Kislev? So many Jewish oriented cookbooks get purchased. Here are some of my favorites of the season....
Is My British £5 Note Kosher? Or at least Halal?
By larry on 12/1/2016
I remember back to 1857, when the British rulers of India issued gunpowder cartridges to its Hindu and Muslim soldiers that contained animal tallow as...
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The Ultimate Sweet Passover Matzo Brei Recipe
By ck on 4/21/2016
…and taste test! Just in time for Passover, Jewlicious presents a very good Matzo brei recipe. Matzo Brei is a really simple treat to make,...
JewliciousEats: Hello Legumes, My Old Friends. More Jews To Eat Corn & Peas
By larry on 4/14/2016
Four months ago, the Conservative Movement’s Committee of Jewish Laws and Standards (CLJS) decided that their adherents may eat kitniyot (corn, peas, legumes, rice, soy,...
Moishe Gets a New Window – An East Village Kosher Bakery Gets a Gift
By larry on 12/18/2015
In Manhattan, one of the few remaining kosher bake shops is Moishe’s in the East Village at 115 Second Avenue. Moishe’s survived poor times and...
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Man Oh, Mani-Welch’s – The Kosher Grape Juice Disruptor
By larry on 11/23/2015
Once you go kosher, everyone else will be gauche’r Concord, Massachusetts-based Welch’s, a grape juice beverage purveyor and cooperative, tried to go kosher* once, but...
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Thanks for the Holy Seating Initiative
By rav shmuel on 5/4/2015
I would like to thank my Ultra-Orthodox Jewish brothers who insist on our G-d given right not to sit next to a woman on an...
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Brisket Bootcamp, Brooklyn Bris’s, Jewish LEGOs, a possible GOP Jewish Suicide, and Other Newsbits
By larry on 2/27/2015
The Washington Post’s Smoke Signals column shared the story of Brisket Bootcamp at Texas A&M in College Station. The third annual event which SOLD OUT...
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NYC Kosher Cart War Fueled by Competition, not Jew Hatred
By ck on 2/17/2015
The front page New York Post photo by Pulitzer prize nominated photographer Helayne Seidman, says it all. On the right you see little Yisroel Mordowitz,...
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Newbits: TrumpSoho’s $146 Kosher Turkey, Haredi Sperm, Djerba, and More
By larry on 2/15/2015
The NY Post reports that Dan Miller is suing the Trump Soho hotel in Manhattan. His suit alleges that the hotel charged him $146 to...
Netanyahu and Adelson Eat Traif in NY: The Bad and the Good.
By ck on 9/30/2014
Skooling the UN on the similarities between HAMAS and ISIS can sure stimulate your appetite apparently (never mind that ISIS is on record stating that...
Why Teaching Science Is So Important
By rav shmuel on 9/22/2014
When I mention the big bang theory to my yeshiva students, they inevitably react with; “It’s apikorsus (heresy)!”, “Isn’t that evolution?”, “I like that show!”,...
Jewlicious Eats: Bitter To Swallow
By larry on 9/3/2014
A unique cookbook appeared in my kitchenette this week. It is BITTER by acclaimed chef Jennifer McLagan. McLagan, an Aussie who splits her time between...
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When Radical Feminists Squirm It Makes Me Smile
By rav shmuel on 8/24/2014
When radical feminists squirm, it makes me smile, and it’s not because I am anti-feminist. It’s because when any radical viewpoint is challenged it brings...
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Introducing the Swedish X-Pop Penis Popsicle!
By ck on 3/29/2014
In Sweden, Kosher slaughter has been banned since 1937. Swedish Jews can’t eat kosher beef or lamb unless they import it, and laws are currently...
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Best Jew-licious Cookbooks of 2013
By larry on 12/24/2013
The New Jewish Table: Modern Seasonal Recipes for Traditional Dishes by Todd Gray, Ellen Kassoff Gray ,and David Hagedorn When Todd Met Ellen And Opened...