Well, we’ve made through Rosh Hashanah! It’s officially the year 5778 and I want to wish all of our readers a Shana Tova U’metikah – and here’s to this year being full of health, happiness, love, laughter and LOTS of good food! And that got me thinking. As we are now in the 10 days of … [Read more…]
March 21, 1837 – The City of Chicago was founded. October 8, 1871 -The day the Chicago fire was started. April 23, 1914 – The day Wrigley Field opened. November 4, 2016 – The Chicago Cubs win the World Series for the first time in 108 years. July 21, 2017 – The day Certified Kosher … [Read more…]
Well, it’s been 2 weeks since competing in our first kosher bbq competition of the season, and life is finally back to normal (and I’m pretty sure we got all of the bbq stink out of everything). Our team “5 Dudes and a Vegetarian” (Daniel Peikes, Elliott Fliegelman, Debbie Burg, Robert Feiger and me), competed … [Read more…]
Before we get to the fried pickles I want to say congratulations to Anita Jude of Ashland, KY. She is the lucky winner of our reCAP Mason Jar Kit Giveaway. Thanks to folks at reCap Mason Jars for providing the prize. Anita let us know how you plan on using the fermentation kit. I love a good pickle. … [Read more…]
Well, Shavuot is HERE! Starting in just a few hours, to be exact. Ah, the holiday of cheesecakes. People usually assume that Shavuot is MY holiday because I don’t eat meat, but I wouldn’t be a true Ashkenazic Jew without a little bit of lactose-intolerance, am I right, or am I right? 🙂 Therefore…I’m going … [Read more…]
A few months back Rachel and I attended the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show. This was the second year we went, and the second year that the fine folks at reCap Mason Jars have taken time to talk to us and show us their products. They followed up with us after the show and sent us … [Read more…]
After Pesach (AKA Passover) everyone is a little sick of potatoes. Jicama, a large tuber from Mexico with the texture of a turnip and the flavor of an apple is a great substitute for a potato. You don’t get the same crunch as you do with a fried potato, but it is not bad for … [Read more…]
Welcome back from the Passover craziness! It feels like the Seder meals were forever ago, am I right? Well, back to the swing of things, and this latest challenge ingredient is “Jicama”, also commonly known as a Mexican turnip. I think it tastes somewhere in between an apple and a potato. I love the versatility … [Read more…]
When it comes to Passover (AKA Pesach), most families have more traditions than Fiddler on the Roof. I was all set to make you a super traditional matzo ball with homemade chicken schmaltz and gribenes. I figured this was going to be an easy challenge to beat Rachel at. How could a vegetarian gluten free dish … [Read more…]
Ah, the dreaded “P” word. The word that we Jews cringe when anyone utters it before Purim. Yes, I’m referring to “Pesach”! HA! It’s not that overwhelming, is it? (Insert shoulder shrug emoji here). And so it begins. Searching, sweeping, and cleaning out old, weird stuff from the fridge (you know, the stuff you forgot to … [Read more…]
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