Meals and Mitzvot!

 

 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…]

Kosher hot dog stand at Wrigley Field

 

  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 … [Read more…]

St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition Re-cap By Rachel

 

 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…]

Spicy Slaw with Pickled Jicama and Creamy Salsa Verde Dressing

Jicama Slaw
 

 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…]