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Recipes Make Your Own Everything Spice For An Easy One-Pan Chicken Dinner
Spiced chicken does double time as either a schnitzel or nuggets. We made this a complete dinner kit on a sheet pan so you can have dinner on the table with no fuss and no muss. If you really prefer your schnitzel fried, go ahead and fry in a little olive oil. It adds some…
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Life Marijuana Is Kosher — But Is It Halal?
According to Genesis 1:29, God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you.” And cannabis is no exception here. So we already know pot is kosher — even kosher for…
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Fast Forward Jewish Leaders Blast De Blasio School Lunch Plan For Excluding Kosher Options
Jewish and Muslim religious leaders are criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio and his new free school lunch plan for not offering any kosher or halal options. “Thousands of children in our community and the Muslim community are left out of this initiative due to religious dietary restrictions,” the letter dated November 22 and signed by…
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Fast Forward Belgian Jews Sue To Overturn Ban On Kosher Slaughter
(JTA) – The umbrella group representing French-speaking Jewish communities in Belgium filed an appeal with a federal court against a regional ban on the production of kosher and halal meat. The Belgian Federation of Jewish Organizations, or CCOJB, filed the motion with the Constitutional Court of Belgium earlier this week, seeking an injunction against the…
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Food The 5 Weirdest Kosher Foods You’ll Be Eating In 2018
(JTA) — “Caution: Meat and dairy sampling on show floor,” read a sign at the entrance to Meadowlands Exposition Center. That may seem like an unusual warning outside a convention center, but to the crowd attending the food expo there on Tuesday, it made sense: Kosherfest is the world’s largest kosher food trade show, where the…
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Food How 103-Year-Old Appetizing Icon Russ & Daughters Stays Relevant
Home has always been central to Jewish families, from the old countries of our immigrant ancestors to their new homes in America and then on to newer homes in new communities as the generations moved up and out. Whatever we called home, it centered around family: the tiny community within a community. This is the…
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Food Is This The Fall Of The Prime Grill Empire?
It was a bizarre evening, to say the least. Last Monday night, I made a reservation at the Manhattan kosher steakhouse Prime at the Bentley, for a Thursday night dinner for 22 people — a family surprise birthday dinner for my husband. “Of course,” the hostess chirped into the phone, taking down my information. I…
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Recipes Spinach Pesto, Whole Wheat Pasta and Salmon From Jamie Geller
This meal is pure brain food with tons of Omega-3’s from the walnuts and the salmon. Putting spinach in the pesto will ensure everyone eats it. Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Notes: Start by bringing water to a boil for pasta and make the pesto while pasta is cooking. At the same…
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