Reese’s Pieces are now kosher pareve. Carnivores rejoice.
A morsel of good news for kosher consumers
A morsel of good news for kosher consumers
Call him the accidental kosher cheesemaker. Michael Schwarz was practicing intellectual-property law in New York City when a career change started nagging. “I just didn’t want to do it anymore,” he said. “And I started looking around for something that would take my fancy.” His revelation came in an unlikely venue – the supermarket. “At…
In 2015, some 50 years after concerns were first raised about a possible link between trans fats and heart attacks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of trans fats in processed foods, are no longer “generally recognized as safe” in human food. This action is expected…
As the Jewish holidays approach — especially if there’s a lot of entertaining in your future — it’s good to have a few quick, fail-safe, festive dishes in your repertoire. I call them back-pocket recipes. I have one for brisket (cover with tomatoes and onions; cook low and slow for 4 hours) and one for…
This simple, versatile recipe makes the most of summer plums. In the fall, consider swapping in apples and adding a sprinkle of cinnamon, replacing the rose water with vanilla and omitting the zest. This recipe was adapted from Marian Burros’ plum torte, published in the New York Times. I replaced the butter with oil to…
This orange-chocolate “cheese” cake is from Susan Powers’ “Rawmazing Desserts”. Photograph by Susan Powers My first foray into the healthful and delicious world of raw desserts began seven years ago when I was making a sheva brachot (seven blessings) dinner for a friend who had gotten married two days earlier. As Murphy’s Law predicted, my…
Picture it: a tender, nutty crust and crumble topping, surrounding caramel-coated apple slices kissed with cinnamon, all gently warmed in the dehydrator or oven. In other words, autumnal heaven. That is this pie. Photograph by Amber Shea Crawley For the crust and topping: 1½ cup almonds ¾ cup walnuts ¾ cup pecans 1/8 teaspoon sea…
Cross posted from KosherEye.com So, what do you know about coconut milk? Or coconuts for that matter? Yes, coconuts do grow on palm trees. They are considered a fruit and not a nut. They are oval shaped and can weigh up to 3 pounds at maturity and are covered with a husk. Under the husk…
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