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KosherEye Passover Links & Tips

Have a Passover question? Want to know some tips for shopping for less? We have it!

Passover for Less Tips: (Consult with your Rabbi)

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Kosher Apps

Is it kosher? App: A new App for iPad and mobile devices, shares lists of kosher fish, animals and sushi. This app educates and informs consumers as to whether an animal is considered inherently kosher. Kosher preparation, certification and kosher slaughter (shechita) of course would be necessary for kashrut. This app is handy for

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Sending Edible Flowers

KosherEye friend, Gilly Cannon shared her delightful Purim Mishlach Manot theme with us and we are sharing it with you. It is very clever, cost effective, and totally delightful.We suggest that this is a wonderful idea year round!

"Sending ( edible) Flowers. My son and I used flower molds from Michaels to make chocolate roses and daisies. We used melted chocolate and cake decorations to cover Oreos and sprinkles to put on pretzels and cookies we had left over. I found party bags in a flower vase shape

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Hagafen Kosher Wine at the White House

At the luncheon following the March 5th historic meeting between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, wine from Hagafen Cellars was served. Hagafen Cellars was honored to offer 2010 Lodi Roussanne, a luscious dry white wine, perfect for the occasion.  This marks a more than 30 year, long

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Reader Question

We received an important question from a KosherEye reader and posed this question to Naftali Hanau, CEO and Founder of Grow and Behold Foods.

Q: Do you know if kosher meat sold in the U.S. comes from animals fed on animal based feed?
A: It's very hard to generalize about "kosher meat sold in the US" coming from feed that contains animals. Kosher meat sold in the US comes from many different producers, and some meat comes from other countries. Practices for feeding vary widely. If you are concerned about eating beef that may have had animal by-products in it's diet, look for claims on the label or from the producer that the beef is "vegetarian-fed". This is a commonly made claim, and most domestic produced kosher beef likely meets this standard. It's worth noting that vegetarian fed as a claim does not have any implications for animal welfare or nutritional profile of the meat. At Grow and Behold Foods, our cattle are fed a pastured-based diet consisting of grass and grains, never animal by

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Kosher for Passover Quinoa

There has been much discussion regarding quinoa and whether it can be used during Passover. The following bulletin was sent by the CRC, Chicago Rabbinical Council:, 

Chicago Rabbinical Council
2701 West Howard Street
Chicago, IL  60645

(773) 465-3900         Fax: (773) 465-6632

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Rabbi Sholem Y. Fishbane
Kashruth Administrator

February 28, 2012

In 2007 HaRav Gedalia Dov Schwartz, Shlit

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Coffee & Donuts

We just had to share this recipe from the Cooking Channel, Drinks with Alie and Georgia episode. We love coffee, cocktails, and donuts and were delighted to find a drink that combined all three! And the ingredients in the cocktail include some of our favorites. What a great drink to serve for Purim. Enjoy this recipe for Drunken Donuts Cocktail. Thank you Alie and Georgia!

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Homemade Purim Treats

We are sharing several of our favorite homemade snack mixes for Purim. All are easy to make

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Purim Coloring Pages

From our friend Ann D. Koffsky

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Add Extra Crunch

Want to add an extra "crowning" touch to your Bundt cakes? Anne Byrn, author of The Cake Mix Doctor cookbook series, shares a quick and tasty tip to achieve this yummy result. One of those  "why didn't we think of that" ideas!