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One of the basic rules of being kosher is that it excludes all products that have anything to do with pigs. Pork, Ham all of it. Being kosher means no pig. Period. Well, sooner or later you know someone would come up with kosher ham. It was inevitable. In truth this is My Bad! I saw this quite awhile ago, but somehow it slipped out of my radar. You have to hand it to the Jones Soda Company , you really do. Not only do they have their interesting and sometimes real quirky sodas, but they also manage to keep kosher certification from Star-K. This time they really went all out and produced special holiday packs of soda. One for Hanukkah and one for Christmas. The Christmas pack is of course kosher. And what makes it even better, is that one of the flavors in the pack is " Christmas Ham " - certified kosher by Star-K . (You can download the PDF kosher certification as well.) This is not a joke. It is GREAT! Ingenious actually. Kosher Ham Soda. What will they think of next! So go ...

The Magic And Mystery Of Challah I - A Brief Introduction T he following post has been created over a period of time and is fairly long - so forewarned is forearmed! (If you are reading this on a web site which is not Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen and it gathers in RSS feeds, you may not be seeing the whole article. So if you are interested in this piece, make sure you click over to Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen.) The idea for this piece on Challah, came to me a long time ago, when our insane but great cook, Paula, submitted her recipe for Braided Challah Bread . Somehow though, my desire to place a full and comprehensive recipe for making Challah always went to the back burner due to pressures of time. Then one day, while I was preparing the post on Donuts & More Donuts... which Carolyn over at Juggling Frogs was gracious enough to allow me to repost here @ Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen when her " Virtual Challah Lesson Index " caught my eye. Carolyn, in ...

F rom time to time I discover some great blogs and web sites on the subject of food. The most common way is someone leaves a comment @ Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen or sends me an email and I quickly take a look at the site they link to. Roni's Weight Watchen Page & the sister blog of Green Lite Bites (spelled GreenLiteBites) are two such web sites. A couple of weeks ago, Roni left a comment here, and I clicked to see her web site. It turned out to be an interesting experience. As the title says, Roni's Weight Watchen Page , is about watching weight. Yet, just a cursory examination of the site tells us a great deal more. Roni is honest. She tells us how she had to deal with eating disorders (a lot more common than some of us would think), and her constant battle with weight gains and loss. Her page devoted to her story is an eye-opener . One of the posts at Roni's Weight Watchen Page is entitled, Fast Food Fiasco – A Rant . The first time I began reading this p...

Making a rib roast can get to be a complicated affair. There is the matter of the cut, the actual meat you are using, the spices, and everything else involved. It can be daunting and then you worry if it will come out just right cause usually you are serving it immediately after cooking. Though it can also be very simple and as usual Paula makes it simple in the following recipe. (*Take a look at Teddy's Note below for some important directions.) Paula writes: I served this with Green Beans, Carrots and Butternut Squash Rib Roast Ingredients: 4 pound Rib Roast 2 teaspoons Lemon Powder 2 Gloves Garlic (crushed) 2 Teaspoons Black Pepper 2 Teaspoons Celery Seed 2 Teaspoons Ginger 1 Teaspoon Sugar Utensils You Need: Roasting Pan Recipe Directions: Make a beef rub for this using the following (from ingredients listed above) Lemon Powder Garlic Black Pepper Celery Seed Ginger Sugar Combine and rub on the roast before cooking. Roast at 350º Fahrenheit 1 hour 45 minutes for medium rare; 2 ...