JERUSALEM — In my prior post on personal time-management, I mentioned how to cook good meals quickly and cheaply. Then, I was inspired to showcase some of my recent cooking experiments. Feel free to try them out, and let me know what you think! Well, my first one is not exactly homemade — but one can […]
Entries Tagged as 'Food'
American and Israeli Cooking Recipes
May 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Culture, Food, Health, Israel, Personal, The Middle East
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Birthright Israel Passover
April 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Business, Civil Liberties, Culture, Food, Humor, Israel, Judaism, Law, Politics, Religion, The Middle East, Torah
JERUSALEM — Passover, known as Pesach in Hebrew, is celebrated a little differently in Israel because of the religious law in Jerusalem: In case no one noticed, pizzerias, restaurants and grocery stores in Jerusalem that wish to, are displaying bread, buns, pitas and other hametz products made from flour just as they have until now, […]
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Steak for Stock
March 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Economics, Food
A great gimmick, an interesting ploy, and possibly a good way to make a fortune: Steak for Stock. I’m not sure what to think, but I have to give credit to Smith & Wollensky’s ad agency for coming up with this one. A sign of the times, to be sure. Citibank stock is worth 1/2 portion […]
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Animal Rights Trump Human Rights
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Culture, Europe, Food, Law, Personal, Philosophy, Politics
I love my dog. I think farm animals should be treated humanely and not spend their lives in factory farms. Still a new Swiss animal rights law carries with it the specter of enforced Jainism. Where does it end? Will government some day tell me I can’t eat meat or cheese or squash a mosquito […]
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Poverty in the Land of the Free and World Politics
February 25th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Economics, Food, Politics
In a column on the Huffington Post, Leo Hindery, Jr., a former CEO, writes that 100 million people in America are at or below the official poverty line, which itself is an absurd, unrealistic measure. I agree that poverty eradication should be a, if not the, top priority in this country. But how? I, for […]
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The Death of Food
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Europe, Food, Global Warming, Globalization, The Boston Globe
French traditional cheeses dying out? Say it ain’t so! Still another victim of globalization. Don’t get me wrong: globalization has its perks, and I’m not going to be rioting at G8 or WTO conferences anytime in the foreseeable future, but Big Government, Big Ag, and supermarkets are killing small farms and diversity of palate. The old […]
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Beer and Religious Sects
January 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Culture, Food, Humor, Israel, Judaism, Religion, The Middle East
JERUSALEM — Just came across two interesting blog posts. Frum Satire, in his own, comedic way, introduces us to the other “streams” of Judaism in addition to the well-known Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform ones. And after tasting a friend’s homemade beer in Israel, Food Bridge shows us how to make it ourselves. Continue reading
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Politics of Rodeos and the All-Star Rodeo Challenge
January 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Business, Civil Liberties, Culture, Food, Judaism, Liberal Pundits, Marketing, Politics, Religion, Sports
Penelope Trunk had a horrible time at the All-Star Rodeo Challenge in Madison, Wisconsin: I really hated it before there were any animals. Before there were animals there was the flag, rising above the dirt ring, and the announcer saying everyone should sing the Star Spangled Banner to honor “the flag that protects our troops, […]
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