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Choosing healthy fats and oils: what you need to know

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Fats and Oils, Food — 5 Comments ↓

This post has been updated as of December 2017. It had been part 1 of a 3 part series about choosing healthy fats and oils. Each post now stands on its own. What had been part 2 discusses olive oil. What had…

Some oily (and other) tips and great latkas for Chanukah

Posted on December 17, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Chanukah, Fats and Oils, Recipes — 2 Comments ↓

Gastronomy is at least as important as ritual when it comes to the holidays. We all enjoy the delicious latkas (vegetable pancakes) and sufganiyot (donuts) that are customary Chanukah fare. However, since we still want keep our waistlines and health…

What You Need to Know Before Buying Your Next Bottle of Olive Oil, Olive Oil Fraud, and Israeli Olive Oils

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Fats and Oils, Food, Recipes — No Comments ↓

This post has been updated as of December 2017. It had been part 2 of a 3 part series about choosing healthy oils. Each post now stands on its own. In what had been the first part, Choosing Healthy Fats and…

Kitchen Sink Salad

Posted on April 6, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Food, Pesach, Recipes, Uncategorized — No Comments ↓

Well, okay… Everything but the kitchen sink. In the run-up before Pesach, or any time you might have little bits of food left over that you don’t want to throw out, turn them into a salad. (This also works for…

Tagged with: Olive oil, Passover, Pesach, Salad, Salad Dressing, Techina, Vegetables

Don’t Get Stuck in the Oil Aisle

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

Caryn Posted in Blog, Fats and Oils, Food, Food safety, Pesach — No Comments ↓

There are some different salad and cooking oils appearing on the grocery shelves before Pesach, ones that aren’t usually sold during the rest of the year (or at least not in abundance). They are available, primarily, for the benefit of Ashkenazi consumers…