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Hagafen Cellars Winery is Certified Green!

Congratulations to Ernie Weir, Aine Kelly and the Hagafen Cellars team for being proclaimed an official Napa Green Certified Winery.

Napa Green is the wine industry's most comprehensive, "best practices" program for land-use and wine production. This voluntary program is focused on independently certified, environmentally sound farming and production methods that meet and exceed more than twenty local, state and federal "best practices." Napa Valley vintners and growers develop farm-specific plans tailored to protect and enhance the ecological quality of the region, or create production facility programs that reduce energy and water use, waste and pollution. The Napa Green programs are open to all Napa County vintners and grape growers.

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Shavuot Coloring Page

From our friend Ann D. Koffsky - talented illustrator, children's book author and speaker - two printable coloring pages: one for Shavuot and another for Yom Yerushalayim, a day which commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem. Just print the pages and let your "little" artists color their own masterpieces; Such fun!

While you are visiting Ann's website, http://annkoffsky.com, do browse her colorful and meaningful Judaic art work.

Ann is the illustrator of the new book Thank You For Me- based on the Rick Recht song "Kobi's Lullaby". 

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Afternoon Tea in London
For the Royals and You!

If you are crossing the pond and going to London, we have a lovely suggestion for you.
Enjoy a kosher "Afternoon Tea" in London including traditional British tea sandwiches with fillings, scones, home-made jam and cream, a selection of miniature desserts and a wide variety of flavoured teas and coffee £29.00 . Doesn't this sound divine! Please let us know if you do go- so that we can sip vicariously.

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Texas Trash Dip

Put on your Mexican Sombrero, head south of the border and enjoy this creamy dip. A delicious dairy starter or perfect for a casual buffet. To notch up the heat, add some crushed, dried jalapeno pepper before warming. Serve it alongside a basket of corn chips.

Credit: Blogspot-Life as a Lofthouse

Ingredients

1 (8 ounces) package cream cheese or lower fatneufchatel cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream. light or regular
2 cans (16 ounces each) refried beans like Goya or Eden with kosher labeling
1 packet taco seasoning mix such as Ortega
4 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
Optional: crushed jalapeno pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and sour cream Add refried beans, taco seasoning and optional pepper. Mix with fork.
Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. Spread mixture evenly into the baking dish. Sprinkle all of the cheese on top.
Bake about 30 minutes, or until cheese in melted and lightly browned.
Serve warm with corn chips

Notes

Recipe: kosher, dairy

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Rodent Infestation at Kosher Food Warehouse in Queens

The mission of KosherEye is to make our readers aware of trends and developments related to the kosher culinary world. Sometimes this is difficult to report – because the news may not be positive. We feel that we are obligated to share the following story that broke last week about a product many of us have in our pantries - KoJel.

Inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration seized more than $1 million worth of foodstuff after finding widespread rodent infestation in a Ridgewood, Queens warehouse. The company previously had been notified multiple times to correct the situation.

Among other publications, this disturbing story was reported in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal Online and The New York Post. KoJel is manufactured by V.I.P Foods. In addition to KoJel, V. I. P. Foods produces instant pudding, hot chocolate mix and instant noodle soup.

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Chai Kosher Poultry of Canada is Closing

As reported in the Canadian Jewish News, we are sad to report that Chai Kosher Poultry is closing on May 3. (See the news article here.)

Chai was our favorite brand of kosher poultry – so clean and nearly featherless. Do let us know which brands are your favorites and why? Do you buy organic? Share the information at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit our Facebook page - facebook.com/koshereye.

We wrote an article on the subject of clean chicken in 2010, and we plan to update it this year.

    Chai Kosher Chicken Wings          Another Brand of Kosher Chicken Wings     

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Mint Savor

Mint Savor mints are available in exotic flavors and exude just plain "expressive" fun. The tins are compact, slide open smoothly, and can be kept in a pocket or purse. Each flavor (4 to be exact) is guaranteed to "Save Your Breath for every occasion".

The Mint Savor Flavors:
• Peppermint for the "admirably smart and elegant"
• Pomegranate Passion Fruit for "your flirtatious side"
• Mojito for the "party animal"
• Tangerine for that" sweet-then-sour personality"

All flavors are sugar free and certified kosher parve by the Star-K

Approximately $4 per tin
For more information or to purchase go to: Mintsavor.com

Mint Savor supports Autism Awareness
April is National Autism Awareness Month. Mint Savor has partnered with the National Autism Association (NAA) to support autism awareness. With the purchase of every special autism awareness tin, Mint Savor will make a donation to NAA - so that all affected by Autism can reach their full potential.

Dear Readers -- Autism Awareness is a cause very dear to our hearts and our family. For more information on NAA's mission and available programs or ways you can help, visit www.nationalautismassociation.org or learn about autism on the website autismspeaks.org. 

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Calzones Made with
Red Star Platinum Yeast

When hearing the word calzone, we used to think complicated, long, and difficult. But no more. This simple to make, delicious calzone dough recipe is a good make-ahead and freeze option. What a scrumptious possibility for weekday meals. They can be filled with meat, vegetarian or dairy ingredients. Just pop the filled calzones in the freezer – and they are ready to bake when you are ready.  For a versatile calzone, try Simone Greenbaum's calzone recipe from the KosherEye Red Star Platinum Recipe Competition.

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Heering Triple Dream No Bake Dessert

Mixologists use Peter F. Heering liqueurs in many favorite new and classic cocktails including the legendary Singapore Sling, a drink born in 1919 in Singapore's Raffles hotel. Of course, we enjoy sipping Heering liqueurs, (both cherry and coffee flavors), but are also inclined to whip up Heering infused desserts-- like our newest creation, The Triple Dream No Bake Layer Cake. The most difficult part of this dessert is not the creating, but resisting eating seconds. O.K. ... and thirds!

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June Hersh Makes Grandma Martha's Matzo Ball Soup

June Hersh, food lecturer, culinary expert and author of the cookbook "The Kosher Carnivore," shared a live on-air recipe with TV anchor Sukanya Krishnan on PIX11 (New York City).  For many, this soup is a weekly staple not just for Passover, but year-round. According to June, "There's actually some scientific explanation of why chicken soup has medicinal powers, but for me, it's all about the taste". This outstanding recipe, Matzo Ball Soup by Grandma Martha, was shared by restaurateurs Eric and Bruce Bromberg, and actually IS from their Grandma Martha. The recipe includes her "ethereal matzo balls". Watch the video and get the recipe for authentic, Passover friendly matzoh ball soup.