Kosher for Everybody: The Complete Guide to Understanding, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating the Kosher Way (Arthur Kurzweil Book)

You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy the benefits of kosher food. In fact, of the millions of people who buy kosher products, only 8 0o so for religious reasons. In Kosher for Everybody , the ultimate guide to the ever growing world of kosher foods and services, you’ll find detailed information on The meaning of kosher and how to interpret the symbols used to identify kosher products Kosher meats and poultry Cooking kosher, including more than fifty tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes, from appetizers and soups to main courses and desserts How to buy and prepare food that is healthy and kosher Kosher wines Buying Kosher products by mail Kosher foods for vegetarians and those who suffer from lactose intolerance or an allergy to milk products Where to find kosher hotels, resorts, camps, restaurants, supermarkets, and caterers in the United States, Canada, and worldwide Traveling kosher, including kosher cruises, kosher tours, and travel agents Kosher cooking classes Online resources for the kosher consumer And much more Cover ......Page 1 Title Page ......Page 2 Copyright 2004......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 For Aunt Chip—with love and appreciation......Page 9 Author to Reader......Page 10 Kosher for Everybody......Page 12 What Is Kosher?......Page 16 The Jewish Book of Why......Page 17 A prohibition against eating certain animals:......Page 18 Forbidden mammals:......Page 19 Ladino......Page 14 Ashkenaz......Page 15 A Brief History of Kosher Foods in America......Page 28 What Every Good Housewife Should Know......Page 31 Kosher Voices......Page 32 A circle with a U......Page 34 A letter K within the Hebrew letter......Page 35 The Generic K......Page 36 A Kosher Joke......Page 37 The Growth of Kosher Certification......Page 42 How Certification Is Obtained......Page 43 Baking Mixes and Baking Products......Page 44 Cereals and Grains......Page 45 Cleansers, Detergents, and Soaps......Page 46 Creamers......Page 47 Greek Food Products......Page 48 Japanese Food Products......Page 49 Mideastern Food Products......Page 50 Pharmaceuticals and Over-the-Counter Drugs......Page 51 Sauces......Page 52 Sweeteners......Page 53 Vegetable and Fruit Products......Page 54 Kosher Voices......Page 55 Meats and Poultry......Page 56 A Guide to Kosher Meats......Page 59 Beef......Page 60 Did You Know?......Page 61 Chicken the Kosher Way......Page 62 Kosher Voices......Page 64 How Wine Becomes Kosher......Page 66 A Selection of Kosher Wines and Spirits......Page 68 Kosher Voices......Page 74 Kosher and Healthy......Page 76 Brave New World: Are Genetically Altered Foods Kosher? ......Page 79 The Food Guide Pyramid......Page 80 Food Labels......Page 83 Nutrition Facts......Page 84 Front Label Claims......Page 86 Did You Know?......Page 81 Kosher for Vegetarians......Page 92 How Kosher Labeling Helps......Page 93 Kosher for the Lactose-Intolerant......Page 102 Cooking Kosher......Page 110 Italian Frittata Dairy......Page 111 Fruit Soup Pareve......Page 112 Mom’s Good-for-What-Ails-You Chicken Soup Meat with Heavenly Light Matzo Balls......Page 114 To Make the Soup.......Page 115 To Make the Matzo Balls.......Page 116 Black Bean Soup Meat......Page 117 Vegetable Soup Meat......Page 118 Israeli Salad Pareve......Page 120 Carol’s Tabbouleh Pareve......Page 121 Greek Salad Pareve......Page 122 Zena’s Cajun Style Coleslaw Dairy......Page 123 Eggplant au Claire Pareve......Page 124 Summer Pasta with Uncooked Tomato Sauce Pareve......Page 125 Spaghetti with Tuna Sauce Pareve......Page 126 Harry’s Sweet Noodle Pudding (Lukshen Kugel) Dairy......Page 127 Kasha Varnishkes Pareve......Page 128 Tricolor Pasta with Broccoli, Dairy Garlic, and Bread Crumbs......Page 129 Sephardic Potatoes Meat......Page 130 Herbed Potatoes Dairy......Page 131 Oven “Fries” Pareve......Page 132 Baked Rice Dairy......Page 133 Chinese-Style “Fried” Rice Meat......Page 134 Acorn Squash with Peas Dairy......Page 135 Chip’s Carrot Pudding Dairy......Page 136 Slow-Cooked Apple-Carrot Pudding Pareve......Page 137 Florence’s Vegetarian Cutlets Pareve......Page 139 Lynn’s Spinach “Pie” Pareve......Page 140 Eggplant Stir-Fry Pareve......Page 141 Joyce’s Zucchini Souf.é Dairy......Page 142 My Favorite Chili Meat......Page 143 Grandma Molly’s Mishmosh Meat......Page 144 Kufteles Meat......Page 145 Pot Roast with Lemon and Orange Meat......Page 146 Meat and Vegetable Stew Meat......Page 147 Portuguese Fish Bundles Pareve......Page 148 Cold Fried Fish Pareve......Page 149 Salmon Teriyaki Pareve......Page 150 Herbed Chicken Rolls Stuffed with Mushrooms Meat......Page 151 Roasted Citrus Chicken Meat......Page 152 Glazed Balsamic Chicken Breasts Meat......Page 153 Orange Tarragon Chicken Meat......Page 154 Crispy Oven-Baked Lemon Ginger Sesame Chicken Meat......Page 155 Lynn’s Potted Chicken Meat......Page 156 Cholent Meat......Page 157 My Sister’s Mandelbrot Dairy......Page 158 Maren’s Meringues Dairy......Page 159 Marcia’s Toffee Squares Dairy......Page 160 Susan’s Candy Kiss Surprise Dairy......Page 161 Dad’s Rugelach Dairy......Page 162 Kosher Sources......Page 164 Notes......Page 264 Bibliography......Page 272 The Author......Page 274 You dont have to be Jewish to enjoy the benefits of kosher food. In fact, of the millions of people who buy kosher products, only 8% do so for religious reasons. In Kosher for Everybody , the ultimate guide to the ever growing world of kosher foods and services, youll find detailed information on You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy the benefits of kosher food. In fact, of the millions of people who buy kosher products, only 8 per cent do so for religious reasons. A one stop source of invaluable information about food, cooking, shopping and services for Kosher eating. Kosher is the anglicized version of the Hebrew word kasher, meaning "fit" or "proper."