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| Subject | Date Asked |
| food | 11/8/2010 |
| Q: what is gala\ptcha and how do u make gribbins? A: Gala, or Ptcha, is a sort of aspic made of calves feet. It's very heavy on the garlic and I've ... | |
| dairy products and meat | 8/7/2010 |
| Q: Does God provide a specific reason why meat and dairy should not be consumed together? Dopes it ... A: The reality is, that as with all of G-d's commandments, the only REAL reason we do them is for the ... | |
| Egless cooking | 3/31/2010 |
| Q: Is there a good recipe for matzo balls without eggs?? A: This recipe calls for Silken Tofu. Ashkenazi Jews (European decent)refrain from eating legumes on ... | |
| bibically clean or unclean | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: are lingcod and halibut clean according to the bible A: According to the Bible, permitted fish are those that have both fins and scales. The Bible says ... | |
| Kosher fish | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: Someone told me she doesn't eat cod because it has no scales. One of her relatives was a commercial ... A: This is a pretty complex question so I did some research. There are apparently a variety of cod ... | |
| recipe | 11/29/2009 |
| Q: I saw that another person asked a question regarding a dish called potato nick. My grandmother used ... A: A Potatonik is similar to a potato kugel - only with the addition of yeast for a sponge starter. It ... | |
| Chefs apprentership modual on Preparing foods according to specific dietary & cultural needs | 10/17/2009 |
| Q: What dose the term 'Kosher' mean? What is the Jewish dietary law in regards to the serving of meat ... A: first of all, I wish you luck on your apprenticeship. The word "Kosher" technically means that ... | |
| Religion | 8/29/2009 |
| Q: 1. Can you tell the lists of all religions out there? 2. How do emails all experts at once? A: I couldn't begin to dream of naming all the religions - I'm sure that there are some with only a few ... | |
| Kosher Food | 7/27/2009 |
| Q: What is the difference between Stamm and Glatt kosher? I worked at a kosher caterer who had two ... A: great question. Glatt kosher refers to the quality of the lining of the lungs of the slaughtered ... | |
| What does "parve" mean? | 7/9/2009 |
| Q: I see Parve written on some foods - what does that mean? A: The word Parve is used to tell you that the food contains neither meat nor dairy and can be used ... | |
| Drinks | 6/26/2009 |
| Q: What makes a drink a "Jewish Drink" ? I know it sounds odd, but a friend of mine posted a comment ... A: Well, it's hard to know to what, exactly your friend was referring. I can think of two ... | |
| Kosher Fish | 6/16/2009 |
| Q: Are the following fish kosher: Kingklip and Hake? A: The general rule with fish is that it has to have both fins and scales to be Kosher. As a point of ... | |
| unleavened bread | 4/17/2009 |
| Q: This may appear to be an odd question. As a child, I remember being given an unleavened bread ... A: your question isn't odd at all and actually taps into a Jewish history and culture lesson. ... | |
| kosher fish | 3/8/2009 |
| Q: i would like to check if oyster fish where pearls are coming from are there kosher ones? A: There are no kosher oysters - pearl bearing or otherwise. Shellfish are all non-kosher. The only ... | |
| kosher meals | 8/24/2008 |
| Q: Where I work we just did a large Kosher wedding a week ago...very interesting and I got to try foods ... A: In the Torah (Five books of Moses) it says the following: "Do not cook a kid (goat) in the milk of ... | |
Rikki Spivak
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer questions regarding Kosher, Laws of Milk and Meat, Cooking on Shabbos, Orthodox Jewish cooking and recipes, and Traditional Jewish foods and customs
Experience
I am an Orthodox Jewish mother with years of traditional cooking experience. I keep a strictly Kosher kitchen and am familiar (although not an halachic expert) in the laws regarding same.
Education/Credentials
I am a product of the Bais Yaakov (Orthodox girls' school) system as well as Occuapational Therapist.
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