*Tu Bishvat is a Jewish minor holiday, usually falling around January. I always liked when this holiday came around because my classmates brought dried fruits and nuts to class. Finally a holiday with a healthy theme! I always gained a couple pounds during Hannukah when you’re supposed to eat donuts. Consider this recipe kosher for Tu Bishvat. Ingredients 1 chicken (3-4 lbs),…
Ingredients 1/4 cup onion, minced 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 and 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 3 tablespoons flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger 1 cup vegetable broth 1 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained Directions 1) Melt butter in a…
*You’ll just have to trust me that Jerusalem artichokes taste much better than they look. Ingredients 2 medium onions, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 and 1/2 pounds Jerusalem Artichokes, scrubbed and quartered 4 cups chicken broth juice of 1/2 lemon salt, pepper to taste Directions 1) Slowly saute onion in…
Ingredients 6 cups water 2 16 oz cans stewed, chopped tomatoes 1 lb washed lentils 2 bay leaves 1 tbsp salt Pepper to taste 1 cup carrots, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced Directions 1) In a large saucepan, combine lentils, water, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt and pepper.…
By the Emet Report The IDF announced on Sunday that the number of young Bedouin Arab men joining the Israeli military has increased by almost 200 percent over the past year. The news is encouraging for Israel, which has watched with growing unease the increased radicalization of Bedouin youth, particularly in the Negev where several…
by Jonathan Schanzer, National Post Earlier this year, the government of Canada announced it would discontinue its long-standing financial contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and redirect those funds to strengthen the Palestinian Authority. It made the move in recognition of a difficult reality: UNRWA has perpetuated the Palestinian refugee problem,…
By Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post Courtesy of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Thursday Israel will again be the target of a jihadist-leftist propaganda assault. A flotilla of nine ships which set sail for Gaza from Cyprus earlier this week is scheduled to arrive at our doorstep. The expressed aim of the flotilla’s organizers…
by Mark Tooley, IRD.org Leftist church prelates in the United States continue to rally on behalf of the Kairos Palestinian Document of 2009. The document was crafted by Palestinian Christians bemoaning the Nakba (“catastrophe”) of Israel’s founding and condemning the West for not recognizing Hamas. At the same time, the document calls Israel’s so-called occupation…
By Mort Zuckerman, U.S. News and World Report America’s peace broker in the Middle East, George Mitchell, has a hot summer ahead. He will shuttle the few miles between the offices of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He’s already begun what looks to be a long, niggling process of shuttle…
By Charles Krauthammer, Townhall It is perfectly obvious that Iran’s latest uranium maneuver, brokered by Brazil and Turkey, is a ruse. Iran retains more than enough enriched uranium to make a bomb. And it continues enriching at an accelerated pace and to a greater purity (20 percent). Which is why the French foreign ministry immediately…