PIE-A-DAY #2
This pie comes to us from Erin McKenna, the founder of Babycakes, a New York City and downtown Los Angeles Kosher, vegan, gluten-free bakery.

This recipe came about because of an America’s Funniest Pets re-run (once is hilarious, twice is torturous). In my boredom, I grabbed a bag of Oreos, a pint of ice cream, and some stray chocolate sauce. I pushed crushed cookies into the bottom of a pan to create a crust, packed it with ice cream, and drizzled chocolate on top, and suddenly talking cats weren’t all that important …

PIE-A-DAY #53
Dena Wruble and Tracy Rapp are the editors of Simply Southern With a Dash of Kosher Soul.

Chess pie is one of the South’s great contributions to the culinary arts.  One folk story asserts that it was originally called “just pie,” which was drawled as “jus’ pie,” eventually rolling off the Southern tongue as “chess pie.”
The Biblical kosher dietary laws mandate that observant Jews cannot consume meat and milk in the same meal.  This recipe for Chocolate Chess Pie includes non-dairy substitutes for butter, milk, and whipped cream so …

Guest Blogger Stacie Hunt’s Kosher Wine picks:
(read Stacie’s Kosher Wine 101)
France:
’07 Delagrave, Dry White Blend, Bordeaux (Herzog Selection) $ 14.99
Pale yellow-gold in color; the two grapes are Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, very traditional for the Entre-Deux-Mers region it comes from (located between the two rivers Garonne and Dordogne). The aroma, also typical of this region is very fruity with gravel and mineral notes.  Tastes of white stone fruits with good acidity and a crisp finish. Pairs with freshwater fish, chicken and creamy cheeses.
’07 Le Petit Chaban, Red Blend, Bordeaux …

Good Food wine guru Stacie Hunt has the low-down on Kosher wines:
The season for celebrating Hanukkah is now.  Traditionally, this is when a spotlight is shone onto kosher wines.  The words: Kosher Wines, conjures up a first thought of sweet, syrupy, grapey wines.  The next reaction is often: Pass. But, man-oh-man, those days are over! Contemporary kosher wines consistently win international awards and rival wine made from standard methods.
But, what exactly is Kosher Wine? And, how is it different from other wines?  It’s all about the stringent laws …