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Attention food bloggers! The Shiksa will be speaking at the International Food Blogger Conference in Portland, Oregon on August 25, 2012 Read More

Proposed legislation in New York & California is aimed at banning certain soda sales due to the rise in obesity. Is it the right move? You decide Read More

Tori Avey debuts The History Kitchen column on PBS Food. Read More

A recap of posts from The History Kitchen for the week of July 1 through 7. Read More

A new California law bans the use of foie gras. Learn the Jewish history of foie gras and the natural alternative to force-feeding geese. Read More

The Shiksa in the Kitchen announces the launch of her new food website, The History Kitchen. Culinary history, vintage recipes and more! Read More

Learn about some exciting new features on The Shiksa in the Kitchen- you can now create a Recipe Box and a Shopping List with my recipes! Read More

The cultivation of a rare and precious spice – saffron – offers Afghan farmers a legal alternative to illegal opium poppy farming. Read More

A new lawsuit claims that Hebrew National hot dogs, which have been kosher certified for decades, are not kosher. Read More

Tori Avey, The Shiksa in the Kitchen, will be speaking at BlogHer Food 2012, a food blogging conference in Seattle, Washington Read More

Do we know the truth about salt? A New York Times article questions the prevailing wisdom on cutting salt to lower blood pressure & stay healthy. Read More

Does animal welfare impact food quality? Learn if free range, cage free, pastured eggs, dairy & grass fed beef are worth the extra expense. Read More

Food travel on a budget – can’t afford a Culinary Vacation? Plan a Culinary Staycation featuring the exotic foods and flavors of foreign lands. Read More

There’s nothing like a little piñata humor to kick off Cinco de Mayo weekend. Thanks to cartoonist Scott Hilburn and his hilarious website, The Argyle Sweater, for sharing!

The Shiksa in the Kitchen is excited to be featured on the All My Faves homepage as one of their top Recipe Fave picks Read More

Why Paul McCartney Made Mashed Potatoes in a 1998 live internet video for fans, a few months after this passing of his wife Linda McCartney. Read More

Interview with Anne Herz Sommer, a 108 yr old Holocaust survivor and pianist. Alice relied on her music and optimism to help her survive the war. Read More

Gefilte fish is loved by some, loathed by others. At two new Jewish Manhattan food businesses, Ashkenazi gefilte gets the gourmet treatment. Read More

Watch Tori Avey, The Shiksa in the Kitchen, cook healthy recipes for Passover week on ABC 7Live in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Read More

Marley says – Happy Passover! Chag Pesach Sameach from our family to yours. ♥