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A Warm & Cozy Chanukah Holiday 2007-11-20 11:17:10
Hanukkah is an eight-day Feast of Dedication, also known as the Festival of Lights. Families and friends look forward to the warmth and glow of this holiday as they observe the lighting of small oil lamps or a 'Menorah'. The evening begins with sacred songs, ceremonies and prayers and traditional games and special foods often follow. Fried potato pancakes (latkes) and fried jelly doughnuts (sufganiot) are just a few of the mouth-watering delicacies. Shimmering foil-wrapped Hanukkah chocolate coins are also found on the Hanukkah table, and some lucky children may even get a shiny silver dollar or a commemorative coin.
Other toys include a dreidel, a four-sided top with a Hebrew letter on each side.
As it gets dark early and it's wintery cold outside, the wind is howling and the trees are swaying. At Chanukah time there may even be snow on the ground! Inside the house it's cozy as the family gathers 'round the chanuka menorah, preparing to light the candles. The younger may have Read more:Holiday
Sufganiyot (Jelly Donuts) Recipe 2007-11-19 15:53:01
What are sufganiyot? Sufganiyot (plural of "sufganiyah") is the Israeli version of jelly donuts traditional for Hanukkah. Fried foods are traditional at Hanukkah to commemorate the provision of the oil in the rededicated temple. Here is one recipe (out of so many) with which you can experiment your donut making skills! Enjoy!
2(1/4 ounce) envelopes dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk or soymilk
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
6 tablespoons shortening or margarine
5 cups flour
oil, for deep frying
1 (13 1/2 ounce) jar strawberry jelly (or other fruit jelly)
confectioners' sugar
1 - Sprinkle yeast over warm water and let stand five minutes or until foamy.
2 - In a large bowl, mix together the yeast mixture, milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and two cups flour. Mix for a few minutes at low speed.
3 - Beat in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Knead for abou Read more:Donuts
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What is Chanukah? 2007-11-19 15:10:47
Understanding the meaning of the Chanukah custom of giving chocolate coins to children enriches the tradition. Although the earliest sources of the Chanukah gelt custom are unknown, there are several reasons why coins and Chanukah go together.
Chanukah gelt in part, symbolizes the gift of learning. Linguistically, the word Chanukah is related to the Hebrew word 'hinnukh', meaning education. In the 18th century, rabbis would visit villages during Chanukah to promote study of the Torah. After a while, grateful villagers began to offer the rabbis gifts of coins in addition to food, whiskey and honey. More recently, parents have chosen to give teachers bonuses around the time of Chanukah and also reward children at this time for their diligent studies.
Another value represented by Chanukah gelt is Jewish freedom. The descendants of the Maccabees minted coins embossed with temple images to celebrate their autonomy. In the 20th century, the Maccabees' struggle to reclaim the temple
Hanukkah Clips 2007-11-14 21:51:11 This one is about Chanukah Gelt or Chocolate Gelt
Enjoy :)
Funny Chanukah Clip we love the part about the Chocolate Gelt
Nice Song
This one is on how to spell the word Chanukah
Chanukah or Hanukkah i want may Hanukkah Gifts Read more:Clips
Holiday Coupon Code Discount 2007-11-07 11:34:48 Looking for the essential Holiday
coupon discount?
You've come to the right place! With the holidays of Chanukah and Christmas coming up, we know that you would love to send that special kind of gift - be it a gift platter of chocolate and candy or just a pound of cashews. Whether to your colleague, family and friend's, you want to send 'something'.
If you're like me, the ultimate money saver who sometimes get carried away in my never-ending quest for coupons and discounts, and if you have a whole list of clients, family and staff you'd like to please, you are looking for the best place to place your order. Look no further than the gifts we offer at Oh! Nuts!
You select your gift needs from a great variety of prices and styles and during check out - you guessed - use this coupon code - HCA07 - for an incredible 8% discount (8 days of Chanukah, get it?) off your order.
You know these places that brag about their discounts and only when you checkout you find a list of r Read more:Coupon
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Chanukah Gelt Money 2007-10-30 11:32:12
Nowadays chanukah has become such a concept for gifts. I mean, take the kids back in the day - chanukah came around and they were so excited to have the opportunity to kindle the menorah lights, sit around with the family and sing chanukah songs. The highlight of the evening (besides for munching into the oily, sweet suvganiot/donuts that Mom fried herself and stuffed with jelly) was when Grandpa/Zaidy would sit on the sofa and tell stories of old. When the stories ended they knew what was coming next. The twinkle in his eye told all, as he reached into his pocket and worn out wallet and took out a couple of coins and some raggedy looking dollar bills. Each child would receive chanuka gelt accoring to his age and they would be the happiest in the world! Now, forget the dollar. With modern age, came modern amounts of money and personally, and I'm sorry for offending anyone, but that's ridiculous! The amounts of money that are given for Chanukah gelt - please do me a favor and use t Read more:Money
Candy on the Rocks! 2007-06-25 16:58:07 Check this out! Our newest items yet are the rock candies. Rock candy on a stick or rock candy by the pound. Personally, I like to dip the white rock candy into my morning coffee or one of the assorted colors, like the blueberry flavor into a steaming cup of tea. Either way the rock candy gives the coffee or tea a deliciously sweet and unique flavor! Try it, I'm sure you'll like it too! Anyway, there are more ways than one to use rock candy. They can be used in party favors, as a fun food decoration or at a color-themed birthday party. They are just delicious and fun to eat and are much more enjoyable than the typical lollipop - and I'm sure your youngsters will attest to that! Read more:Candy
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Camp Packs 2007-06-25 16:11:06 So summer’s here; and that means a couple of things. Firstly, vacation, relaxing, bungalow colonies and oh, I almost forgot, CAMP! Most importantly, packing. Now that’s where Oh! Nuts comes in. Not that it should be first on your list of stuff to pack, buy and do (or maybe it should), but NOSH should definitely be on your ever-growing 'To Do' list. Part of your vacation is not working too hard on planning a wonderful summer birthday surprise because it’s just so easy to log on to www.ohnuts.com and order a huge candy tray or a large basket over flowing with sweets only a camper and his/her campmates would truly enjoy. (You know that midnight snack thing campers must do if they want to integrate into camp lifestyle). Plus, how could you send that poor child or teenager onto that camp bus without a large bag of candy. We have ready made camp packages, gifts, party bags and any arrangements for any occasion and more! Well, here’s the thing – you don’t have to feel guilty abo
Purim Gifts: Sugar Free Basket 2008-03-11 12:04:37 Just because your friend or family member is diabetic and can't enjoy the wonderful Purim
treats because of sugar, don't leave them out! Oh! Nuts now presents to you a sugar free Purim basket that contains Sugar
Free chocolate, candy and sugar free Purim cookies in fancy basket for Purim. Now you can give your 'Sugar Free
' friends Purim Mishloach manos as well!
This pretty Purim gift contains:
1 Container with 6 Sugar Free Raspberry Hamantashen,
1 Wissotzky English Tea Gift Box
1 Container Unsalted Pistachios,
1 Bag Sweet 'n Low Coffee candy,
1 Sugar Free Bittersweet Torino Chocolate Bar,
1 12 pc Box Sugar Free Truffles,
1 bag Must Sugar Free Candy
1 Sugarless sesame halva,
1 Must Sugar Free Gum.
Kids allergic to nuts or gluten? The perfect solution is here! Don't be afraid of your kids Read more:Basket
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Purim Baskets: Themes & Ideas 2008-03-05 17:42:00 I'm a very 'just in case' type of person. I always pack extra things 'just in case', buy things 'just in case' and I'm always on look out for ideas and inspirations 'just in case'. Even though I don't really have any special event, party or occasion to plan for, I totally imagine it in my head as I checkout party planning websites and browse through party favors magazines.
Since I do that all the time, I was thinking that I should share my ideas and thoughts with you people out there, especially since Purim
is just around the corner. Mishloach Manot giving is a big deal, you know it and although you don't want to, admit it! Buying the Purim gifts may be a hassle for some but when you have a place to do all your Purim shopping, it really shouldn't be.
Firstly, Oh! Nuts offers it all. It Read more:Baskets
Have a Good Laugh 2008-02-26 21:13:58 Please take 1 Minute watch it, I GUARANTEE you will feel better .
And do not forget your Purim Baskets Mishloach Manot and all the purim gifts.
Purim Gift Baskets: The Making 2008-02-18 16:11:00
Everyone loves Purim
, there's no doubt about that! But when it comes to thinking about Mishloach Manot...that's a different story. Some people will just purchase the products themselves and make the Purim gifts at home. While you, aaah, you have so many people to send to that it's not worth the hassle. So your search begins!
You look at scores of websites, searching for the Purim gift Basketwhen you finally come to Oh! Nuts. You are so excited that you finally find a website that offers quality gifts and delivers virtually anywhere. Whatmore, you can choose from a large variety of kids Purim gifts and other, unique Purim gifts and Purim baskets and trays that fit your budget!
What I'm here for is to provide you with the information that you need and well, some info that just might int Read more:Baskets
Purim Baskets - Mishloach Manos 2008-02-12 22:22:56
We are ready for Purim
with our huge selection of Mishloach Manot baskets and Purim Candy and special Mishloach Manos
for kids. We also have yummy Purim Hamantashen Cookies and many more fun Purim stuff. So whatever your Purim Baskets
need are we have it .
Purim Hamantashen: Fantasies & Flavors 2008-02-01 12:32:49 Purim's coming up so I gotta mention something very important. They fill your dreams but haunt your waistline. And what is it about them that necessitates mass production to skyrocket during the months of February and March? Sheer thrill electrifies the air at the mention of this delicious commodity. Wait a minute! Mass production, delicious, dreams, fat? What am I talking about? Sorry, I always get ahead of myself. I meant the famous fabulous Purim Hamantashen! Oh, right. Just you wait - this is gonna get good!
Let me give you a little background about Hamantashen so you may better understand me. The most popular explantion of why Jews eat this three cornered pastry on Purim is that Haman wore a three-cornered hat. Eating an image of Haman's hat is a way to symbolically destroy his memory Read more:Flavors
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Valentines Day Candy and Chocolate 2008-01-14 13:29:23 Valentines
Day - the day of sweet, romantic gestures. The day Hallmark stocks up on cards ranging from typical 'I Love You' and 'Be Mine' to the more tender '10 Things I Love About You' cards. The day when flowershops worldwide hire extra helping hands to meet the demand of tens of frantic men (and women!) vying for the last of blooming red roses!
Ahh! The feeling of Valentine's Day Candy
- The day when undenying, unconditional love imbues the atmosphere and warms the soul. The day when lovers forgive and forget and pledge forever love. The day when little gifts exchange hands and (hopefully) affect the heart. Oh! Nuts will provide you with all the chocolate and heart shaped candy you need to fulfill your Valentine's Day obligations.
More than that, since Valentines Day
is the ultima Read more:Chocolate
Tu B'shvat - Chamisha Asar B'shvat 2007-12-30 10:59:43 What is Tu B’shvat/Tu Bishvat?
Tu Bishvat is a Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the Trees. It is one of the four Rashei Shana ("New Years") mentioned in the Mishnah. Tu Bishvat marks Rosh Hashanah La’Ilanot “the New Year of the Trees". The name Tu Bishvat comes from the date of the holiday, the 15th day of Shevat. Shevat is the name of a Hebrew calendar month and Tet Vav, read as "Tu," is how the number 15 is represented by Hebrew numerals using the Hebrew alphabet. It is sometimes referred to by its full name Chamisha Asar Bishvat, "The Fifteenth of Shevat". This date generally falls on the second full moon before Passover, or, in a leap year, the third full moon before Passover. This year Tu Bishvat falls on January 22, 2008(which means January 21st at night)
Tu B’shvat
Jordan Almonds Frenzy 2007-12-24 10:41:39 Now that the Holiday season is almost over, I'd like to focus your attention on something that may seem trivial to you now, but when you need it you'll thank us for bringing it up. That is - Jordan
Almonds. What are Jordan almonds you may ask? According to Wikipedia, Jordan almonds, also known as sugared almonds, are a type of confectionery consisting of almonds covered solely with a hard sugar coating in various pastel colors.
Fancy, sugarcoated candies are rich in flavor and in cultural meaning, particularly at Italian, Greek, and Middle Eastern weddings. Whether decorative items, party favors, or simply nutty nibbles, here's a taste of these confections' yummy symbolism.
GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Fresh almonds have a bittersweet taste, which represents life. The sugarcoating is added with
Purim 2008: Graggermania 2008-03-12 17:33:00 There are two holidays on which we spin: on Chanukah it is customary to play with a dreidel, and on Purim
we spin the gragger. The dreidel is spun from the top and the gragger is spun from the bottom. Ever wonder why the dreidel is spun from the top by a spindle which becomes wider and why the gragger is spun from the bottom by a stick leading to a larger head?
In the Purim chronicle, when the Jewish people learned of the total destruction Haman planned for them, they undertook a bottom-up effort and fasted and prayed to change their fate. In contrast, the Chanukah miracle took place when many Jews sided with the Greek point of view and did not join the Maccabee fight. It was God's top-down merciful intervention that saved the day. Setting a dreidel in motion by twirling it from above rec
Passover 2008 Selection 2008-03-16 16:34:20 We have put together a nice selection of Kosher for Passover
Food. Starting with our Large Selection of Passover Gift Baskets and going on to the selection of Passover Nuts and also our Sweet selection of Passover Candy and Passover Chocolate and you can also get all you Passover Cake and Cookies.
Over 10,000 Purim Baskets Out the Door 2008-03-20 16:47:42 Yes we have shipped out over 10,000 PurimBaskets
all across the USA. We wish we can see the SMILE on the faces when the UPS driver rings 10,000 door bells.
Happy Purim to all our customers and thanks for choosing Oh! Nuts.
Passover 2008: Food Phenomenon (Part I) 2008-03-27 11:53:49
It's incredible how the Kosher for Passover
food market has expanded. I mean take you local grocery for example (well, I guess in the Tri-State Area, as I don't know much about what goes on elsewhere). After Purim, you can immediately see a change in the stores; a section of the store is emptied and shelves cleaned and covered in white paper. Suddenly there is a nice sized Passover department, its shelves fully stocked with Passover goodies ranging from macaroons, Passover cookies and Passover candies to pickles, canned goods and of course, Matza!!
What is matzah you ask? The biblical narrative relates that the Israelites left Egypt in such haste, they could not wait for their bread dough to rise so in commemoration of the exodus from Egypt, we traditionally eat matzah.
Everything (or Read more:Phenomenon
Passover 2008: Food Phenomenon (Part I) 2008-03-31 12:54:26 Passover is the Festival for freedom for Jews worldwide. If so, then why is it that we feel so restricted when it comes to this wonderful holiday? Maybe I'm wrong but part of the holiday atmosphere is clouded by worries of, we can't eat this and we can't eat that. But who says that that is the case? If you're one of the many that eat gebrokts, mish (mix foods), eat kitnios or even none you have NOTHING to be concerned about. There are so many foods that one can prepare for the Pesach holiday that it just boggles the mind.
Here is a recipe for Charoset, the traditional food that we eat on Pesach. Its texture reminds us of the mortar used by the slaves in Egypt to build.
1 cup of walnuts
1 granny smith green apple
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. sugar
red wine to moisten
Chop the nuts and apple Read more:Passover
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The Pope loves kosher sweet food 2008-04-03 22:56:45
It look like Pope Benedict XVI has a sweet kosher tooth, there is nothing like kosher cake to feed it. As it turns out, a famous kosher bakery in Rome’s ancient Jewish ghetto it is one of his favorite places to visit when it's time for desert.
There are only few people in Rome that are not familiar with the famous Boccione bakery in Rome's ancient ghetto, the bakery was established in 1555. Alongside a prominent local synagogue and Jewish schools, renowned for making traditional treats by hand for many years.
“One of the pope's doctors stopped by the bakery en route to administering a routine checkup of the pontiff and introduced the Kosher pastries the Pope,” recalled bakery owner Wilma Limentani.
“I guess he enjoyed the biscotti and 'Jewish pizza' (an almond-and-raisin c
Cute Gummy Bear Dance 2008-04-15 23:40:10 Watch this 30 second video of a cute Gummy Bear dancing. Read more:Dance
Cute Gummy Bear Dance 2008-04-15 23:40:10 Watch this 30 second video of a cute Gummy Bear dancing.
At Oh! Nuts you can get Gummy Bears and other Bulk Candy like Jelly Beans and Jordan Almonds for Weddings. Read more:Dance
Pregnant? Eating Chocolate may help you 2008-04-28 22:59:26 Chocolate
May Reduce Pregnancy Complication Risk
Indulging in chocolate during pregnancy could help ward off a serious complication known as preeclampsia, new research suggests.
Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, is rich in a chemical called theobromine, which stimulates the heart, relaxes smooth muscle and dilates blood vessels, and has been used to treat chest pain, high blood pressure, and hardening of the arteries, Dr. Elizabeth W. Triche of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and colleagues write.
Preeclampsia, in which blood pressure spikes during pregnancy while excess protein is released into the urine, has many features in common with heart disease, the researchers add.
To investigate whether chocolate's possible cardiovascular benefits also might help prevent preecl
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