Top 10 of 2009 on Kosher.com

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Top 10 Lists for Almost Every Occasion

With calendar year coming to a close we’re looking back at what was hot on Kosher.com in 2009. Here’s a selection of our most popular recipes, blog posts and articles in order of popularity:

Top 10 Recipes

1. Sufganiyot (Jelly Donuts)
2. Imitation Crab Cakes – Dairy
3. Cauliflower Carrot Latkes
4. Honey Chicken
5. Butternut Squash Soup
6. Steakhouse Latkes
7. Samosa Latkes
   
8. Haroset from around the world
9. Spiced Gefilte Fish
10. Grandma’s Meatballs

Top 10 Blog Posts

1. Funny Kosher Moments in Pics
2. Do’s and Don’ts of Kosher Twittering
3. It’s Official: Kosher, The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
4. Get Your Meat On
5. Quick & Kosher with Jamie Geller Rosh Hashanah Cooking Shows
6. The Big Cart: 16 Foot Giant Shopping Cart Delivers Sweets for Rosh Hashanah in NYC
7. Pour Out The Kosher Wine—Into a Glass of Course!
8. Chanukah Trivia Contest: 8 Nights to Win
9. Kosherfest: I Came, I Saw, I Ate!
10. 7 Reasons Obama has Gone Kosher

Top 10 Articles

1. Chanukah Central
2. Kosher Cooking Tips
3. What is kosher salt
4. Rosh Hashana Roast Recipes
5. Kosher.com is coming to the Hamptons
6. Cut Down Expensive Holiday Habits
7. Ultimate Roast Guide Meat Recommendations
8. Ultimate Kosher Thanksgiving Guide
9. Eight Gifts that Won’t Bust the Budget
10. What Parve Substitute Can I Use For Buttermilk?

What was your favorite thing about Kosher.com in 2009?

Other things you should check out:

Top 10 Reasons to Shop Kosher.com

Cocktail Parties: 5 Ways to Save (or Splurge) in the New Year

Chanukah Trivia Contest: Eighth Question

Posted in Chanukah, Chanukah Trivia

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

Our Chanukah Trivia Contest has been a smash. Tonight, for our final question, we’re up to a little bit of DIY. Answer the question and you could win 48 Mesh bags (2 boxes) of Chanukah Gelt (Bittersweet/Milk Chocolate). Make them all yours …

“What’s the most creative Chanukah trivia question you can think of?”

This question closes at 1 pm on December 15.  Good luck!

See our past winners.

Chanukah Trivia Contest: Sixth Question

Posted in Chanukah

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

The gorgeous Silver Plate Oil Menorah is back! That’s right, you were all too late with your responses for the first night so nobody won this large-and-in-charge wonder of oil lamp technology. You know you  still want it.

And to get it, all you have to do is answer this question …

“Why do we celebrate Chanukah?”

This question closes at 6pm on December 10.  Good luck!

See our past winners.

Chanukah Trivia Answers & Winners List

Posted in Chanukah

Chanukah Trivia Answers & Winners List

Night 1: What is the most popular spelling of the word Chanukah?

The most popular spelling is Chanukah! In Google, this spelling is searched for at least 3 times more than any other spelling. The runner up in popularity was the spelling Hannukah. A distant third was Hanuka, then Hanukah, Chanukah in successive order. Interestingly, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s standard spelling, “Hanukkah,” came a distant 9th.

Winner: NONE All the right responses came in after the question closed. (But really great attempts! Keep trying and hopefully you can win another night!) You will have another chance to win the Menorah!

Night 2:  What is the origin of Chanukah Gelt?

Winner: Jharbel, who receives 2 boxes of Chocolate Gelt (choice of bittersweet or milk chocolate).

See Jharbel’s  answer.

Another explanation of the gelt custom is related by Rabbi Dovid Cohen:

“The Talmud states that even a very poor person must light Hanukah lights, even if he can’t afford it. A person with no money is required to go ‘knocking on doors’ until he collects enough to buy at least one candle for each night of Hanukah.”

“The Torah concept of charity - tzeddakah - requires us to help the recipient in the most dignified manner possible. Therefore, the custom arose to give gifts of money during Hanukah so that someone who needs extra money for Hanukah candles can receive it in the form of Hanukah gelt.”

This answer was corroborated by the Magen Avraham on Wikipedia, and originally found the answer here:

http://everything2.com/title/Gelt

Night 3: Why do we light the Chanukah candles from left to right, but put them in from right to left?”

Winner: Skossman, who gets the $45 Chanukah Truck chock full of sweets and treats! Congratulations!

See Skossman’s answer!

Night 4:“What is the zaniest spelling of the word Chanukah that you can think of?”

This was a really fun question, and since only one person answered it before it closed, they won! Come on, people—you gave away 2 dozen jelly donuts here, let’s get some more answers going!

Winner: SKossman again—diligence pays off. Make sure to answer all future questions!

See Skossman’s answer.

Night 5: “What is the origin of the name Maccabee?”

Winner:  Shayna won 44 Ohr Light Olive Oil Candles!

See Shayna’s answer.

Night 6: “Why do we celebrate Chanukah?”

Winner: Gentleben won the gorgeous silver plated Chanukah menorah!

Chanukah Trivia Contest: Fifth Question

Posted in Chanukah

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

The prize for the fifth night is Ohr Light Olive Oil Chanukah Candles. The kit includes 44 Chanukah candles and a bonus travel kit with matches, shamash candle, blessing card and 9 rubber bases. What an awesome way to light up the holiday!  This question closes at 6 pm on Dec. 9th.

Here’s the  question …

“What is the origin of the name Maccabee?”

Good luck!

For details on how we are going to pick the winner, read about all 8 nights of fabulous Chanukah Trivia here!

The winner of each night’s prizes will be posted on the Winners List! You can win more than once, so keep the answers rolling in .

Chanukah Trivia Contest: Fourth Question

Posted in Chanukah

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

For the fourth night we have a sweet two dozen Sufganiot (jelly dougnuts) from world-famous Zomick’s Bakery to be won.  This question closes at 6 pm on Dec. 8th.

Here’s the  question …

“What is the zaniest spelling of the word Chanukah that you can think of?”

Good luck!

For details on how we are going to pick the winner, read about all 8 nights of fabulous Chanukah Trivia here!

The winner of each night’s prizes will be posted on the Winners List! You can win more than once, so keep the answers rolling in .

Chanukah Trivia Contest: Third Question

Posted in Chanukah

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

For the third night we have this totally awesome and oh so whimsical “Chanukah Truck” gift basket.  This question closes at 3 pm on Dec. 4th.

Here’s the  question …

“Why do we light the Chanukah candles from left to right, but put them in from right to left?”

Good luck!

For details on how we are going to pick the winner, read about all 8 nights of fabulous Chanukah Trivia here!

The winner of each night’s prizes will be posted on the Winners List! You can win more than once, so keep the answers rolling in .

Chanukah Trivia Contest: Second Question

Posted in Chanukah

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

For the second night we have 48 Mesh bags (2 boxes) of Chanukah Gelt (Bittersweet/Milk Chocolate).  This question closes at 6 pm on Dec. 3 (when the next question will be posted…).

Chanukah Gelt

Here’s the  question …

“What is the origin of Chanukah gelt?”

Good luck!

For details on how we are going to pick the winner, read about all 8 nights of fabulous Chanukah Trivia here!

The winner of each night’s prizes will be posted on the Winners List! You can win more than once, so keep the answers rolling in .

Chanukah Trivia Contest: First Question

Posted in Chanukah

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

The first night’s prize will be the gorgeous Silver Plate Oil Menorah pictured here. You know you want it.

So, the  question is….

“What is the most popular way to spell Chanukah and why?”

Good luck!

For details on how we are going to pick the winner, read about all 8 nights of fabulous Chanukah Trivia here!

Chanukah Trivia Contest: 8 Nights to Win

Posted in Chanukah

Win, Win, Win … and then Win Some More in Kosher.com’s Chanukah Trivia Contest!

Kosher.com is hosting its first-ever Chanukah trivia contest, with eight nights of questions and eight fabulous prizes.

Eight nights of prizes! Is this even possible?

Not only is it possible, it is quite likely. It’s all part of the miracle of the Chanukah season. With eight nights of menorah lighting, dreidel spinning, latke eating and present giving, we thought “Hey, what can we do to really push this holiday over the top?” That’s when our crack team of Chanukahologists emerged from their chamber to reveal the be all and end all of Chanukah trivia challenges. (Okay, maybe we’re overplaying it a bit, but you still get 8 chances to win prizes!)

The first night’s prize will be the gorgeous Silver Plate Oil Menorah pictured here. You know you want it, so here’s how to win it:

Starting December 1, we’ll post one trivia question each night for 8 nights. You then have 24 hours to post your answers, but you can’t just copy what others have written. Instead, the winner will be picked at random from the  most creative answers received.  But if you don’t win, guess what, you still have seven more chances (unless it’s the last night of the contest, in which case you’ve already had 7 chances). Prizes will be shipped out/delivered on Tuesday, December 15th, in time for Chanukah.

The Kosher.com Chanukah Trivia Contest is coming, are you ready?

Click for the first question.

Click for the second question.

Click for the third question.

Click for the fourth question.

Click for the fifth question.

Click for the sixth question.

Click for the seventh question.

Click for the eighth question.

Click for our winners so far.

Go to Chanukah Central on Kosher.com