KOAB Recipe Exchange: Colorful Recipes for Parshat Noach (Rainbow Cake)

rainbow-cake

I just looked back and realized it has been a month since I’ve hosted a Recipe Exchange. Then again, it’s been a month since we’ve had a normal Friday! So hopefully you can forgive me. I’m getting back on the wagon today with a (hopefully) fun-themed topic: Colorful kosher recipes. You know what I mean, [...]

Rosh Hashana Recipe Round-Up

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If you are in need of a little recipe inspiration for Rosh Hashana, look no further. Here is a round-up of some of the best Rosh Hashana recipes from around the web – many shared by KOAB readers themselves. Rosh Hashana Challah Croation Star-Shaped Challah from Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (isn’t that gorgeous?!) Pumpkin [...]

How to Make a Simple Round Apple Challah for Rosh Hashana

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Last year, I shared my favorite apple challah recipe, which admittedly is a bit patchkied. But since Rosh Hashana only comes once a year, I figured it was worth it. Recently, though, a reader asked if I couldn’t just make the dough in the bread machine. Which got me thinking… You know, we love our [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange Round-Up

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Last week, on Facebook, I asked for suggestions for the recipe exchange theme. It occurred to me – I’ve been hosting these exchanges for over a year. If you haven’t checked out these posts – or if it’s been so long that you can’t remember – here’s a look back at the best of the [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Homemade Bread (Rosemary Focaccia)

rosemary focaccia

I’m a simple girl. Who loves her simple carbs. Pasta, potatoes, rice. Love it all. But my favorite carb is bread. I’ve really been enjoying the no-kneed bread (it took me forever to get on the bandwagon, but about a year and a half ago, I tried it out for the first time.. and was [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Tofu (Crunchy Sesame Tofu & Dipping Sauce)

crunchy sesame tofu

It is my firm opinion that tofu gets a bad rap. I have many a friend whose reaction to tofu is “Blech!” Maybe it was my years spent as a vegetarian – or maybe it’s just my highly sophisticated palette, but I happen to think that tofu is wonderful. It’s a completely kid-friendly food (my [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Quiche

Kosher by Design broccoli quiche

Gone are the days of “real men don’t eat quiche” – thank goodness! Today’s awesome quiche recipe, sure to be loved by men and women (and kids), comes from Tali of the new and improved More Quiche, Please blog. When I was 16, I made an important culinary discovery: Broccoli-cheddar quiche. It wasn’t just that [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Quinoa (Black Bean & Quinoa Salad)

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Quinoa is one of my favorite foods – and not just because you can eat it on Pesach! For the uninitiated quinoa (KEEN-wa) is a protein-packed berry, which substitutes nicely for rice or couscous and is perfect in both hot and cold dishes. I make it often during the week, cooking it up just as [...]