8 Ways to Save for the High Holidays

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Now that it’s officially Elul, it’s time to start getting ready for the High Holidays. Here on Kosher on a Budget, “geting ready” refers not to selichot and shofar-blowing, but to budgets, menu plans and grocery lists. September is definitely one of those months when I have  to increase our food budget. As you know, my [...]

Half Off Table Top Patio Heater ($30 Shipped)

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Mara’s random deal of the day… Get this truly awesome looking table-top patio heater from Home Depot for just $29.99, regularly $59.99. Shipping is free thru the end of today (12/22). Please remember to click thru Ebates to get 3% cashback on your Sukkah warming machine.

Virtual Sukkah Hop Tour, Part 3

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This is the third and final part of the KOAB Virtual Sukkah Hop tour. I have so enjoyed getting to peek into some of the KOAB readers’ sukkot – and I hope that you all have as well! Enjoy these last moments before we take down our sukkot and brace for the winter. This is [...]

Virtual Sukkah Hop Tour, Part 2

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Welcome back to the worldwide sukkah tour! You can visit Part 1 of the tour here. First up, I want to highlight the wonderful bloggers who linked up with pictures of their sukkot! Thanks guys. Here is Organized Jewish Home‘s absolutely stunning fabric sukkah walls – are those not amazing? My friend Dara, who blogs [...]

Virtual Sukkah Hop Tour, Part 1

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Moadim l’Simcha! I am having SO much fun “visiting” your sukkot! Thank you for generously sharing them with me and all of the KOAB readers. Kicking things off in my hometown of Overland Park, KS, this lovely sukkah belongs to my friend Tamara. Just look at that lush green schach! Makes me rethink our bamboo [...]

Pictures of Our Sukkah

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I didn’t get a chance to post pictures of our completed sukkah before the chag, so I thought I’d share tonight! Please make sure to link up to pictures of your own sukkah in the Virtual Sukkah Hop. Also, very **IMPORTANT**. KOAB was apparently hacked (attempted to be hacked?) over the chag. The good people [...]

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Virtual Sukkah Hop!

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Bruchim Ha’Baim! Welcome to the 2nd Annual Virtual Sukkah Hop on Kosher on a Budget. My family is still furiously working on our sukkah, but here’s a picture of the construction process. My husband is hanging the walls, while my 6 year-old is digging through the tub of Sukkah decorations. (By the way, he’s wearing [...]

Sukkot Dinner Menu + Complete Shopping List from Susie Fishbein

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PHOTO CREDIT: Joy of Kosher Still not sure what you’re cooking for Sukkot dinner tomorrow night? I love this complete Sukkot dinner menu from Susie Fishbein that was posted up on Joy of Kosher today. It includes all the recipes, plus a complete shopping list. How convenient! Focaccia Bread Three Ways Meatball Minestrone Apricot Almond [...]