KOAB Recipe Exhange: Favorite Pareve Side Dishes

Hooray it's Friday! Welcome to my 2nd little kosher recipe exchange. Today's theme is pareve side dishes. Selfishly, I am hoping for some serious inspiration from you guys, because I've been rather stuck-in-a-rut lately when it comes to my side … [Read more...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange, Week 2: Pareve Side Dishes Theme

I loved our little recipe exchange last week. We got three yummy recipes for fleischig main courses on Shabbat (or other days), so if you didn't already check them out, please take a look. Plus, comments are still open, so if you have a … [Read more...]

Kosher on a Budget Recipe Exchange – What do you think?

I love that two of my readers (Thanks, Dana & Amanda!) have already shared some of their favorite frugal kosher recipes for Shabbat, chag or just during the week. While I have a bookshelf full of cookbooks, 9 out of 10 things that I cook come … [Read more...]

Shabbat on a Budget: Struggling Toward Frugality

I do quite well during the week with my frugal meal planning. But come Shabbat, frugality can fly out the window faster than I can say "Shabbat Shalom!" And if a lot of people are coming over? Fuggitabout! This is what a typical menu for Shabbat … [Read more...]

Favorite Frugal Vegetarian Meals

In honor of the Nine Days, I wanted to share three of my family's favorite, frugal vegetarian meals.   1. Homemade Pizza I make up the dough ahead of time using this yummy honey pizza dough recipe. It takes all of five minutes in my … [Read more...]

5 Ways Kosher Monthly Meal Planning Saves Me Money

One of the best ways to reduce your grocery budget is to meal plan. Incidentally, it's also the best way to fight that 5 p.m. blah. You know, when your husband and kids are all asking what's for dinner, and you're just wishing there was kosher … [Read more...]