As you know, the two secrets to a good (Jewish) brisket are low -- and slow. I cooked this one for about 5 hours last night on 300°. I let it cool overnight to let the fat get all congealed so I could scrape that part off. Then I sliced the … [Read more...]
Krembo Cake
Posted on January 21, 2011 by
I'm not the world's biggest fan of pareve desserts, which is why I usually just make brownies. (Bor-ing, I know.) But if I care enough to make an OMG-THIS-IS-SO-GOOD and Seriously???-Is-This-Really-Pareve dessert, there is only one choice: The … [Read more...]
“Chesed Meals” Ideas
Posted on January 14, 2011 by
I wasn't sure exactly what to call this Recipe Exchange, but here's what I intended: You know those meals that you make for friends who just had a baby? Or are home sick with the flu and five kids? Or, G-d forbid, lost someone close to … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Thai Style Chicken
Posted on January 7, 2011 by
Hello recipe exchanging friends. Thanks so much for picking up my slack last week and sharing some wonderful comfort food recipes. This week's recipe exchange theme has been inspired by a food blogger that I really like, Chick in the Kitchen. On … [Read more...]
Comfort Foods
Posted on December 31, 2010 by
If you follow KOAB on Facebook, you know that I woke up this morning with a stomach bug. I seem to be a real target, as this is my second time in two months. Fortunately my husband is off work today, so he is fixing our dinner! Instead of sharing … [Read more...]
Aloo Gobi $5 Indian Dinners
Posted on December 24, 2010 by
Did you know that there is a whole cookbook and blog (the blog actually came first) dedicated to $5 dinners? Erin's blog is great and has a lot of very healthy looking meals, but, from a kosher perspective, many of her meals unfortunately don't work … [Read more...]
KOAB Recipe Exchange: Inspire Me!
Posted on December 17, 2010 by
I am in a rut, people. A total cooking rut. Our weekday dinners are boring. Even our Shabbat meals have been boring lately. They're fine. Well-balanced. Tasty, even. But boooring. (Or could it be that I am bored with cooking?) I had a theme … [Read more...]
Egg Yolk Bread Machine Challah
Posted on December 10, 2010 by
If you're new to Kosher on a Budget, every week I pick a different theme or topic, and share one of my frugal recipes, and ask my readers to do this same. It's great fun - kind of like a virtual Sisterhood cookbook! You may recall an earlier … [Read more...]
And the winner is… (KOAB Recipe Exchange Target Gift Card)
Posted on December 1, 2010 by
I've been promising for a while that I would give away a $10 Target gift card to one reader who has left a recipe on one of my KOAB Recipe Exchange posts. To pick the winner, I went all the way back to my first Recipe Exchange and gave one "entry" … [Read more...]
KOAB Recipe Exchange: Beans, Lentils & Legumes (Hummus)
Posted on November 12, 2010 by
There is nothing more frugal than beans and lentils. Buy a bag of dried beans and feed your family for a week for, what, less than $2? Beans are the ultimate frugal protein, but can they be fancied up for Shabbat? We eat most of our beans and … [Read more...]
