This is your friendly reminder that if you haven't done so already, NOW is the time to make your notes for next year's Pesach! The best time to do this is as you're packing up your Pesach items, when everything is fresh in your mind. Here's … [Read more...]
*Don’t Forget!* Make Your Passover 2024 Notes Now (& Check for Clearance)
Posted on April 13, 2023 by
Passover Menu Plan 2023
Posted on April 2, 2023 by
T-6 days until the (first) seder. Are you ready? My kitchen has officially reached that "it gets worse before it gets better" phase and I'm a bit despairing. I just keep reminding myself I feel this way every year and somehow it all gets done! … [Read more...]
Ten Plagues “Shtick” Ideas for Your Passover Seder
Posted on March 20, 2023 by
Image via Martha Stewart By popular demand, I'm bringing this post up to the top of KOAB. Long-time readers my remember this one from ten years ago (where has the time gone?), when I first introduced seder "shtick" for the Ten Plagues at our seder. … [Read more...]
How to Kasher Your Urn for Passover (…and Why You May Not Even Need To!)
Posted on March 19, 2023 by
I've gotten a few requests to find a deal on an urn for Pesach. Far be it from me to spend — or in this case, save — your money, but I did want to bump this post. According to the CRC, you won't need to go out and buy a new urn for Passover. Even … [Read more...]
10 Best Passover Desserts
Posted on March 19, 2023 by
If you had asked me twenty-five years ago to name my favorite Passover dessert, I probably would have groaned and answered: "Ugh! None of them!" Yes, Pesadik desserts of my youth left something to be desired. Dry angel food cake? Glow-in-the-dark … [Read more...]
My Rosh Hashana Menu Plan (2022)
Posted on September 15, 2022 by
Just ten days until Rosh Hashana! Are you feeling ready? Overwhelmed? In total denial? As I do every year, I'm sharing our Rosh Hashana menu plan —as much as for you as for myself (see why below!). First Night of Rosh Hashana (8 people) As … [Read more...]
Shabbat Shalom & Chag Sameach!
Posted on June 3, 2022 by
Did you download my Kosher on a Budget Shavuot Menu Planner yet? Chag HaShavuot, Chag HaKatzir, Chag/Yom HaBikurim, Zman Matan Torateinu.... Shavuot has so many names, but whatever you call it — it's always my favorite holiday! I love the … [Read more...]
Our Shavuot Menu Plan 5782 (2022)
Posted on May 30, 2022 by
Um, Shavuot is in less than a week. (You very organized, on-top-of-it people already know this. But for the rest of us, or, errrr, me — this information caught me completely.off.guard. Which is surprising, since I've managed to count every day of … [Read more...]
Yom HaZikaron
Posted on May 3, 2022 by
I share this story each year, because of the tens of thousands of lives that we remember on Israel's Memorial Day, this is the story that I know best. Memorial Day is always a difficult and emotional day, but I will confess that it hits a bit … [Read more...]
The 3 Desserts I Always Make for Passover
Posted on April 10, 2022 by
Pesach is all about tradition! And dessert. And dessert traditions! There are lots of sweet treats that I'll be making this week and next (for some reason, we eat far more dessert during Pesach than any other week of the year), but these … [Read more...]
