KOAB Recipe Exchange, Week 5: Challah Recipes

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Mara Strom

When we moved back to the U.S. from Israel, we had to learn to make our own challot, since gone were the days of picking up a challah for 10 NIS at the corner makolet (mini-market). My husband took on the baking job enthusiastically and tried out … [Read more...]

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Planning for the chagim, part I

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Mara Strom

Do you know what my husband and I did on Monday night? We had a meeting. A meeting, for goodness sake, to discuss our upcoming menu for the chagim. Those pesky Jewish high holidays are getting an awful early (Gregorian) start this year, with Erev … [Read more...]

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Shabbat on a Budget: Struggling Toward Frugality

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Mara Strom

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...]

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