Passover Menu Plan 2024

My apologies for getting this post up so close to Pesach. I actually planned my menu 10 days ago, but it's been such a crazy week here in Israel, that I have hardly had time to think, let alone post. That said, tradition is tradition, so I hope in … [Read more...]

**UPDATED FOR 2024** Get Your FREE Passover Cheatsheet | The 67 Products that DON’T Need a Special KLP Hechsher!

**THE LIST HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR 2024 (as of 4/1/24) Get my handy-dandy Passover Cheatsheet with the 67 items that do not require special KLP certification! Give me your email address and I'll send the 2024 Updated Passover Cheatsheet to your … [Read more...]

Kosher Wine Deals for Your Seder + Extra $15 Off Coupon Code for KOAB Readers

Looking for seriously great deals on wine for your Pesach seder? Passover wines are on sale as much as 47% off right now. You can get single bottles for as low as $7.69 and mixed cases are as much as $220 off. Even sweeter, all cases ship … [Read more...]

*Don’t Forget!* Make Your Passover 2024 Notes Now (& Check for Clearance)

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...]

Passover Menu Plan 2023

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

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!)

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

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...]

The 3 Desserts I Always Make for Passover

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...]

Passover Menu Plan 2022

Wow! A week from tonight is the seder! As I like to do every year, I'm sharing my menu plan for all of Pesach with you. I do this not to show off (my plans are quite simple and not at all fancy!), but rather because I know that sometimes when I hit a … [Read more...]