Passover Menu Plan 2017

With less than a week until Passover, I have finally put pen to paper (technically fingers to keyboard) and come up with a menu plan for Pesach. I like to plan out the whole week in advance, not because I'm super organization, but because that's … [Read more...]

Don’t Forget: You Can Kasher Your Keurig for Passover!

Updated: 2018 Calling all Java addicts: Here is some welcome news in the "one less appliance I need to buy for Pesach" department. According to the OU, your Keurig can be kashered for Pesach. The coffee maker must be cleaned well and not used … [Read more...]

18 Foods That Don’t Require Special Kosher for Passover Certification (2017 UPDATE)

Want the most updated version of this list? Head over here! Today I'm sharing 18 food products that do not require a special kosher for Passover certification (hechsher). This is not an exhaustive list, so be sure to consult the various Passover … [Read more...]

THIS JUST IN! Coconut Oil Kosher for Pesach Without a KLP Hechsher (2017)

YOU GUYS! So, as you know by now, in years past, the OU has said that Spectrum Coconut Oil does not require a special KLP hechsher. Last year, however, the OU Guide to Passover said that it was going to require a special KLP hechsher to use the … [Read more...]

43 Non-Food Items That Don’t Need Passover Certification {Updated}

Are you signed up for the Kosher on a Budget Passover Newsletter? Each evening, you’ll get an email from me with that day’s best Passover on a Budget tips, deals, recipes, freebies, and more. Plus, when you sign up, you will get a FREE copy of my … [Read more...]

Trader Joe’s Organic Coconut Milk & Other Coconut Products – Kosher for Passover without Special P Hechsher!

Update 3/6/18 Wow! KosherCheck (formerly BCK) is my favorite kashering organization EVER! They are incredibly responsive and kind. I reached out to them after this post went viral and got verbal confirmation that this product IS permitted without … [Read more...]

2017 OU Guide to Passover Available to Download for Free

The 5777 / 2017 OU Guide to Passover is now available online to download. You need to provide them with your email address in order to get it, but it is otherwise free. (The paper version, however, is not free.) Once you sign up, you’ll be able … [Read more...]

Happy Passover ~ Chag Kasher v’Sameach

Chag Kasher v'Sameach, from my family to yours! I know the last few weeks and certainly the past couple of days have been frenetic, exhausting and downright draining for most of us. I hope as you sit down tonight, you find yourself blessed to be … [Read more...]

Passover Menu Plan 2016

My 10 year old came home from school the other day and told me a joke. Ima, have you cleaned yet for Pesach? A little bit, mostly upstairs. Why? Well, have you started cooking? Nope, not yet! Well, you'd better get on it. Pesach is coming. Don't … [Read more...]

Leah’s Passover Menu Plan

KOAB Guest Poster Leah P is back to share her Pesach Menu. I love that she includes both her complete seder menu and her dinner menus throughout the week. Check out the rest of Leah's Menu Planning posts - here and here. The snow has melted (again), … [Read more...]