Piecing together ways to save money, protect the environment, and keep kosher.
(updated 4/18/22) One of our pre-Pesach tasks is to clean the freezers. We bring up what needs to be eaten before Passover and take down the rest. We often discover that we somehow have an overabundance of bread! So what do you make over the few weeks before Pesach to eat it all up? Here are some suggestions... Continue Reading →
We love cookbooks and actually have too many. Many of our cookbooks are year-round kosher ones, some of which have Pesach recipes in them. But how do you use a "chometz" cookbook for Pesach? I undertook a project to solve this problem several years ago. I created a Pesach recipes binder. 1) Gather: I looked at all of... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/18/22) Being successful in preparing for Pesach depends a lot on being organized. There are so many details to keep straight with cleaning, shopping, meal planning, cooking, guests, etc. In my single days Pesach was much simpler because I didn’t have guests. I went out for all my Yom Tov and Shabbos meals and had a... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/18/22) Really it is best to start preparing for Pesach/Purim two weeks before Purim. However, that usually doesn't happen for us. No matter when you start, though, the first thing to do is to print your planning checklist. If you don't have one, I have included mine below. You can use it as a... Continue Reading →
Surviving on a tight budget 