Piecing together ways to save money, protect the environment, and keep kosher.
(updated 4/18/22) I know we all want to put Passover/Pesach behind us and eat some real treats, but you can save a bundle today if you shop right! Check out the sales at your local grocery stores and delis on their Pesach leftovers. Some ideas for products that keep well from year to year (unopened... Continue Reading →
Earth Day is on April 22. However, I truly believe that every day should be Earth Day. I have already written about it in many of my previous posts. To guide you in undertaking simple things for our Earth, check out the ideas and links below. Fortunately, protecting the environment often results in money savings,... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/18/22) I love shopping post-holiday sales and Easter is no exception. My favorite places to look for after-holiday sales are Target, Walgreens, CVS, Dollar Tree, and grocery stores. You may think that if you do not celebrate that holiday that there will be nothing you need. Not the case! Here are some ideas for things to buy:... Continue Reading →
Certain times of the year are the best times to buy various things based on sales and availability. Here is your tip sheet for this month: ∞ Certain fruits: grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, and strawberries ∞ Certain vegetables: artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, green onions, lettuce, peas, rhubarb, and spinach ∞ Cookware: Along with May, October, and November,... Continue Reading →
For the past several years I have ordered paper goods and aluminum pans for Pesach (and sometimes during the year if needed) from online retailers. I have saved hundreds of dollars over shopping locally. I have included a comparison of prices for Webstaurantstore.com, KitchenDance, Restockit, Papergoods.com, Sam's Club, Party City, Costco, and Target. I was unable to... Continue Reading →
(updated 3/17/17) Pesach is a very expensive holiday, even if you eat out for some of your meals or don’t buy all Shmura matzah! It is a wonder how you can spend half your monthly food budget on eight days of Pesach! Here are some tips we use to keep our costs as low as we... Continue Reading →
This is the recipe I referred to yesterday in my post "What do you do with all that bread?" It is great to use up bread crumbs, but it is also a great recipe for Shabbos. It works well for night meals and again for lunch, because it stays juicy when reheated on the blech. The recipe... Continue Reading →
As you all know, I am a magazine junkie. We have many subscriptions and I love to tear out articles and recipes to save and refer to. One area I am lacking in magazines from is Jewish ones (Orthodox). I thought it might be nice to provide you with a list and links to various... 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 →
I have found over the years that I can save a lot by buying things online. It used to be that I would only get things online that we used a lot of (and of course, books and CDs). See my posts on "Buying printer paper by the case", "Brighter savings," and "Subscribe and Save."... Continue Reading →
Surviving on a tight budget 