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I’m starting to clean the fridge in my first pre Pesach purge and needed to figure out what to do with the some of the stuff that got pushed to the back that I forgot existed since probably last Passover I discovered 4 cans of beer left over from either […]

PRE PASSOVER BEER CHALLENGE

March 8, 2021 in Appitizer / dinner / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

I was curious as to what type of Karpas (typically parsley in my world) everyone use for their Seders and you can imagine my astonishment when I got over 500 responses with everything from Flat: easier to check for bugs and milder and Curly: holds salt water better to Celery: […]

PARSLEY AND PASSOVER

March 3, 2021 in dinner / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

We all know the joke, where do you find all the Jews on December 25th? All together now. GOING OUT FOR CHINESE FOOD!! While it is somewhat of a cliché this minhag was and still is actually a thing. It has it’s origins lo those many years ago in the […]

DECEMBER 25TH AND THE JEWISH TRADITION OF EATING CHINESE FOOD

December 16, 2020 in Appitizer / dinner / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

There are so many choices these days when it comes to “imitation” or dare I say it replacements for “regular” or “non-kosher” foods. Fake meat, fake milk, fake sugar, fake cheese, fake…… everything! Ok, keeping kosher does require some creative fancy dancing when converting meat recipes to pareve, dairy recipes […]

FAUX CRAB, YES PLEASE!

December 5, 2020 in Appitizer / dinner / FISH / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

To buy/use an Insta-Pot or Crockpot, that is the question. Whether is it nobler to go with the tried and true old standard crockpot (slow long term heat around since the 1950’s) or embrace the multi-functional jack of all trades newest steal my countertop space invention (hello reinvented pressure cooker, […]

DO YOU CROCKPOT OR INSTANT POT ?

November 29, 2020 in dinner / Meat / Recipes / SOUP by Konfidentially Kosher

Ok, the truth is that size really does matter when it comes to turkeys when you’re calculating how many people it will feed. Any bird under 16 pounds should be fine for 10 to 12 people but probably no leftovers (about a pound of turkey for each person precook weight) […]

TURKEY 911

November 27, 2019 in dinner / POULTRY / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

One of the most oft asked questions (usually right before someone is getting ready to start cooking for Shabbos) is what the &%&%$&*^ can I do with chicken that isn’t the same old same old SAME OLD recipe? I typically sympathize about the dearth of truly interesting Shabbos chicken recipes […]

NOW, SOMETHING NEW FOR SHABBAT……CHICKEN?????

November 20, 2019 in dinner / POULTRY / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

QUICK, name a fruit that is tart and tangy (and stains), is trotted out for the holidays but rarely pops up on your menu (and did I mention stains and is hard to peel) and while delicious is never ever a main ingredient (and yes even cooked it stains)? Yep, […]

AMAZING POMEGRANATE RECIPES

October 6, 2019 in dinner / Holiday / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

Even though I’m happily married to a nice Jewish boy there is this guy, Alfredo, who is kinda special to me and we have a “date night” every few weeks. Before you ask, the answer is yes; my husband does know about our relationship and is actually ok with it. […]

GETTING SAUCED THE ALFREDO WAY

November 4, 2018 in dinner / Pasta / Recipes by Konfidentially Kosher

Is there anything more satisfying on a cold and rainy fall/winter/icky weather day than an ooey gooey grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of tomato soup into which you can dunk it??? While I know some may disagree with these choices of comfort food I stand by my choice of […]

GRILLED CHEESE PLEASE!

October 31, 2018 in Appitizer / dinner / Recipes / Sandwich by Konfidentially Kosher