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SOUP

As yontif draws near our thoughts turn towards all things spiritual, religious and inevitably, the ultimate question of Pesach rears its ugly head: will it be floaters or sinkers in the chicken soup this year. For as many years as I have been making Seder, a friend who shall remain […]

PASSOVER DILEMMA: FLOATERS OR SINKERS???

March 17, 2021 in Recipes / SOUP by Konfidentially Kosher

So how much food is too much to serve on Friday night for Shabbos dinner? Do we really need to have soup, salad, and an appetizer along with main and side dishes and dessert for a meal when the then next meal we have will be equally as filling, calorie […]

Healthy Twist on Friday Night Dinners

February 19, 2021 in Appitizer / Recipes / SOUP by Konfidentially Kosher

If you think that the incidences of gluten allergies and intolerance are on the rise you would absolutely be correct. At least once a day I get a request for gluten free recipes or an earnest request to help me convert a family favorite into the gluten free equivalent Wheat […]

Is that Gluten Free? Why yes it is and it’s ...

January 15, 2021 in Recipes / SOUP / Uncategorized / VEGETABLE by Konfidentially Kosher

Chicken soup has long been touted as the penicillin of the culinary world. Good for whatever physical ailment you are suffering from and every mother (or father, truly, I am all for equal cooking opportunities in the kitchen) knows that the “secret” ingredient you must add that makes a good […]

CHICKEN SOUP WITH A TWIST: Comfort food for troubling times

January 8, 2021 in Recipes / SOUP 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

Based on a very unscientific survey of my friends and family, I’ve come to the conclusion that every single table that is being set for yontif has at least one vegan or vegetarian that has been invited. 10 or 15 years ago requests for meat and or dairy free recipes […]

VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY SOUPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

October 4, 2019 in Recipes / SOUP by Konfidentially Kosher

The cold rains and winds of the fall are knocking on my window pane and for me there is no better way to ward them off than a nice big hearty bowl of soup. It just so happens that I to like to use beans in my soup to add […]

Beans Beans The Magical Fruit?????

November 25, 2017 in SOUP by Konfidentially Kosher

Fall is Pumpkin season and sadly, much to the chagrin of my family I’m not a fan of the pie. I’d rather take that amazing fall fruit (yes, it’s technically a fruit) and turn it into something savory. Crazy right? Well, not so crazy when you consider that the pumpkin […]

PUMPKIN SOUP INSTEAD OF PUMPKIN PIE??????

November 5, 2017 in SOUP by Konfidentially Kosher

Long hours of deliberation and work (not to mention 300 trips to the grocery for ingredients we forgot on the previous 299 trips) go into making Pesach meals sumptuous. The tastiness of the meal can set the mood for the entire day so, of course, we want everything to be […]

PAREVE PESACH SIDE DISHES (Non Gebruck options too!)

March 29, 2017 in Holiday / Recipes / SOUP / VEGETABLE by Konfidentially Kosher

Doesn’t everyone buy too much horseradish for Pesach.? It so doesn’t matter if you’ve opened just one jar of the ready made stuff or lug home one big honking hunk of root on the Seder plate, there’s always leftovers. You can, of course, dump the unused portion in the closest […]

HOLY HORSERADISH!

March 26, 2017 in Holiday / Recipes / Salad / SOUP by Konfidentially Kosher