Holiday: Pesach/Passover

  • A Roundup Of Delicious Passover Recipes!

    Above: Beet Salad With Almonds And Chives, find the recipe here from Joy of Kosher  I’ll have to admit, I’ve been too busy cleaning and organizing to think about actually cooking, and since we’ll be going to family for the Seder, I really don’t need to be thinking about cooking now anyway, phew. Okay, I do…

  • Monster Ketchup For The Ten Plagues

    Here is it, the simplest monster party idea ever, monster ketchup, and right now it’s all about monster ketchup for the Passover Seder, you know for the plague of dam (blood)! Most of us don’t have time for more than a ten minute craft at this point, so this one’s perfect, and if you buy…

  • Simple Origami Jumping Frogs For Passover

    Origami frogs, namely simple origami jumping frogs, that you and the kids can make in just a few minutes each, are the perfect craft for the Passover seder. And of course they’d work very nicely with the origami pyramids I posted about last week! Teach the kids how to make them, and then let them…

  • How To Remove Old Wine Stains

    Photo from here. I just had to share this with you my friends, this story of a little Purim miracle that occurred in my home the night before Purim, and that may very well be of great use to you after the Passover seder! It goes like this: my husband has a traditional Moroccan robe…

  • Baking Challah After Passover— Schlissel Key Shaped Challah

    Baking schlissel challah, the key shaped (or baked with a key) challahs is an Ashenazic Jewish custom which I’m happy to say I have been doing for quite a few years. And the time to do this custom is NOW! Namely when one is baking the challahs for the first Shabbat after Passover. Schlissel means…

  • All Natural Banana Ice Cream Made From…..Only Bananas!

    Did you know that you can make “ice cream” from just one ingredient — bananas? I first learned this little secret here, and when my husband brought home two huge bunches of bananas for Passover, I had a feeling I’d need to use some of them for some kind of treat. And just when those…

  • Gorgeous DIY Fabric Flower Table Decor For Every Occasion!

    These elegant and artful stacked organza fabric flowers, (made by melting polyester organza or chiffon fabric circles with a flame), and which I posted about with a tutorial here, will make your table look just amazing! I had originally planned to use them as napkin rings, but after I found this coordinating wired floral ribbon…

  • Shelf Lining Paper With A Simple Decorative Edge!

    Got some plain shelves that could use a little decorative touch? (This is a shot of my kitchen shelves after they were thoroughly cleaned, and before the Passover dishes were placed on them.) So my crafty friends, how about lining those shelves, whether open or in a closet, with reverse-scallop- edged paper that you can…

  • Slice Of Life: Passover, The Chocolate Spread Holiday!

    It’s now Passover, and we’ve just finished celebrating the first day of our beloved 7 day (8 days outside of Israel) holiday. Though we eat matzo to remind us of our liberation from slavery in Egypt, we also happen to love it! The hand-made round matzos that we generally eat, arrive in very large boxes,…

  • Slice Of Life: Getting Ready For Passover!

    We’re almost there! Tonight begins the week long holiday of Passover, and we’ve been working very hard preparing for this special time on the Jewish calender. The silver has been polished, (and in particular our large goblet for Eliyahu), nuts have been cracked (in our case using a hammer covered in a plastic bag!), three…

  • Make Plastic Crafting Elements From Recycled Ice Cream Container Tops!

    Recycled ice cream container top crafting? Why yes, and I’m just stopping by for a moment to share a little recycled crafting insight I thought of as I was about to reluctantly toss a pile of stray plastic container tops. I had them in my hand and I said to my daughter, “Wouldn’t these be…

  • Passover Kid’s Craft: Decorate Pillowcases For The Seder!

    A super simple and fun Passover crafts for the kids: seder pillowcases! With all the fancy art supplies out there, it’s really important I do believe to also incorporate some not so perfect looking crafts into the family repertoire, and to praise them. This year my three little ones will have their own custom pillow…