{"id":80154,"date":"2025-03-10T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oukosher.org\/passover\/?p=80154"},"modified":"2025-03-10T21:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T21:10:13","slug":"making-pesach-possible-no-pesach-kitchen-no-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oukosher.org\/passover\/articles\/making-pesach-possible-no-pesach-kitchen-no-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Pesach Possible: No Pesach Kitchen? No Problem!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hosting and making Pesach is a unique challenge because it does not allow for much advance preparation. Typically before a holiday we cook and freeze, often doubling our recipes, thereby taking the load off the immediate holiday preparation. While similar advance preparation can\u2019t be done to the same extent for Pesach, there are ways to prepare for Pesach without a Pesach kitchen, that will help make the holiday a little bit easier.<\/p>\n

As a busy mom with five kids who also hosts her extended family for Pesach, I began thinking of ways to prepare some dishes in advance of the kitchen turnover in order to make my Pesach preparation more manageable. Doing even a few things ahead of time and checking them off the list helped to put me at ease and feel that I could get it all done!<\/p>\n

The first step to advance Pesach preparations before the kitchen is turned over, is to find the right spot at which to work, such as a large island or kitchen table with enough space. Fully cover the workspace with a disposable tablecloth. This will be your kosher for Pesach workstation. To ensure that every inch of space is covered, use a large surface rather than a small spot. Making dishes that can be prepped in an aluminum tin or using other disposable items makes it possible to make a Pesach dish without any Pesach supplies.<\/p>\n

The Following are two recipes I make annually and freeze before baking or cooking other dishes. As the holiday gets closer, I use the same techniques but kasher one of my ovens for Pesach and can make and freeze even more ahead of time. Even without a double oven, and even if your oven isn\u2019t Pesach-ready, these dishes may be frozen in advance. Videos of these dishes being prepped are available on my Instagram account @fun.in.the.bc.<\/p>\n

Blintz souffle is a delicious dairy delight that is semi-homemade and comes together in minutes. Premade kosher for Pesach blintzes can be found in the frozen section of most kosher markets. Everything will be prepped in an aluminum 9×13 pan, using either disposable measuring cups or even a standard plastic cup, as measurements don\u2019t have to be exact. A plastic spoon will work in place of a tablespoon.<\/p>\n

Meatballs are the perfect family-friendly and Seder-friendly dish that I serve at just about every holiday. Prepping the meatballs in advance allows for a main dish to be checked off!<\/p>\n

The most tedious part of making meatballs is preparing the meat and rolling it into balls. As the busy days before Pesach approach, rolling meatballs is the last thing I want to be doing! I therefore prepare the meatballs and freeze them raw, so they are ready to go into a super simple sweet and sour sauce on the stove, once the kitchen is kashered.<\/p>\n

Purchase kosher for Pesach chopped meat which can typically be found weeks in advance of Pesach.<\/p>\n

BLINTZ SOUFFLE<\/strong><\/p>\n