67. Sharing Pesach Secrets with Batya Kahan of Batya's Kitchen

67. Sharing Pesach Secrets with Batya Kahan of Batya's Kitchen

From Chai on Life by Alex Segal

March 23, 2026 · 38 min · Season 2 · Episode 25

About this episode

In this episode, Alex Segal interviews Batya Kahan about her expertise in Pesach cooking and her new cookbook, Pesach Secrets.

Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today I’m speaking with Batya Kahan, founder of Batya’s Kitchen. Batya’s Kitchen is a full scale catering business that delivers home-cooked kosher food to Jews all over the country. Started in 2007, Batya has become well known for her delicious Pesach cuisine and so many order from her whether they’re traveling for the holiday and need food or just want some help at home. She has become a true expert on Pesach cooking, freezing food before Pesach and how to defrost and reheat it to retain its flavor, the halachos in the kitchen and more. This year, Batya has created a stunning cookbook called Pesach Secrets that everyone is talking about. I had to get it and am so excited to dive in as I’m cooking for Pesach this year. In the book, she not only has tons of mouth-watering recipes, but she also goes through all the elements of the seder plate with information on how to put it together and tips to keep everything fresh. There is information on checking vegetables, hechsherim to pay close attention to so you don’t accidentally buy kitniyot for example, advice on how to prep for Pesach so…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Segal

Guest: Batya Kahan

Topics covered

  • Pesach cooking
  • kosher food
  • catering
  • Jewish traditions
  • cookbook

Keywords

  • Pesach
  • cooking
  • kosher
  • recipes
  • seder plate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Batya's Kitchen

Products: Pesach Secrets

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