5 Days. 2 adults. 4 kids. 15 meals. No kitchen. Seriously? Yes, seriously. Hotel cooking is doable, all you need is a bit of planning and a sink. Also a sandwich maker. Maybe an electric burner. Preferably a hot water kettle.And, of course, a Betty Crocker. But there’s a whole separate post devoted to that….
Hearty Minestrone With Meatballs
Really, it’s called “Italian Wedding Soup” but with a name like that, we weren’t sure you would give it a try… Minestra is soup in Italian, and maritata means “married.” Minestra maritata ended up being called “wedding soup” but it’s definitely not served at Italian weddings. It’s just a marriage (and a very good one)…
Chaya’s Chatzilim
There is nothing better than chatzilim with challah. Or sourdough. Ever since I bought my first Fresh and Easy cookbook, this is the recipe that I would prepare again and again without fail. How funny is that? Even the obsessive baking of Everything But The Kitchen Sink Cookies came later on. At that point, I…
The Let’s Pretend Restaurant: A Kid’s Favorite.
Your kids will love this fun family activity, and you get to relax and be wined and dined, for once. This fun Chanukah evening activity is one of the best memories of my childhood. You might have “played this game” yourself, as a child, especially if you grew up in an out of town community,…
The Art Of Roasting Chestnuts
Or better, the struggle. Back in 2012, I wrote a recipe in Ami on how to properly roast chestnuts. Or better, looking back, that was what I thought was the ONLY way one should eat a chestnut. I was still very new here and very European and very much homesick, especially for the roasted chestnuts…
My Favorite Things I Buy At Target
Yes, There are many. And they are all favorites. As you may know, this site was founded in August of 2016. One of my first posts on Between Carpools was entitled “5 things I picked up in Target (and how they totally changed my life forever. Seriously.)” Looking back at that post (sorry, no link,…
The Toothbrush That Really Makes Brushing Fun
Teeth brushing used to be a chore. Now, it’s an activity that my boys actually look forward to thanks to Brite Brush. And it doesn’t need to be connected to a phone or a iPad or ANYTHING! Brushing teeth and making it into a habit is not something that I would call easy. Most days…
The Olive Salad That Can Be Called A Dip
Don’t you love when that impulsive recipe becomes a keeper? My sisters hosted a shalosh seudos this summer, and while I recognized most of the dishes (maple side of salmon, Sushi Salad, Israeli salad… to name a few) there was this one salad that I never tasted before. And it was so so good. Different….
How To Write A Menu
Or, really, how to do it once and repeat it every year. “Writing the menu is the hardest part of preparing for Yom Tov,” I have heard this sentence, or a variation of it, so, so, many times. There is definitely some truth to this statement. Writing a menu, like all lists, gives us a…
Crock-Pot Chicken and Potatoes
Because, some days, you need to leave your house knowing that dinner will be waiting for you when you walk through that door. Coming home, after being out working all day, to a cooked dinner, sounds like the solution to all problems. Right? If we could just nail dinner, we would be fine. And true,…