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Everyone loves corned beef, and if you’re looking for a new way to top yours off, we’ve rounded up the most popular versions, including both our personal and reader favorites. Almost everyone prepares corned beef nowadays. With most butchers pickling their own meat, corned beef has become a can’t-miss family favorite option, most often paired with a sweet sauce....

Want to create autumn on a plate? It’s never been easier! My sister was looking for a seasonal way to serve gnocchi and came up with this perfect combination. And the best part is that it takes under 10 minutes to prepare, beginning to end! Print Gnocchi with Butternut Squash Chestnut Sauce ...

A few simple tricks to creating a beautiful ambiance in your Sukkah. By Chaya Bromberg Credit: Pinterst Love the rustic ambiance of greenery focal point, but don’t know how it’s even possible to get this on your schach?   Here’s how I do it. Start by running a piece of chicken wire as a base along one side of your sukkah. That’s the...

What you eat before and after a fast can really affect how you feel. Here’s the secrets.   By Faigy Fink   FOR BEFORE THE FAST: Drinks lots and lots of water, as much as possible (2-3 days before the fast) even if you feel you’re about to float off, it’s worth it by the time the fast is well underway. Tap off...

You know you should know how to prepare it, but, really, a recipe would help “Really, what's the big deal? I don't need to ask my MIL how to cook it.” That's what you told yourself last time you cooked some good old gefilta and then, your husband covered it with so much tehina and chrein you just couldn't ignore it...

Sorry doesn’t help if a person mutters it quickly and walks away. There’s better ways to make one person feel better and the other regre   By Shiffy Friedman   Yom Kippur is the one majestic day of the year on which we’re absolved of all our sins. But, the Torah cautions that only one who sought and received forgiveness from those he’d...

Have menu planning quandaries for this Yom Tov? Want your questions answered? Join us tonight as Renee, Leah, Esti, and Victoria answers your questions right here on Between Carpools. Tomorrow night Renee Muller, Leah Schapira, Victoria Dwek, and Esti Waldman will be on deck, ready to assist you with any Yom Tov menu planning questions you may have. We know...

No time to bake from scratch, but still want to call a challah your own? Change up your own challah or store-bought challah dough with these three toppings.   Anyone can tell you that the quickest, easiest hack for Shabbos challah is to buy it freshly baked from the bakery. That wouldn't be much of a post. So I’ll tell you...

Don’t be confused or stay in the dark. Check the list and know what’s kosher and not kosher at Starbucks.   I know that there’s been a lot of confusion lately about the status of Starbucks drinks. I’ve written a lot about this in the past (you can find a roundup of all articles and relevant info on this post)....

What does Hashem want us to ask for as we start the new year?   When we think of the many things we want for ourselves and our loved ones this coming year, the prayer checklist can become ridiculously long. Besides, our Sages teach that the theme of Rosh Hashanah is not about making personal requests, but rather to proclaim Hashem’s...