Back when we started BCP, we wrote our 8 favorite things to buy in Costco. By now we’ve tested many more items and have a longer list of Costco faves. While some of us prefer to use instacart to do our Costco shopping, we went down every aisle of the store to get pictures for you and to make…
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Mazel Tov! The Week-by-Week Guide for Planning a Wedding
Don’t know what to start or what to do when? This week-by-week schedule will make the wedding planning a bit easier. My 15 year old daughter (my oldest!) read this article and I think she may finally trust me to marry her off when the right time comes. See, while I haven’t married off my…
Baking: This Week’s Main Activity. In Some (Most?) Homes.
Sometimes, when life slows down (like in the 9 days), baking is the perfect medicine. Baking is something we all tend to do these days, whether to pass time, to fill up that freezer, because it’s hot out and we want to stay away from the sun, or, because we need something yummy for breaking…
The Most Essential Tips for an Easy Fast and a Healthy Break-the-Fast
What you eat before and after can really affect how you feel. Here are the secrets 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…
12 Dishes You’ll Want to Enjoy for Your Break-the-Fast Meal
Dreaming of food but can’t think straight enough to make a menu and start cooking for break-the-fast? We’ve made it easy. What’s one of the items on your to-do list during a fast day? Is one of them whipping up some comfort foods for after the fast? Here are a couple of suggestions to cook…