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What to Serve to Start the Fast on Shabbos
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It’s a tricky meal. It’s shalosh seudos time-when we’re typically serving lighter foods. But it’s also the last meal before the fast. We asked our readers for ideas: what are you serving to start the fast on Shabbos? Besides for ideas, people also sent us some tips, like: It’s not good to have protein before…
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Books to Read During the Nine Days
While we may not feel the churban in our everyday lives, reading about some of the tragedies of the Jewish Nation can help put perspective on the Nine Days. We go through the motions: no music, no meat, no swimming… but do we stop and think about what these days mean? Do we begin to…
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One Hack for Keeping Animals Out of the Garbage & Landscaping
Just a sprinkle of cayenne pepper is known to keep the critters away. While extra hot cayenne pepper might be intended for those who like their food extra spicy (still, even if you like spice, you won’t need this quantity unless you’re operating a restaurant with a spicy menu!), it has another use that might…
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10 Things To Do This Summer So You Feel Like You Had a Summer
It’s time to create that summer bucket list of things you plan on doing for yourself. As mothers, we’re always thinking about creating memories for our kids, especially in the summertime. Let’s go see the fireworks. Let’s have a beach day. Let’s go for ices and run in the sprinklers. Let’s learn to ride a…
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Which Are The Best Baby Monitors?
This popular question finally has an answer – based on our readers’ input! One of the most frequent questions in our inbox is which baby monitor we recommend. So we decided to crowd-source and ask all of you – what do you use and do you love it? The top four recommended monitors are listed…
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Want to Know What’s New at Between Carpools?
We’re always working on making Between Carpools a better experience for you. Here’s what’s new, what’s coming, and more behind the scenes on what we’re working on. There’s lots of things going on at Between Carpools right now, and we wanted to keep you in the loop on what we’ve been working on! The App…
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The Basic Sewing Kit Every Household Needs
You only need a few items to be prepared for the most common mending needs. Unless you are someone who actually sews, you don’t need much in your sewing kit. Pre-assembled sewing kits come with threads in an array of colors that we’ll never ever use–and those just add clutter. We put together our recommendations…
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How to Teach Your Kids About Personal Privacy
One BCP Reader stepped up to encourage more parents to have the tools they need. Use code BCPTALK for 25% off AND free shipping. She’s not the author, she’s not the publisher, she was just a reader who saw how important a book could be and tried to find a way to spread the word.…
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What to Buy at Walmart
Walmart isn’t an easy store to navigate. But there’s some great buys. And you can depend on the low prices. These are the items that make it worth the trip (or the online order!) While Target is that Mommy errand that is something fun and almost chic (Read about our favorite Target finds here), Walmart…
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Going Up to the Country for the First Time? 12 Tips
Going upstate to the bungalow for the first time? Our readers shared some of their best advice. One of the most popular questions we get in the weeks leading up to the summer every year is: Do you have advice for someone going to the country for the first time? I don’t know where to…
Filed under: USA DestinationsTagged with: summer
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