With darker days and the start of sweater weather, now is the time to start serving soups. A while back we shared what we each have try to have in our freezers, we all agreed that soups are that must-have freezer item. You can cook a large pot of soup, divide and freeze for another…
Don’t Want to Serve Plain Rice? This Rice Is Fitting for Yom Tov.
Upgrade your side dish this Yom Tov with Roasted Vegetables Rice. Side dishes. It’s the one dish that comes as an afterthought for most. And while you can totally serve plain rice, there is always something about serving things a bit upgraded for Yom Tov. This one even reheats nicely! And you can even make…
Your Teenagers Will Love This Notebook Hack
All notebooks look the same from the top. This hack makes it easier to kids to find what they need, fast. When we started BCP, for one moment we thought, “What would happen if we run out of hacks and tips?” So far, that hasn’t happened. What has happened, rather, is that our kids have…
Do You Need to Sharpen Your Knives? Forget the Steel. This is the Easiest Way.
Have you been working with dull knives? Now you need no skill or know-how at all to get ‘em sharp again. If you use a better knife, then you might agree with me. Sharpening them is annoying. I tried using a sharpening steel, but it never really worked for me. I don’t know how to…
This Hack Makes It So Much Easier to Pour Oil
Do you always pour too much oil when you want just a little bit? There are some hacks that seem so minor but they make your life so much easier. Like this tomato paste hack. Never again do you have to scrape out tomato paste from the can. You know that feeling when you grab…
Grilled Onions are a Must-Add to Your BBQ
Are you grilling today? Add onions and eggplants to the grill first. Once you master grilling hot dogs, chicken and burgers, you are ready to up your BBQ game. All you need to know are a couple of tricks and hacks to go from simply grilling the basics to being able to put out a…
Have Your Eggs Been Harder to Peel Lately?
Sometimes, hard-boiled eggs peel like a breeze, and sometimes it’s almost impossible. Every once in a while you boil some eggs that stubbornly refuse to peel. We wrote a post a while back on the best way to boil an egg (see this post) and in the last paragraph we mentioned – “And the cold…
Have a Hot Sauce Fan at Home? Make Hot & Spicy Onion Rings
It’s two ingredients; simple as that! I have some kids who are completely obsessed with hot sauce, hot popper chicken, hot sauce potato chips…add hot sauce to any dish and they eat it. Since they love it so much, I came up with this quick 2 ingredient recipe for them that they polish off in…
Your New Favorite (Gorgeous) Salad is Here: Green Salad with Citrus Dressing.
Make the dressing for this Green Salad in advance, and the rest pulls together in minutes (no major chopping). I have to say, it’s great to have team members like Esti and Renee style and shoot recipes for me. It makes my life so much easier. I gave them this green salad recipe we love,…
Confetti Orzo. Because We Need Make Ahead Sides That Can Be Frozen Too!
There are lots of delicious things in the world. But we really need things that are both practical and delicious, dishes that can be made ahead, and still taste like they were made fresh. Like this Confetti Orzo. This recipe I originally published in Fresh and Easy Kosher Cooking. It’s a great side dish that…