You don’t need a mixer…you’ll even save yourself lots of chopping time. Let the food processor do these 3 jobs. The first few years I made Pesach I didn’t yet own a stand mixer (this year is actually the first time a mixer is included among my Pesach equipment!). All those years, I made lots…
How to Take Apart and Clean Almost Anything
Learn how to get into those spots where the most crumbs reside with easy how-to videos to clean almost anything. “Dust is not Chometz and Children aren’t the Korban Pesach”. Did you know that there are thousands of videos and instruction pages online that show you how to take apart appliances, clean ovens, reassemble those…
In the Age of Everything Wireless, Are You Drowning in Wires?
What to toss? And what to keep? Manage those wires, chargers, and cords and always find the ones you need. So you have lots of little wires/ chargers and cords hanging around and you have no idea how to control them? Here are a couple of quick ideas: • First toss the ones you know…
Candied Beef Bacon Orzo
Want to wake up your side dish? I have the answer. You might be pulling out your best cut of meat for the seudah, but let’s be frank (if you really want to be frank, though, you can serve these as an appetizer): your side dishes are wanting. Appetizers and mains (and dessert) usually grab…
Can I Freeze Potato Kugel?
3 ways to reheat potato kugel so no one knows you froze it. Yes, you can freeze potato kugel. Don’t want to be busy peeling, shredded, and baking on Friday morning? Here’s how you can freeze potato kugel and prep it in advance with no one the wiser. Option 1: Remove from the freezer the night…
The 5-Minute Franks in Blanks That Will Get Kids to Actually Sit Down
Erev Shabbos, Purim, or anytime…these pull apart hot dogs are a keeper I mean really…puff pastry? Hot dogs? It’s guaranteed to taste good…but did you think that this combo could actually be pretty? Call this an appetizer, hors d’oeuvres, or even just a pre-Shabbos snack. With probably less than 5 minutes of effort, these pull…
3 Cheesy Things You Can Create Using Challah Dough
Challah dough is rising but you don’t want to cook dinner? Make these easy cheesy challah dough dishes. While most batches of challah dough involve 5 (or even 6) pound of flour, many families don’t need that many challahs each week. You can use your challah dough to make lots of different dishes…including dairy ones…
How to Make Pepper Steak Like the Caterer
Serving a crowd buffet-style? This pepper steak dish is intended to be prepped ahead and rewarmed…perfect for your seudah menu. People often ask where recipes come from, and honestly, every recipe has a different story. The day I received this recipe, Victoria and I had gone to interview Margie (then Schrek, now Gross), who was…
4 Ways to Make Hamantaschen (and None Involve Making or Rolling Dough)
Not up to rolling out a dough and baking hamantaschen? Get in the Purim spirit with these four easy and tasty ways to enjoy the three-cornered pastry. Hamantaschen are meant to be symbolic; no one said they need to involve a from-scratch cookie dough, a rolling pin, and a mess in the kitchen. Here are…
How to Get Your Child to Organize THEIR OWN Briefcase or Looseleaf with the SPACE system
Is your child’s backpack filled with old homework and tests, with everything anywhere but the right folder? Try SPACE I’m really good at organizing my children’s briefcases. Toss the garbage, place the papers in the correct folder…but really, that’s not my job. I’d be doing a better job if I teach them how to be…
