Leah Schapira
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Barely-Any-Ingredients Baby Back Ribs
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for those that use very little ingredients The simplicity of Pesach cooking always excites me. It feels really good to make food with little ingredients. Those who only use unprocessed ingredients always greatly appreciate when there’s a recipe that’s suitable for them. We get lots of feedback that Between Carpools has the largest recipe selection…
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My Top 16 Pesach Items to Freeze Right Now

Don’t know where to start? Want to get some great dishes into the freezer? You can’t go wrong with these freezer-friendly Pesach favorites. While most get all their Pesach cooking done after turning over the kitchen a week or so beforehand, those who are lucky enough to have Pesach kitchens (or Pesach closets!) can head…
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Basics: Pesach Duck Sauce
Once you have this basic in your fridge, there’s so many things you can do with it! This all-purpose condiment will save the day. Today, it’s hard to find a cooking ingredient that doesn’t have a kosher-for-Passover version. I sound old when I tell my children that when I was a kid, the only cookie…
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Crunchy Chicken Lettuce Wraps
They’re fun, crunchy, healthy, and super kid-friendly too. These Crunchy Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a win-win for dinner. With many of the recipes I write, I try to keep in mind the pickiest eater I know…that includes those who won’t eat vegetables or taste new ingredients. I also think about those who only stock basic…
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99+ Dinner Ideas!
I know. You cook every day. And yet, you still can’t think of a single thing to cook for dinner tonight. UPDATED FOR 2024. Three days in a row, I received phone calls from three different friends. “What are you making for supper?” they each asked. After the third phone call, I decided it was…
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The Perfect White Bowl, According to Us
We love these serving bowls so much, they deserve a post all on their own. When we first discovered these Dowan Pasta Bowls, we didn’t realize how popular they’d actually become. After all…it’s a bowl. But when we started using them, pulling them out mostly on a daily basis, we realized that they’re simply so…
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Fun Crunchy Sesame Cucumbers
Everyone will eat these up because they’re so good (and they must be healthy because, after all, they’re cucumbers, right?). But they’re totally not. Anyways, it’s Chanukah, when everything has a little oil. So, people come to your Chanukah party, and they’re on a diet so they don’t eat the donuts. Instead, they eat the…
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Create a Chocolate Coin Napkin Ring
It’s super simple, couldn’t be easier to recreate, and looks beautiful no matter what. Some of the best hacks and ideas have come from readers like you. Sometimes the brilliant things that you do are so simple–but it’s precisely that simplicity that makes it work for everyone! Sometimes, those simple but brilliant ideas come from…
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Kosher Kopykat: Mike’s Chicken

If you fry one thing that’s not donuts or latkes, it’s this fried chicken. A couple of years ago, I received a photo of a handwritten recipe and the sender called it, “Mike’s Chicken.” Many of you know that Mikes Chicken Crunchers is a fried chicken takeout located in Lakewood, NJ. And it’s known to…
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Sushi Cups
The absolute easiest way to serve sushi – and no one is tired of them yet. When I first featured this recipe years ago, sushi was a new thing. I remember serving it at an upsherin and it was so “new” and “cool.” But, guess what? Sushi’s popularity never went away. And these little Sushi…
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