It’s a favorite all year, and now the Pesach adaptation of our Plum Pie is a winner. Plus! Mix it right in the pan. Like always, the best Pesach recipes are the adaptations that we make from our favorites all year round. So last year, when my cousin Lany told me that her sister Leah Gottlieb…
Cutting French Fries Is Suddenly Way Easier
Is your food processor always out when prepping for Pesach? Now you can use it to cut French fries! Chana Sarah Posen has shared great hacks with all of us in the past, including a 9×13 oven peanut chews (no-pot required) and a no-bake oreo pop that’s great for a simcha. When we saw her using a french…
How to Make Oven “Smoked” Brisket for Pesach
It might sound basic, but this cooking method yields a meat that everyone loves. One of my personal favorite recipes from Dinner Done Cookbook is the Smoked BBQ Brisket on page 130. I even created a Crockpot BBQ Brisket version (a version with BBQ sauce) here on BCP. Like I wrote in Dinner Done, in the…
How to Make Your Own Ginger Ale
In the spirit of Purim, we’re going to share a recipe post that’s not our typical. Our kids taught this to us and now, with all the extra soda in the house, you can share this hack with your own family and see how surprised they will be. It’s also a good way to get…
The Tried-and-True Beer-Braised BBQ Brisket
The best recipes are always the ones that came from a friend who got it from another friend. This brisket is one of those. When my friend E. told me how she makes her brisket, she couldn’t really tell me where it came from. It was one of those handwritten recipes in her notebook that…
Overnight Potato Kugel
No, this is not the same as your standard potato kugel. But overnight kugel is a classic and it’s easy to learn the technique. There are a few topics we talk about often on BCP. I take full responsibility for some of those. They include pizza, schnitzel and kugel…and they’re things our families simply never…
How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube
It’s fun, it uses their brain…Rubik’s cube is the trend that moms actually love. I’m the cool mom who can solve a Rubik’s Cube. Ok fine, I can almost solve it without looking and following instructions. I just keep forgetting the last bit by heart. But that is impressive enough for most of my kids…
Sticky Red French Fries (Doctor Up Your Frozen Fries!)
You love doctoring up those frozen French fries. Here is another version you’ll love. Back in 2017 I shared a recipe on BCP that I’ve been making for years. The secret for the best Frozen French Fries. It wasn’t a surprise that the recipe became our number one recipe on the entire Between Carpools and, for the past…
These Are Our Favorite Items from Trader Joe’s (Take 2!)
If there’s a Trader Joe’s near you, these are the items you’ll want to check out. Back in 2019 we asked a guest to write us a post about Trader Joes (see this post). We had written about the best items from Costco, BJs, Walmart, Target, and even Aldi and we knew that the love…
The No-Bean Chili All Your Kids Will Love
Perhaps your kids won’t eat ground beef? Now they will. This chili is an easy family-favorite dinner. For years, when I would hear of friends making meatballs, sloppy joes, or meatloaf for dinner, I would think to myself, “It’s such a shame no one in my family will eat ground beef.” The fact that no…
