With seminary days long gone, a mother today can still find Yom Tov inspiration. Picture a young girl, all of 16 years of age, waking up at 5:30 am to walk to a shul that is 1 hour away. Uphill, I might add. No, this wasn’t the only shul available. This particular girl decided to…
The Sukkah Decorations You DO Have Time to Create
Bring the outdoors in with this easy-to-create Sukkah decor. Seriously now, who has time for homemade Sukkah decorations? You do. These Sukkah decorations are so easy to put together yourself. Really. I know how busy you are this Yom Tov season, because, so am I. We are all scrambling to get our freezers stocked, our…
Exclusive Download! Renee’s Personal Yom Tov Menu
Is deciding what to cook harder than the actual cooking? I’m sharing my menu to help make planning yours a little easier. Why in the world is writing a Yom Tov menu so hard? It’s harder than the part where we make a shopping list, shop, return to the grocery three times, start peeling, slicing,…
Your Favorite Cookbook Author’s Favorite Recipes- Renee Muller
We asked Renee Muller what her family loves and what her fans love…and discovered one more little culinary secret. BCP: What is your family’s favorite recipe from Our Table? Renee: Oh wow. That’s like asking me to pick one of my children. Seriously? Well, if I really have to do this, then I’d say among…
How to Get Your Friend to Make You Lunch
Moms will often pack a healthy lunch for everyone else but forget about themselves. Here’s the solution. Hey. Did you prepare lunch? No, I am not talking about the PB sandwich on rye with all the crusts cut off…or the washed grapes you halved so meticulously so that they shouldn’t be a choking hazard. Definitely…
Video: “No Crust, Mommy!!”
How to remove crust from bread in seconds There’s a $10 gadget that I actually use daily I really hate cluttering my kitchen with gadgets. Really, who needs more than a cutting board, a good knife, and an apron? I look at the gadget magazines that come in the mail from time to time and…
How to Stock Your Guest Room and Be the Best Host
All the things your guests would want but may be too shy to ask for. Nothing teaches you more about being a good host and how to stock your guest room than being a guest yourself. One Shabbos last winter, my family stayed in a beautiful basement that belonged to complete strangers. We had been…
5 Things I Always Have in My Freezer
Because life’s just smoother when dinner is as easy as preheating an oven. The saddest sight, for me, is an empty freezer. I rely on my freezer. It’s always there, bailing me out when I need it most. True, there’s the constant restocking to think of, but that becomes sort of a habit. Here are…
My Daughter Is in Camp. Why Am I the One That’s Homesick?
A mother’s thoughts on sending a child to sleepaway camp for the first time I prayed she wouldn’t be homesick. I spoke to her about it, constantly. I told her to enjoy every minute, not waste her time thinking of home. I was ready for that quiet are-you-there phone call, with the soft sniffling on…