This Green Bean Salad is exactly what you want to eat this summer. One morning last Shavuos, I found myself with a package of trimmed green beans and no red onions. I really meant to prepare the Green Bean Salad from Dinner Done (page 258 if you are curious). It was even on my menu,…
Do You Struggle With Arranging Flowers? This Vase Can Help.
These vases are both gorgeous and inexpensive, and they make it easy to arrange flowers! This past summer, specifically erev Rosh Hashanah, so yes, more like the end of summer, as I was arranging my flowers for Yom Tov, I came to a realization: I own a crazy amount of vases that I accumulated over…
Overnight Potato Kugel: So Delicious, and Now Presentable Too!
Because we finally figured out how to serve it without it looking like a sloppy mess. Did you ever wonder how to serve an overnight potato kugel without losing your Hungarian balebusta reputation? Ok fine, let’s not exaggerate. But also, these things really matter to me. I will not cook or serve something that isn’t…
Sliced Tongue in Tomato Sauce
If you like tongue, you will love this upgraded version of an old traditional dish. There is one sister that I try to visit on Yom Tov–but I also try to plan my visit for the day that she serves this amazing tongue so that I can take some leftovers home. You see, my bunch…
Mini Fruit Pops
These Mini Fruit Pops are the best, most refreshing way to end a Yom Tov meal. Yom Tov meals are festive, joyous and at times… heavy. After an appetizer of these amazing pulled beef egg rolls, a soup and a main like this standing rib roast (I prepare it for Pesach the same way but…
Small Things That Elevate Your Yom Tov Table
Often, it’s one new item that makes it exciting to set your table again. I love setting up a beautiful table, but I also get bored fast of the items that I own and of always having the same look. Sometimes you want something new and different, while at the same time you don’t want…
9×13 Life: The Cookie Crust Cheesecake for Pesach
This 9×13 cheesecake is perfect for breakfast and kosher for Pesach! Prep it in a bowl with just a whisk. Last Pesach, I had an epiphany. I would kasher my milchig oven and bake cheesecake. Why hadn’t I thought about it before? Cheesecake tastes the same year round. The ingredients are the same. Right? Well,…
The Best Meat Pizza with Pastrami and Facon
What could be better? Not much. Yes, we know. There is a meat pizza recipe in Dinner Done, but, full disclosure, this one is better. What can we say, some recipes showed up after Dinner Done went to print, you know? So, why is this one so much better? Honestly, we are not quite sure…
How to Make Chocolate Magic Shell
I upgraded my Original Hot Fudge and now make a new version with a nuttier, healthier twist. Back in 2019 we wrote a series of posts on freezing. We each wrote what we like to keep in our freezer (or at least, try!) and looking back, these posts are still very relevant. Esti taught me…
The Perfect Brownie. Or Chocolate Cake Square.
How to glaze brownies or chocolate cake to perfection. Because, it’s all about the glaze. Every recipe has a story, right? Well, it turns out, so does every hack. And here it is. I once invited my sister over for Shabbos. I told her to take the week off and not bring a thing which,…
