Victoria Dwek
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Our Complete Guide to Pots. Part 2: Nonstick
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Our best-of-the-best pots guide continues as we cover nonstick cookware. Even though we recommend stainless steel for the majority of your cooking, many people like to choose a nonstick set for dairy/milchigs. This is because milky things tend to stick more to pots. Some people find them easier to clean, as there’s no scrubbing necessary.
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Pizza Dough Goes from Frozen to Ready to Roll in Two Minutes
Frozen pizza dough usually takes a couple of hours to thaw at room temperature. Or it takes two minutes in the microwave. There are some things in life that are so ‘duh’ that I wonder why it took me 17 years to figure out. But if I didn’t figure this out until now, then perhaps there’s
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We Call This ‘The Snack Dessert,” and It’s Super Cool
It’s super easy to prepare, looks great, and everyone loves. First of all, when making this dessert, you need tall thin miniware (I’ve used taller and thinner than this at other times, and it looks even cooler when there’s those very distinctive layers. This was the best I could find this time). All the ingredients
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Love Bobbi Brown Makeup? This Drugstore Copycat is Just As Good
Sometimes you get better when you spend more on makeup. And other times, it’s completely not necessary. I grew up in a home where there was a belief that designer makeup is better. My mother’s vanity was always full of little Chanel compacts. When it was time to stock up on my own, I opted
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The Complete Guide to Making Your First Guest List
Never collected the names and addresses of all your friends and family before? Here’s how to get started and get it all organized. If you are making a small event with “just family” or “just family and some close friends,” obviously you don’t need to go through all these steps of compiling a complete guest
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This Is How We Use Our Clothing Dots
Clothing Dots are banishing laundry confusion in closets and drawers all over. Free shipping worldwide, with no minimum order! Do your daughters’ shells all end up in the wrong drawers because they all look the same? What about your son’s tzitzis? And socks, oh my! Are your kids accustomed to searching through their siblings’ drawers
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Solid White? Chunk White? Chunk Light? What Kind of Tuna Should I Buy?
When I got married, I asked my mother this same question, “What kind of tuna should I buy?” And she answered, “Solid white packed in water.” It made sense. Solid white is always the most expensive, but I assumed that it’s the best. So, for 16 years, I bought solid white tuna. Sure, sometimes I
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How to Gear Up Your Son for Any Sport
Not sure just what he needs to get playing? Whether he’s a toddler or an older boy getting started, this info may be helpful. Nothing builds boys’ confidence like excelling in sports. That confidence spills over into other areas of life. And a kid doesn’t need to be the best on the team to reap
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This Diced Mozzarella Salad is *Perfect* for Summer Shalosh Seudos
Whether you want a salad or a sandwich, this is just the thing. Finally, in the summertime, seudah shelishit becomes a meal we’re actually ready for (vs. in the winter when it seems like it’s too close to lunch!). And even better: we can have dairy! Now, I never understood why people chose to prepare
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Make a Hearty Spaghetti and Meat Sauce in One Pot
Because mothers of meat eaters need an easy dinner solution too. The One Pot Pasta Rose and One Pot Fettuccine Alfredo from Dinner Done have been frequent go-to’s over the past year (we’ve been making these recipes for longer than you have because there was the creating and testing process!). But some families (and some
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