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Boy-Friendly Ideas for Chol Hamoed
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Boys, and teenage boys especially, are notoriously hard to entertain when it’s family time. Last midwinter, we rounded up some great ideas for both out-of-the-house and at-home activities that older kids/tweens/teens might enjoy in this post (check it out!). We admitted then, that entertaining little kids is relatively easy. It gets harder when the kids
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Do You Wash Tons of Dishes Over Pesach? This May Help
Protect your hands and get the dishes really sudsy by using bristled gloves. Because many of us don’t use our dishwashers over Pesach, besides for the fact that there’s a lot of cooking crammed into a short period of time, the dishwashing chore is definitely intensified over Pesach. Last Pesach, this bar mat was a
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Updated! Forget Folding Chairs. Bring Out These Stackable Chairs When You Have Guests.
Don’t like the look of folding chairs? You can get some sleek stackable chairs to use instead when entertaining. Editor’s Note: Since this post was first featured three years ago, we received a lot of personal feedback from people who have been enjoying having pretty, stackable chairs to use when hosting guests. Now, with the
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Classic Gingersnap Cookies
If your family loves gingerbread, this is going to be a favorite. Gingersnaps (ginger snaps, ginger cookies, ginger biscuits – whatever you like to call them) have been one of our favorites for ever and ever and ever. There’s actually an internal family debate on which version that I make is the best. One son
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Halloumi Eggplant Salad
You can make this a salad or make it a complete meal – halloumi is just so good, it’s ready to be the star. Halloumi is so good 😉 Just so good. And it’s so much more versatile than any other cheese because you don’t have to worry about it melting. But it’s still amazing
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Beyond Keurig: How to Get Great Coffee at Home
If you’re so over Keurig and want better, fresher coffee at home, here are your options. This post began brewing in my mind sometime last summer when the coffee machine, a Senseo, that I had been using for almost 20(!) years finally died. For a while I had been anticipating this, and had already begun
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How to Make an Avocado Board (Perfect for Shalosh Seudos)
It’s easier than you think to create this gorgeous avocado platter to bring to the table. Serve it for Seudah Shelishit! A couple of years ago, I shared with you the backstory of this Avocado Toast Bar. There was one Shabbat when I was inspired to make Seudah Shelishit something enjoyable and beautiful–there should be
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How to Collect and Organize Mini Erasers
Even mom will fall in love with this collection because it’s just so cute! This is one collection that even mom will be excited about. There’s something about cute mini things that’s just irresistible. I approve of this one way more than other Recess Trends they’ve been into over the years. (Other than Rubik’s Cubes
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Can I Even Order Anything? The 2023 Updated “What’s Kosher at Starbucks” List
A lot has changed in the past few years. If you find yourself in need of quick information of what’s kosher and what’s not at Starbucks, see the CRC’s list here. While this is in no way an endorsement or encouragement, the fact of the matter is that people need to know what’s permissible or
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Hearty and Comforting Chunky Butternut Tomato Soup
There’s no blending and minimal chopping in this soup that both warms and fills you up. This is exactly the chunky hearty soup that you want to make on a chilly day. It checks the boxes for me and is totally suitable as a meal too. And–it rewarms well too. You might just need to
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