Victoria Dwek
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Corned Beef Pizza
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How do you feed 25 people with one piece of meat? It’s easy to find something to do with leftover slow-cooked meat–it simply gets pulled. This week’s roast or ribs equals next week’s tacos. This recipe came about to fill 2 needs. 1) I needed to figure out something that could be made with leftover…
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Ice Cream Treat Logs
Forget the fancy desserts. Kids and adults will want a slice of Ice Cream Treat Logs. Plus: See the 9×13 technique for Rice Krispie treats. If you have a copy of Kids Cooking Made Easy or Best of Kosher, turn to the dessert section and you’ll see the tempting photos of the Rice Krispie Ice…
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Salmon Arayes
There’s a bunch of reasons why I love this dish. Ok, we’re ready. Let’s make these Salmon Arayes now. Combine all the ingredients, from the little itty bitty salmon cubes down through the spices. Stuff them into pitas. If you find these medium-sized pitas (mini but not super mini) great. Otherwise you can cut your…
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Guacamole with Tri-Color Chips
It’s that simple, fresh thing that everyone loves. Sometimes, we rack our brains to think of something new and interesting to serve over Yom Tov. But you know what? Sometimes you don’t even need to think so hard. Sometimes, it’s the things that are the simplest–the ones that are so obvious you don’t even think…
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Silan Sweet Potato Fry Salad
A Tahini Dressing is the perfect match for these silan-roasted sweet potatoes. One day, Esti posted on our “BCP New Content” chat that she had made sweet potato fries that were particularly good. “Didn’t measure. French fry blade. Oil, teriyaki, silan, salt, garlic powder, sesame seeds. 425F for about 25 min. Yum!! Gonna put it…
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Make Your Own Charcuterie/Meat Board (+ Freezer Friendly)
It’s such a satisfying way to start a Yom Tov meal. And you don’t need to spend a lot! Plus, everything can be done ahead. Thanks for Between Carpools, I’ve already served many of these. All of you have access to all of these recipes just like I do. Now, we’re just going to go…
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Why This is the Best Urn I’ve Ever Used
I’m happy to recommend this one over and over again. I remember when my last urn broke. I wasn’t jumping in to commit to a new one until I found one that had the features that I wanted. I looked at what other people used. I asked questions about what they liked and didn’t like. …
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Our Top 18 Freezer-Friendly Dishes We Make for Yom Tov
They’re the Yom Tov dishes we make the most often. And they all can be made and frozen right now. Now that the kids are off, we are ready to make our Yom Tov menus. And while there’s plenty of work to catch up on, at least there’s a good shot that we can actually…
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Updated! How to Be a Good Carpooler
Some people dread carpool. And with good reason. It’s not just the traffic. I have lots and lots of experience carpooling. At one point in my life a couple of years ago, I was part of six different carpools (!). When I wrote the first version of this post in 2017, though, most of my…
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Perfect Activities for Your Long Car Rides
When we were kids, we would look out the windows and learn from the world around us. Do you remember playing car bingo as a kid? Well, those bingo games are still available (yes, even the vintage versions) and still so much fun. There are loads of activities that could help keep kids busy (and…
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