Kids home for too many days on end? Make those summer vacation days enjoyable for both of you and maintain a great attitude. Sometimes, a parent’s feeling towards summer vacation can be the opposite of their child’s. If your child thinks, “I never want it to end!,” a parent could think, “When will it end?……
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Make the Easiest Tastiest Falafel Plate for Dinner
You don’t even need to cook a thing! Make a big Israeli-style falafel plate with all the fixings for dinner and serve with hot, fresh pita. There’s a Pita Hut in North Miami Beach that has a falafel plate like this on the menu. It’s one big dish with techina, chummus, Turkish salad, eggplant salad,…
New Baby? Make Sure Your Baby is Safe with This Nanny Checklist.
If you’re considering hiring a baby nurse/nanny to help care for your newborn, be vigilant and make sure you and your agency have taken care of these essential responsibilities. I called the owner of a reputable nanny agency to learn: What should we expect from a referring agency? And what is our responsibility to do?…
6 Ways to Get Rid of Bugs This Summer
From minimizing them outdoors to ridding them from indoors, there’s lots you can do to keep those bugs from invading your space in the summer. After a lengthy conversation with all my neighbors about dealing with bugs during the summer months, I knew a post was in order. I grew up in a super clean…
This Shawarma Sheet Pan Chicken is Going on Your Dinner Rotation
This shawarma sheet pan chicken dinner is a simple, tasty family favorite. In the past I’ve stated that I’m not a huge fan of sheet pan dinners. My main complaint is that it doesn’t work well for a large family. If you need to make 5-6 sheet pans to feed your family and it takes…
Grab and Go Snack Solution. Because, Come Summer, the Average Child Eats 9 Snacks a Day (I counted)
Do your kids turn over the kitchen searching for a snack, especially after a swim? Keep it orderly and healthy with this snack prep solution. Yay. So summer is here, full swing. Know what I love most about summer? Shopping for groceries again and again and again. (Insert generous dose of sarcasm here.) Also, cleaning…
Ew…It’s Stuck! How to Remove Gum from Clothing
There are few food stains that are as stubborn as chewing gum. Here’s how I got my daughter’s neon blue gum off my favorite skirt. After a recent trip to the pizza store, I gave my daughter a handful of quarters to buy gumballs for all the cousins. One of those neon blue gumballs came…
How to Make a Great Iced Coffee on Shabbos (or Anytime)
It’s so simple to make this iced coffee, you’ll be sipping it all summer long. I never really thought that my little simple method for making an easy iced coffee was a big deal. Then, one day, I hosted lots of people for a barbecue. And it was really hot. And one guest arrived, debating…
Get Your Kids to Pack Their Own Camp Bags (Free Download!)
Summer is here. School is out and camp is in. And with camp comes camp bags. Endless packing and unpacking (and washing) of swimwear, water bottles, etc. Want some help with this task? Enlist your kids. Even the littlest ones can use our picture packing list as a guide to get their bags packed every…
Forget Cereal, Eggs, or Even Yogurt. We’re Having Acai Bowls for Breakfast.
Acai bowls are a breakfast that’s worth waking up for. Blend, top, and enjoy! It all started when I spotted these kosher-certified Frozen Acai Packets at Wegmans. Then, Esti spotted a 12 pack (even better) at Costco. Breakfast was about to get really exciting. Acai bowls are really simple to make. They’re basically thick fruit…
