Having dressings ready and accessible in the fridge makes it so much easier to enjoy salad or veggies anytime. How do you encourage your family (and yourself) to eat more salads and vegetables? Simply by by making it accessible. At the beginning of the week, prepare a few salad dressings. Pour them into squeeze bottles….
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Are you (or your Teen) Interested in Calligraphy? Here’s How to Get Started
My favorite calligraphy instructional videos, practice worksheets, the best pens and more are all right here. It takes some skill and practice, but calligraphy is an art that’s fulfilling and very useful. And, what’s best, you can teach it to yourself! These resources were all useful to me and they should help you get going….
Tired of the Usual Roasted Veggies? You’ll Love Roasted Celery Root
It’s usually passed over, but celery root deserves to star in a dish of its own. Why not? It’s low-cal, easy to prep, and totally tasty. With winter approaching, the seasonal spotlight is on root vegetables. A root vegetable that’s underrated and hardly recognized is celeriac, more commonly known as celery root. The celery that…
You Don’t Need to Spend Hundreds to Have a Comfy Bed for Your Kids (or Yourself)
Looking to buy a bed and frame but don’t want to spend a lot? Here’s where to get the best deal. UPDATED IN 2023 Here’s two little bed secrets that could save you lots of money. Did you know that memory foam mattresses are really comfortable? And really affordable? A few years back, I was…
The Must-Read Guide for The New or Soon-to-Be Mom
I’ve gathered lots of new mom tips over the years, and it’s time to pass them along. Birth order is an amazing thing. I consider myself blessed to be the youngest. Growing up around my supportive married siblings, my matured, softened parents, the adoration of nieces and nephews…it’s molded me to be…well, me. Every youngest…
What to Do When Your Baby’s Diaper Rash Won’t Go Away
Some rashes are more stubborn than the most powerful diaper rash cream. This is what works. For most babies, Balmex and Desitin really does the job and quickly clears up the standard rash. Sometimes, though, diaper rash is more stubborn. These persistent types of rashes might appear when your baby is teething, or if there’s…
The Most Convenient Way to Pack Lunches & Snacks
Pack lunches up for your kids to take to school, or pack ’em up for yourself. Are you always on top of your kids or husband to bring back those containers you use to pack their snacks and lunches…then rushing to wash them so they’ll be ready for the next day? If you don’t find…
13 Things You Didn’t Know About Challah
Thing you know everything there is to know about challah? These tips and facts may inspire your next batch. Bakers barely knead the dough. They leave it alone and the dough comes together on its own. It’s called “autolyse.” They only ‘finish it off’ with a bit of kneading. After your challah dough just comes…
The Perfect Easy-Yet-Elegant Fish Appetizer
Dill Salmon is everyone’s favorite. Or it will be. This dill salmon appetizer is so easy, you can add it to your Shabbos menu without a thought. Let it help you make an easy Shabbos this week (isn’t that what you need after Yom Tov?) or serve it to your special Shabbos guests next week….
What I Find in the Aisles at BJs
BJs might not get a lot of attention next to its fancier sibling, Costco. But it’s good for me and here’s why. I often need to defend my preference of shopping in BJs over Costco. So many people are so ga-ga over Costco that that can’t even see straight as they float through the aisles….
