Want to wake up your side dish? I have the answer. You might be pulling out your best cut of meat for the seudah, but let’s be frank (if you really want to be frank, though, you can serve these as an appetizer): your side dishes are wanting. Appetizers and mains (and dessert) usually grab…
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Spread the Joy with This Great Pre-Purim Activity. Free Coloring Pages Download!
These Purim Coloring Pages will keep the kids busy while spreading the spirit! We’re sure you can use help in that department over the next few days. And what’s more enjoyable for kids of all ages than coloring? These Purim coloring pages are suitable for all ages, from young children (it’s ok if they go…
You’re Making This for Shabbos. Or Your Seudah. Wanna Bet? (Hint: You’ll need challah dough)
Yep. If you’re making challah, I bet you’re going to make this garlic challah too. Were we right? Warning: this pretty garlic challah may upstage all the fancier dishes you’re planning to serve. Start by rolling your challah into a rectangle. Brush with parsley/garlic mixture. Roll up, jelly-roll style. Cut slits in the roll. Cut…
Can I Freeze Potato Kugel?
3 ways to reheat potato kugel so no one knows you froze it. Yes, you can freeze potato kugel. Don’t want to be busy peeling, shredded, and baking on Friday morning? Here’s how you can freeze potato kugel and prep it in advance with no one the wiser. Option 1: Remove from the freezer the night…
Set the Coolest Purim Seudah Table (and you don’t need to buy a thing)
Everything you need to recreate this Purim table is already in your home (because we know you don’t have a moment to spare this week). We know you are busy. Between the mishloach manos that need to be put together, the Purim costumes that definitely do not happen by themselves, food prep and carpools (yep,…
Purim Gift Tags! Download Yours Now and Your Mishloach Manos is Set!
These Purim gift tags look like they were custom created just for you! Do you scramble to each year to create the gift tags that will accompany your mishloach manos? Now you can download these custom monogrammed gift tags with your initial. Choose your letter and you’ll receive a printable PDF including 8 assorted 3-inch…
The 5-Minute Franks in Blanks That Will Get Kids to Actually Sit Down
Erev Shabbos, Purim, or anytime…these pull apart hot dogs are a keeper I mean really…puff pastry? Hot dogs? It’s guaranteed to taste good…but did you think that this combo could actually be pretty? Call this an appetizer, hors d’oeuvres, or even just a pre-Shabbos snack. With probably less than 5 minutes of effort, these pull…
No Time to Patchke, Yet Still Want to Give a Nice Mishloach Manos? We Have Your Back.
1-2-3 and these mishloach manos are….done! Here are a few mishloach manos ideas that will help you out: I found these inexpensive yet very pretty boxes at the B&B Party Goods store. Anything looks good in them. Literally. See for yourself: They also look great stacked, as you see here: As you see, I didn’t…
Ready to Start Shopping for Clothing? Keep Track of What You Have and What You Need with This Chart.
Because it’s lots of fun to make sure every girls’ outfit has a matching bow. It’s not as much fun to buy boys’ socks. But they all must be done anyway. One outfit down, and less than six weeks to go until Yom Tov. I better get moving. It was much easier when it was…
From Simply to Simply Chic: More Mishloach Manos Inspiration
Still need some mishloach manos inspiration? Whether you want to go simple and neat or make it a wow, we’ve compiled these ideas that are easy to create (and only one requires baking). Keep It Neat The packages above prove you don’t need to spend much at all to have a classy looking package. Most…
