Inexpensive closet hacks It’s easy to have your closets organized when they are custom designed like this: Now that’s a closet! But if you are like most people, whose closets consist of simple shelves and drawers, here are a few little things that you can add that make a big difference. Cupboard Shelves such as…
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Why I Will Never Drive a Minivan
People tell me it’s inevitable. I say not. Because I have a truck. No, I will never drive a minivan, and it’s not because I’m so tied to the need to feel like a young and hip mom. I just find my truck so much more practical. A) Who cares about sliding doors. I need…
Double Chocolate Mocha Muffins
Double Chocolate Mocha…Need We Say More? Why I love baking muffins: Now for one of my favorites…
Video: “No Crust, Mommy!!”
How to remove crust from bread in seconds There’s a $10 gadget that I actually use daily I really hate cluttering my kitchen with gadgets. Really, who needs more than a cutting board, a good knife, and an apron? I look at the gadget magazines that come in the mail from time to time and…
Don’t Start the School Year without Rabbanit Yemima Mizrahi’s Top 4 Essential Tips
Setting our children up for success and happiness may be easier than you think. Did you send your little – and big – ones off to school for the first time this week? Don’t start another day without Rabbanit Yemima Mizrahi’s wisdom: 1) Wrap them in Prayer – Every morning, before your children rush out…
Babka Buns That Should Be Baking in Your Oven Right Now
So you thought babka needs to be sliced? This babka is simply pull, pull, pulled… and then poof… it’s gone. When I was growing up, I took my mother’s cooking for granted. She has always liked experimenting with new recipes and unique ingredients. Looking back, I think she was a bit of a foodie before…
The answer to seamless bedtime
I love mornings. I love the energy and the rush to accomplish “X” number of things before the bus comes. I love the feeling of accomplishment after I dressed, fed, and packed up the kids for their day and sent them off. I love that feeling at the outset of the day, when I have…
How to Stock Your Guest Room and Be the Best Host
All the things your guests would want but may be too shy to ask for. Nothing teaches you more about being a good host and how to stock your guest room than being a guest yourself. One Shabbos last winter, my family stayed in a beautiful basement that belonged to complete strangers. We had been…
It’s 6 a.m. Do You Know if Your Son’s Tzitzis are Kosher?
It’s easier than you think to check and make sure your boys’ tzitzit are kosher! I never thought much about tzitzit. I’m a woman and I don’t wear them. I’ve worried how I wash them for my family; I bought them lovingly for my sons and it brought tears to my eyes to hear my…
6 Secrets of a Coffee Snob
Love coffee? Now love it even more. I’m not a coffee addict. I don’t need coffee. I don’t drink it at the same time every day. I don’t even have one every day. But when I do have coffee, I can only have good coffee. And by good coffee, I mean Nespresso. I’m a coffee…
