We’re finally going places again! If you or anyone in your household leaves the house really early, it can be hard to send them off with a wholesome meal or snack. These ideas make it easy. There’s no need to turn to junk! These healthy and filling breakfasts are easy to prep and can be…
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To-Go Lunch and Snack Ideas
Need to pack lunches for work and don’t know where to start? These wholesome lunch and snack ideas are enjoyable, filling, and feel-good. Snack Veggies & Pretzels with Chummus & Olive Spread This is an easy snack idea that anyone in the family would love having around when they need a midday pick-me-up. You can…
Company’s Coming! We Have Some Summer Garden Party Inspo.
When you go for a rustic look for an outdoor party, the props are inexpensive and the final look is so perfect and natural. Here’s how this recent summer garden party breakfast, held outdoors, was pulled together. For the florals, I just picked up five bundles of different types of inexpensive flowers from a local…
Easiest Fruit Pie That Will Be In Your Oven In 5 Minutes
All you need is some kitchen staples, fresh (or frozen ) fruit, and a fork. There is this amazing pie that gets baked by my sister and gets eaten by her family every single Friday. I make it my business to stop by and have a slice because it’s just that good. Well, when I…
We’ve Been Slicing Our Butter and Margarine All Wrong
Do you always cut off a couple of tablespoons, leaving the rest of the bar of butter or margarine exposed? There’s a better way. It’s so simple, you’re going to now wonder why you haven’t been doing this all along. Slice your bar as you usually would, but this time, don’t go all the way…
Do You Remember Those Thin Israeli-Style Pancakes You Love?
Well, we might not be able to travel to enjoy them now. But we’ve brought those thin crepe-like pancakes home. A couple of days ago, we told you about our visit to Etty Effinger’s home in this post, where she showed us how she makes a few of her specialties. This is one of those…
This is the New Fruity Drink Your Guests Will Love
It’s refreshing, it’s different, and it’s made from all fresh fruit and veggies and nothing else. This Fruit Punch from the restaurant Kalamata is a winner. It was towards the end of our meal at Kalamata, a kosher dairy restaurant in Jackson, NJ (just across the border from Lakewood), when a waiter walked by…
It’s the Perfect Time to Try a Tofu Stir-Fry
We visited and cooked with a long time friend. For a few years, I’ve been admiring my friend Etty Effinger from afar. It’s been 20 years since we went to seminary together but I still learn from her, even though she’s raising her family of nine children far away in Bnei Brak. Etty is one…
Basics: How To Make Candied Facon
Candied Facon is so good, we cannot guarantee any of it will make it to the table. Facon has become quite a staple in our home. I like to serve it over a sizzling burger, Shabbos day meal as part of a charcuterie board, or sometimes as part as an appetizer that needed some extra…
Shabbos Lunch or Shalosh Seudos? This Tomato Olive Salad Is Great Pareve or Dairy
The tomatoes you planted are growing like crazy and you need some fresh ways to serve them. We’ve got a super-easy salad you’re going to love! This salad is a favorite in my house, but it really shines in summer when the tomatoes are full of flavor. And it’s super easy to throw together for…