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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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,…
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…
3 Cheesy Things You Can Create Using Challah Dough
Challah dough is rising but you don’t want to cook dinner? Make these easy cheesy challah dough dishes. While most batches of challah dough involve 5 (or even 6) pound of flour, many families don’t need that many challahs each week. You can use your challah dough to make lots of different dishes…including dairy ones…
How to Make Pepper Steak Like the Caterer
Serving a crowd buffet-style? This pepper steak dish is intended to be prepped ahead and rewarmed…perfect for your seudah menu. People often ask where recipes come from, and honestly, every recipe has a different story. The day I received this recipe, Victoria and I had gone to interview Margie (then Schrek, now Gross), who was…
4 Ways to Make Hamantaschen (and None Involve Making or Rolling Dough)
Not up to rolling out a dough and baking hamantaschen? Get in the Purim spirit with these four easy and tasty ways to enjoy the three-cornered pastry. Hamantaschen are meant to be symbolic; no one said they need to involve a from-scratch cookie dough, a rolling pin, and a mess in the kitchen. Here are…
Hosting a Sheva Brachos? Free Mr. & Mrs. Salt & Pepper Shaker Download!
These chosson and kallah salt and pepper shakers are the perfect finishing touch to your table. Download and print! We know you’ve likely seasoned every dish you’re serving at your sheva brachos perfectly. Even so, there’s likely some guests who prefer a little more salt or spice. Give your guests a laugh (and even a memento…
Two-Ingredient Side Dishes: Garlicky Roasted Potatoes
These Garlicky Roasted Potatoes are one of the side dishes you’ll make the most often in the least amount of time. If you’ve seen this post on Sweet Potatoes and this one on Green Beans, you know how easy this one is going to be as well. These garlicky roasted potatoes are my go-to Friday…
