It’s only three minutes until these crispy chicken drumsticks are in the oven (and nothing to clean up!) This crispy chicken recipe came together during the heat of July when barbecuing is the rule. The grill was already up and running and I needed a quick solution. I was in the mood for something new…something…
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The Winter S’mores Bar
No time to bake dessert? Warm up your winter melave malkah with a s’mores bar instead. A few weeks ago, while I was researching easy Chanukah party ideas for Whisk, I came across the concept of an indoor s’mores bar. And I was smitten. I’d be hosting my own Chanukah melave malkah in honor of…
Chicken Paella: The One Dish Dinner (Most of) Your Family Will Love
Chicken, rice, and vegetables, cooked in one pot. It’s time for us tot try Spain’s favorite dish. While traveling through Barcelona, Spain, almost every dish we ate was served paella-style. We ate chicken paella, salmon paella, and lamb paella. On the flight home, I opened the flight magazine, and there was a recipe for chicken…
The Best Way to Cut an Apple for School Snack
Keep that apple crisp and white and prevent browning with this cool technique Sure, we want to send healthy snacks along with our kids to school. And apples are the kind of snack kids and mom both love. Most kids, though, prefer their apple sliced…and sliced apples won’t last until snack-time without browning. Now you…
The 4 Ways I Use My Mini Crock-Pot
Attached to your full-sized slow cooker? The mini version offers lots of cooking conveniences too. Some people love their Crock-Pot. They put up dinner in the morning (or even the night before and keep it in the refrigerator) and dinner is ready in the afternoon. I’ve tried to become one of those types of people….
The Quickest Must-Have Addition to Your Melave Malkah (Yes, It’s Rotev Pizza!)
Rotev pizza is the Israeli dipping sauce for pizza. It’s the single quickest upgrade you can bring to your melave malkah dinner! Americans may have perfected the perfect pizza slice but Israelis have completed pizza. Rotev Pizza – Israeli dipping sauce is like the best ketchup in the world for pizza. Whip up a quick batch…
Serve Dessert in a Ball
These easy desserts are easy to make ahead (they’re easy period) and look absolutely breathtaking. People often call me randomly for help with recipe ideas. And I love to help…whether it’s planning a menu (see all these menu ideas here and here!), sharing a new meat recipe, or coming up with an idea for a…
Entree’s BBQ Braised Beef
A new Secret Restaurant Recipe! BBQ Braised Beef When Victoria and I were writing Secret Restaurant Recipes and Everyday Secret Restaurant recipes, our favorite part was learning techniques from chefs all over the world and getting the chance to recreate some of our favorites at home. It’s always exciting when we relive the years of…
3 Ways to Get Rid of the Frying Smell in Your Kitchen
So you are the best hostess ever. You fried latkes, doughnuts, chicken, and even dessert. Your guest will be talking about the food you prepared until Pesach. You though? You aren’t as thrilled. Because all you can smell is fried oil. So you wash your clothing and take a shower. But how do you get…
Today’s Activity: Sugar Cookies
Not running out to a party tonight? Have fun creating Chanukah Sugar Cookies. Make one big batch of sugar cookies dough. Get out the sprinkles or create a Cookie Coloring Station as shown here. Roll them all out tonight, or freeze some of the dough for another night. You can also easily halve this recipe….
