Pesach food has a reputation for being heavy. But it doesn’t have to be. Keep it light and flavorful with this roundup of over 25 ideas from Between Carpools and friends. Notice these recipes weren’t written specifically for Passover, please read carefully and adjust accordingly to your customs. Some examples – spice mixes that don’t…
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No Mixer Pesach Chocolate Chip Squares (Mix ‘Em Right in the Pan)
We know you love all this one-pan stuff! Now you can make your cake and avoid washing any bowls… on Pesach too! Everyone loves these chocolate chip squares. Pesach cakes seem like they take forever to make. Separate the eggs, beat the whites, wash… beat the yolks, wash… Lots of separating and washing. At our…
The Perfect Easy Tasty Chicken for Chol Hamoed (with Limited Ingredients)
This 30-minute chicken dinner will quickly become a family favorite. I debated featuring this recipe because it’s not the prettiest dish. But I love anything with caramelized onions. Sadly, I have children that take after me and they’ve been known to eat up all the onions before I get a chance to beat them to…
The Easiest No-Pot Way to Saute Lots and Lots of Onions
Want lots of golden onions and not a pot to clean? You can caramelize them in the oven. A while back I hosted an online contest; submissions needed to include a great tip related to Pesach, Pesach cleaning, or surviving the season in general. This was the winner! We always hear that, in order to…
Family Members with Allergies? Egg and Nut-Free Options for Pesach
Let’s help each other and moms of allergic kids. Here are our ideas to combat allergies and we want to hear yours too. It’s tough enough cooking for kids with allergies (or even adults). But on Pesach, when a child or family member can’t have eggs or nuts, Pesach’s big staples, it’s near impossible. We’re…
We Found the Three Best Kosher-for-Pesach Biscotti
Crunchy and satisfying, biscotti are the perfect bites to enjoy with your coffee. Here are our favs. Years ago, our grandmothers would make biscotti. But I don’t think they ever made it for Pesach. With the introduction of blanched almond flour on the Pesach market a few years ago, really good kosher-for-Pesach biscotti is now…
How To Cook Applesauce
It’s so simple and incomparably better than the jarred applesauce you get in the stores. You don’t need to be an organic hippie mom to make homemade applesauce for your baby, from scratch. And it doesn’t need to be Pesach either, although I totally recommend you try it this Pesach. Homemade applesauce is so…
Pesach Slow Cooker Pot Roast and Matzah Balls
Even if you haven’t yet koshered your kitchen, you can still begin prepping for Pesach using your slow cooker. Let’s start with this roast! Cooking for a holiday, even in large quantities, does not need to be super time-consuming. How do you start if you don’t have a Pesach kitchen or haven’t yet koshered your…
Mishloach Manos Wine Bottles for Pesach
You don’t have to use it all the wine up now! You know those small pretty bottles of wine that are always found in the loot after Purim? The ones that would just be a tease on the shabbos table? Don’t drink them!! Clean those bottles and put them away for Pesach. But don’t drink…
Your New Easy Dinner: Glazed Chicken Strips and Easy Oven Basmati Rice
It’s the season of easy dinners. This one, with chicken strips, lots of veggies, and rice is hearty, sweet, and of course, easy to prepare. I love this chicken strips recipe. I make it often for my family, I send it to kimpeturins, and occasionally I’ll make it for an easy Friday night. It’s perfect…
