Impromptu, fresh salads are great…but the dressings should always be there for you, ready and waiting. Here are 2 of my favorites that always are. I like to make these dressings on Thursday or Friday for Shabbos…then we enjoy them all week long. By the following Thursday, they’re used up, and we’re ready for a…
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Tired of Cooking? Want to Spend Your Summer Outdoors? Here’s My Plan for a Barely Cook Summer
I admit, I’m a little tired of cooking. I spent last summer in the kitchen, writing the recipes for Secrets of Skinny Cooking. The summer before, Leah and I wrapped up Everyday Secret Restaurant Recipes, and the summer before that Secret Restaurant Recipes. I can keep going, but I think we can both agree that…
Calories That Count: Incredible Eggs
Need new yummy ideas that work on a calorie budget? Try this runny eggs and goat cheese combo. This is my current favorite meal. I could eat it at any time of day, not just for breakfast. It’s full of flavor and texture and leaves me feeling satisfied for hours. 2 Wasa sourdough crispbreads 1…
Two-Ingredient Side Dishes: Balsamic Roasted Carrots
These balsamic roasted carrots are one of the side dishes you’ll make the most often in the least amount of time. Did you enjoy the first series of my 2-ingredient side dishes, like these Maple Sweet Potatoes? Or how about these French Green Beans? Or this Butternut Squash Dish? Or how about some Garlicky Roasted…
The Easiest, Best, Super Refreshing Salad for Shalosh Seudos (or any time!)
It couldn’t be simpler and couldn’t be better. All it takes is a little chopping…that’s why I call it the Chop Chop Salad. Dishes that use simple ingredients sometimes simply the best. There’s one thing that’s super important though: whenever you see a recipe with few ingredients, it’s important to always make sure that each…
Savory Greek Yogurt Bowl
Need healthy meal ideas that are not just the same old thing? I’ve got a few – starting with Greek Yogurt. Finding healthy meals that fit your busy lifestyle can be hard so we all tend to fall into the trap of repeating the same meals over and over. There’s so much good, healthy food…
Dinner in 5: Summer Can Be Lazy + Flavorful with This Easy Sausage Meal
Make a quickie sausage & veggie dinner and be out of the kitchen! During summer, everyone gets a little lazier and a little less interested in cooking. Shortcuts are the way to go. Here is a quick sausage dinner that’s full of flavor and filling too. In the recipe below, we used these four flavors…
Easy to Make & Fun to Eat: Sausage Chips with Basil Mustard Dipping Sauce
This summer is all about easy dishes, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be creative or super flavorful. Enter…Sausage Chips. What do you eat Friday afternoon? How about Shabbos morning with the cholent? Need a quick finger food for your next bbq? Make sausage chips! Sausage Chips Save Print Ingredients 4-6 Meal…
Make a Graduation-Themed Party with One Easy Step (Plus! Chanie Salzer’s party menu).
The perfect graduation touch is just a photocopy away. A party at home can be way more special than celebrating the occasion of graduation at a restaurant…especially if you add some relevant details. And it doesn’t have to be hard! For this graduation party, I simply lined the table with a black tablecloth, then covered…
Kosher Supermarkets vs. Mainstream Supermarkets. I like to shop at both, and here’s why.
I love the convenience of kosher supermarkets. But I’m not giving up my mainstream markets. Here’s some reasons why. Groceries, direct to my door? To me, that’s a dream that only in-town dwellers enjoy. Being able to find everything on my list at one stop? That’s another dream. In town kosher supermarkets might seem to…
