Tips & Tricks
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How to Serve a Perfectly Cooked Steak on Shabbos
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It makes sense that we always prepare slow-braised meats for Shabbat. But is it even possible to have a medium-rare steak? Actually, yes. I remember, years ago, when my children were very young and not yet meat eaters, I would prepare a steak for my husband for the main dish on Friday night. We definitely…
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How to Cut Sweet Potato Fries – Step By Step
Learn how to cut your own fries and you won’t have to buy the pre-cut ones anymore. There’s no real secret to cutting pretty sweet potato – or regular potato – fries. Just take the time to do each step and your fries will look just like the ones you get at your favorite fast…
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How to Keep Grated Potatoes from Turning Brown
Now you can grate potatoes in advance for kugel and yapchik and they’ll stay white! For the times that Pesach leads right into Shabbos, I needed to come up with a way to have my potatoes grated in advance for this Yapchik. Previously, if I left grated potatoes in the fridge for more than an…
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How to Cook Pasta in Your Betty Crocker
This little appliance does way more than we thought. We fell in love with the Betty Crocker pizza maker a bit after Shaindy shared why she thinks the Betty Crocker is the best small appliance. We first assumed that it’s simply the perfect traveling appliance.But once we began pulling it out day after day at home…
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How to Braid a One-Strand Challah Roll
These challah rolls look great and they’re easy to make once you get the technique down. Three of us (Esti, Renee, and Leah) spent a good time figuring out how to braid a one strand challah roll. But once we got it, we had so much fun braiding and we think you will all love…
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What Kind of Slow Cooker Should I Get?
Call it a Crock-Pot or call it a slow cooker. There’s one in every Jewish home. But which one should you use? We’ve broken down slow cookers into three main categories: the flat top slow cookers, the ceramic slow cookers, and roasting ovens. Which one is right for you? That all depends! And what about…
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Keeping Brown Sugar Soft Is Not A Struggle Anymore
This little trick is a game-changer. My pantry has had OXO bins ever since a site called BCP recommended them. Everything goes into a bin. Cholent beans, flour, cocoa, confectioners sugar, rice, seeds… you get the idea. Into a bin and labeled, of course. Let’s not forget that step. (Read here all about my labeling…
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How to Fill Up Those Lunch Boxes
If you are bored of preparing lunch, chances are that your child is bored too. Interesting lunches don’t have to be more work. Here are some ideas! I still remember having a conversation with Esti Waldman about our toddlers’ lunch, years ago. Those toddlers are turning 10 this winter. Those lunch boxes we used back…
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Disposable Measuring Cups for When the Kitchen is Already Clean
The kitchen has been cleaned for Shabbos but you want to make one last 9×13 treat. This is the perfect time to use disposable measuring cups! We can all agree that the best part of making 9×13 goodies is that there’s minimal cleanup. But sometimes the thought of getting those measuring cups dirty just after…
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Real Pans or Disposable: When to Use Which
They don’t yield the same results. Choose wisely or adjust baking time accordingly! You know we love our 9x13s. And our sheet pans. And we’ve even discussed using real 9x13s. But you may have realized that some recipes turn out differently depending on whether the pan used was real or disposable. There are a couple…
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