This Purim, let’s take a peek at ourselves beneath the facade. As Purim dawns, the young and young at heart will don their masks and transform their persona into the hero, villain or neutral character of their choice. And we of the more adult variety smile indulgently as they pretend to be someone they are…
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Make a Hot Pretzel Bar (But Make It Easy!)
Want to feed the kinderlach who show up at your door all Purim, something more than just candy? And make it fun? We have just the thing. Purim is that notorious day, where we are surrounded by food all day but eat nothing of substance. I’m not here to tell you that hot pretzels are…
Introducing: BCP’s Latest Collaboration – This Will Change Your Home
We’ve partnered with scentify to develop the latest collection of home diffuser fragrances: The BCP x scentify balabusta collection. Almost a year ago, we introduced you to scentify, a product we really loved (one of us, guess, has bought nine of these – four for her home and five as gifts). Another one of us used…
How to Etch a Wine Bottle
Wow your family and friends with this professional-looking personalized mishloach manos, or use mini grape juice bottles as place cards for your Purim seudah! This is a cool project for the DIYers among you! Method 1: with a Cricut machine materials: * Wine bottle or any glassware * Cricut machine * Removable vinyl (I like…
20+ Funny Earrings for Your Teen on Purim
Is your teen at the age where she doesn’t want to dress up with the family…but still wants to be a part of the action? With a pair of “matching” earrings, she can still be part of the family’s theme. There is literally a pair of earrings out there to match any theme possible. Here…
Savory Tortilla Hamantaschen That Taste As Good As They Look
Say hello to your new Purim appetizer. Back in 2016 I wrote a cookbook, Our Table, and within the most popular recipes, the Spiced Meat Envelopes simply stood out. It seemed like everyone was preparing them. And I did too, for my family. This appetizer was particularly popular with kids, somehow. And moms love it when…
It All Begins With The Right Box: Mishloach Manos Packaging Ideas
Once you have that figured out, Mishloach Manos can be easy. Updated for 2024. Spending too much money on a container that will most likely go straight to the trash is kinda silly. We can all agree on that. But, on the same token, finding a container that is cheap and pretty?! Almost impossible. Almost,…
How to Make Victoria’s Hamin-Inspired Cholent
This cholent, inspired by a Moroccan Hamin, combines the best of both worlds! A bit over one year ago, I asked you all for your cholent ideas in this post and you all shared so many variations! Personally, my family was ready for something new and I had an invitation to experiment. One of the recipes I…
How to Make the Famous Kleiman Cholent
How we even have this cholent written down is also a story! When Between Carpools asked me for my family’s cholent recipe (apparently, it’s known to be an amazing cholent), I happened to have a copy of the recipe that was written down by hand years and years ago. Awhile back, one of the young…
Turn Your Chicken Soup into a New Weekday Meal
It’s the Jewish multivitamin, but it’s also a multitasker. Between the five of us, there is always a conversation going. Whether via Whatsapp (that one never stops), or even, via the good old telephone. There is nothing like a shmooze, and those happen most of the time while cooking. It was during one of those…
