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Shavuos

One Mixing Bowl. No Water Bath, No Fuss. Just a Simple Amazing Cheesecake.

by | May 31, 2019 | 7 comment(s)

Is making your pre-Shavuot cheesecake a big job? No more. This is the recipe you’ll go back to again and again. Being a food writer, for the past bunch of years, every time Shavuot rolled around I would always experiment with different types of cheesecake. Some were easy, some were hard, and many were a…

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Ruth’s 3 Lessons on How to Treat Your Mother-in-Law

by | May 18, 2018 | 3 comment(s)

While Ruth, the heroine of Shavuos, serves as a role model for us in many ways, it’s interesting to explore her greatness when it comes to the contentious arena of mother/daughter-in-law relationships. Ruth not only afforded her mother-in-law Naomi great respect; she actually clung to her fiercely, refusing to part ways. How does that happen?…

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A Must-Bake: The Creamiest Cheesiest Babka Buns

by | May 15, 2018 | 28 comment(s)

Warning: These Cheese Babka Buns are too incredibly delicious. You’ll be dreaming about them long after Shavuos is over. When we originally printed this recipe in Dairy Made Easy, it had about half the filling. I like cheese babka with way more filling, so I doubled the filling (even though I don’t use all of it). It…

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The Most Beautiful Shavuos Table–Without Spending a Fortune

by | May 14, 2018 | 6 comment(s)

You can create a grand Shavuos tablescape like this one in no time…even on a budget! Shavuos is all about the flowers and the fresh colors. Filling the house with beautiful blooms brings joy to anyone, and on this specific Yom Tov, it’s an extra special minhag as well. We mimic Har Sinai, and how…

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The Cheesecake of Your Dream Is Here: Light and Airy Israeli-Style Cheesecake

by | May 08, 2018 | 21 comment(s)

Want a no-bake, fluffy, smooth, refreshing cheesecake? This is the one! Add this one to the Shavuos menu and it’ll be part of your Yom Tov memories forever. My mother-in-law used to make this cheesecake, and I remember always loving it. So light and airy, almost like whipped cream…it was so different that the typical…

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