This might be your first time setting up a Seder Plate. Here’s how to do it. We all remember seeing the seder plate on our seder tables since we were little girls, yet when it comes to preparing all the components on our own…we are kinda lost. We end up calling our moms (which is…
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Yes, There’s an Easier Way to Get the House Clean!
We can’t come to clean your house for you, but we have some product suggestions to help make the job a little bit easier. I don’t know about you, but since we’ve been home 24/7, it seems that all I’m doing is cleaning. Under normal circumstances, I’m spoiled with plenty of cleaning help. Now, not…
Basics: How to Make Pesach Rolls (Gebrokts)
These Pesach rolls were always a staple when I was growing up. My earliest Pesach memories involve sitting on the steps of the Javits Center during a Chol Hamoed trip eating these Pesach rolls and cream cheese. Before Pesach lunches, my mother would make them fresh and bring them to the table hot out of…
Basics: How to Make Charoses
Learn how to make charoses for your Pesach seder. If you’re making Pesach for the first time this year, you’re going to need to make charoses yourself. This is our favorite version. Use hazelnuts without the peel. If you cannot find peeled hazelnuts, simply toast whole hazelnuts. Rub the nuts between your palms or in…
How to Make Disposable Plates Look So, So Pretty
Earlier this week we introduced you to our favorite brand of disposables, Luxe Party NYC. Now we show you how we used them to set our own tables. Use code BCP15 to get 15% off your order of the most elegant plastic tableware at LuxePartyNYC.com. We thought you could use a little cheering up. A…
Your End-of-the-Day Kitchen Cleaning Checklist
Kids growing up? Are they old enough now to help you with kitchen cleanup? It may be time to share the responsibility! One of the easiest jobs I’ve given over to my children is cleaning up the kitchen after dinner. It may sound like a difficult and overwhelming job to give over to a child,…
Basics: How to Make Perfect Meringues
If I don’t make any other sweet thing on Pesach, I will make meringues…the melt-in-your-mouth perfect little sweet treat. Let’s get a few things straight. I don’t leave my meringues in the oven overnight. We like them crisp on the outside, and chewy on the inside. And you can accomplish that simply by baking for…
It’s a Good Time to Banish Laundry Confusion Once and for All
With lots of time at home now, this could be when you (or your teenagers) get this project done! “She took all my sockssss!” “Anyone have my shell?” “He’s wearing my shirt!” Sound familiar? Differentiating between each child’s clothing is hard. All black shells look the same. Ditto with socks. And that matching tee they…
Pesach is Coming. You Are Going to Need Disposables.
There’s 10 Pesach meals ahead for each of us. Make sure you have your disposable dishes on hand. And these are the prettiest you’ll find anywhere. We’re all making Pesach on our own this year. Including Shabbos, that’s 10 Yom Tov meals being served at home around our tables. I’m often a stickler for real…
How to DIY Hand Sanitizer
There’s no Purell to be had in the stores. Here is a solution. The stores may be all sold out of hand sanitizer, but with these simple recipes, you can make your own! There are only two ingredients required to make your own homemade hand sanitizer, and hopefully, you already have them in the house….