This Yerushalmi Kugel is the real deal, and perhaps the recipe you always wished you could prepare. After having grown up in Israel, my husband had been craving an authentic Yerushalmi Kugel for years. He has this recollection of the way his grandmother used to make it, but when he tried finding the recipe, it…
BCP Basics
Basics: Cheese Kreplach
Whether you want the shortcut version or you’ll roll up your sleeves and make them from scratch, you can make your own kreplach. Kreplach may be that one recipe that you don’t make. You either buy it, or wait for your mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, adopted mom, Rebbetzin… really anyone OLDER than you who knows…
Basics: Homemade Caramel Sauce
Sure, you can buy it. But a homemade caramel sauce is just so good and satisfying. (Plus! No special equipment needed.) When you make caramel by yourself, you can taste the simplicity and purity. Plus: Caramel lasts a long time in the fridge, so you can even make it now for Shavuos. First, combine the…
The Basic Sewing Kit Every Household Needs
You only need a few items to be prepared for the most common mending needs. Unless you are someone who actually sews, you don’t need much in your sewing kit. Pre-assembled sewing kits come with threads in an array of colors that we’ll never ever use–and those just add clutter. We put together our recommendations…
Basics: How to Wrap a Gift
Love the look of a neatly wrapped gift but can’t quite manage to get it right? We broke it down for you. Somehow, this important life skill is not included in any curriculum of childhood, but eventually you grow up and want to present a nice gift. With a few simple steps, you’ll have a…
Basics: Make Your Own Amazing Hummus/Chummus
Hummus/Chummus can be the start of an amazing meal. And a great version is just a couple of minutes away… During photoshoots and meetings we discuss different things we’re cooking or doing and that usually becomes the content we write for BCP. If we need it now, it’s possible it will help someone else. During…
Basics: How We Make Our Chicken Soup
Our basic section wouldn’t be complete without the most basic Jewish food of all – some classic chicken soup. We all agreed that we needed to have a BCP Basics post about chicken soup. But we couldn’t all agree on the best recipe. Because everyone knows, chicken soup is personal. There’s no right way or…
Basics: How to Make a Classic Hamantaschen
Stuck indoors during this snowy Adar? Bake a batch of hamantaschen with the family. At one of our photo shoots, we were discussing the need to post a classic hamantasch recipe. None of us has one that we love, so we were tossing around ideas of whom to ask. Our bookkeeper Shana was at our…
Basics: How to Make Ice
This is the only technique for making ice that you’ll ever need. And it’s easy, really! Your ice machine is broken. This isn’t a major issue in many families (like for those who prefer room temperature water), but for others, it can be catastrophic. After all, what does mom do if she really wants to…
Basics: Make Donut Glaze and Decorate ‘Em Yourself
Sure, you can buy donuts that are ready to go. But, if you decorate donuts yourself, it’s even more fun. Get out that food coloring that you hide way high up in the pantry and all those toppings. They’ll enjoy these donuts more than any other they’ll have over Chanukah (because it’s so much fun…
