BCP Basics

Basics: Cheese Kreplach

by | May 18, 2023 | 7 comment(s)

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…

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Basics: How to Wrap a Gift

by | November 15, 2021 | 0 comment(s)

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…

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Basics: Make Your Own Amazing Hummus/Chummus

by | August 23, 2021 | 15 comment(s)

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…

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Basics: How We Make Our Chicken Soup

by | March 10, 2021 | 17 comment(s)

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…

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Basics: How to Make Ice

by | February 11, 2021 | 14 comment(s)

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…

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How Do You Make Your Cholent?

by | January 14, 2021 | 39 comment(s)

Want to change it up? We peeked into each other’s slow cookers for ideas.  I always thought that cholent was the kind of thing you don’t touch. And if I ever wanted to experiment and make another cholent, I’d have to make two cholents, just in case the new one didn’t work out.  My cholent…

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Basics: Make Donut Glaze and Decorate ‘Em Yourself

by | December 09, 2020 | 2 comment(s)

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…

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