You can save a lot of money by booking a flight to Israel with a stopover, but you must do it wisely. Here is what you need to know. We are at that time of year again where families and couples who are living in Israel are looking at tickets to come to the States…
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6 Big Sister Messages a Nutritionist Wants You to Know
These six tips from a dietician can help drown out the noise and make food a positive, beneficial part of your life. How often are we bombarded with nutrition information? There are messages all around us, and perhaps even within our more intimate circles, there is chatter related to food and what to eat. There…
A Guide Towards Maintaining Your House
If you’re a new homeowner (and even if you’re a longtime homeowner!) you don’t want to neglect the home maintenance tasks that keep everything running smoothly. This checklist will help. When you are lucky enough to move out of a rental and into a home of your own, you are so excited! You feel like…
The Top 20 Products BCP Readers Loved in 2024
There’s both some new and long time favorites in this list, from kitchen and dining staples, to storage solutions, makeup favorites, and great basics. They’re the staples lots of us have come to use and enjoy! When we recommend something, it’s because we really use and love it. If it’s been helpful/useful/enjoyable for us, we…
The Best Authentic Yerushalmi Kugel
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…
How to Keep All the Chanukah “Things” Organized
From candles to wicks, oil to oil glasses. It doesn’t need to be all over the place. You know that mess that we are describing because it happens in every home, every year. The candles get poured out of the box because someone wants to see the colors (and it’s hard to pull them out…
Should You Use a Deep Fryer? (And Which Type?)
Well, it all depends on how often and what quantity you want to fry. You can’t go wrong with these top two picks. Sure, we might not fry often. We pull it out when we want to make our favorite Mike’s Chicken (it’s just not the same in a pot. You can, though, bake them…
8 Finance Tips for Newlyweds
Start off life on the right financial foot, and you’ll be so, so much better off in the long run. First of all, Mazel Tov! It’s exciting to be here! Marriage is even more than it’s said to be. Your financial trajectory can be greatly affected by your first choices together. Here are some points…
Get Your Small Appliance Cords Under Control
They get tangled and caught up in each other – but we have a solution! Whether you have 3 or 10 small appliances, chances are you have dangling wires. They get messy, tangled – and sometimes caught in the back of the drawer. While some of them include a built-in piece around which to wrap…
The Decluttering Method That Doesn’t Take Time
If you have a minute or two here and there, you can still get your house in order. Learn the technique of Decluttering at the Speed of Life. We’ve recommended lots of non-fiction books over the years. The best books on dealing with grief, approachable mussar books/seforim, and the ever popular The Life Changing Magic…
