Wish your produce came from your backyard instead of the supermarket? Green thumb or not, you can have a garden to call your own. Have you ever thought about starting your own garden and growing produce? It’s quite simple, really. With a little time, patience and a few dollars you can be reaping the fruits…
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Everything You Need To Know When Traveling To Switzerland
Switzerland may be Europe’s most beautiful vacation spot. And your trip will be memorable and amazing, especially if you’re well-prepared. Switzerland. The land of breathtaking views, freakishly clean streets, iconic red choo choo trains, chocolate (that isn’t necessarily kosher) and punctuality. I grew up in the city of Lugano which is in the south of…
The Best Way to Roast an Eggplant
Want an eggplant with a soft, silky, tender flesh and smoky charred skin? Here’s how to achieve it. Roasted eggplant is one of my staples, and today I’m going to show you the best way to get those eggplants roasted. I use my eggplant boats in lots of different ways – you can stuff them…
Time to Get Ready for Camp! Here’s Our Sleepaway Camp Checklist
School’s just about over and now it’s time to concentrate on getting those kids ready and off to sleepaway camp. And we definitely need that list to get started! Two years ago, we posted a camp list of all the “stuff” that’s either needed or just convenient for your kids when they’re away at sleepaway…
11 Ways to Get Soft Laundry and Whiter Whites
Sometimes we have the tips, but often you have great tips too! Here are your laundry tips We recently asked our Instagram followers for some of their best tips for getting soft laundry and bright whites. Here are some of the tips and product recommendations we received: For whiter whites: Good old fashioned bleach. But…
The Simple Trick for Getting Beautiful New Tablecloths on a Budget
Don’t like to cover your Shabbos tablecloths with a plastic? That can mean lots of tablecloths over a three-day yomtov! So what’s the best way to accumulate enough tablecloths to have a fresh one for each meal without breaking the bank? It’s simple. Buy some wide fabric in the length you need! Depending on the…
Basics: Easy, Cheesy, Buttery Syrian Calsones
The ingredients couldn’t be simpler. A simply cheesy buttery pasta that couldn’t be more well-loved. So why haven’t you made calzones yet? I admit, when Leah and Renee suggested that we include “Calsones” as one of our basics, I thought it was a bit too simplistic. After all, there’s nothing to it, any Syrian girl…
Arranging A Beautiful Bouquet of Flowers Is Easier Than You Thought
A few simple tricks is all you really need to create a stunning floral bouquet arrangement We all love a gorgeous set table with inviting flowers, impeccably arranged. But, not always does it ends up coming out in real life like the image of the bouquet we saw in our heads. Correct? Yup, we’ve all…
How to Maintain and Clean Your Appliances
They clean your things…but they need to be cleaned too! How to clean appliances like your washing machine, dishwasher, garbage disposal, and microwave Maintaining the things that maintain your things Did you know that in order to keep your washing machine working properly, you need to give it a good washing? How about your dishwasher?…
Turn Your Current Closet into the Space of Your Dreams
Is your own closet or your children’s simply not the space you’d love it to be? Wish you can get in control and make getting dressed and finding your stuff more effortless? You can. The weather is finally warming up and it’s time to switch that closet over…and while we’re at it, get it organized!…
