Or better, the struggle. Back in 2012, I wrote a recipe in Ami on how to properly roast chestnuts. Or better, looking back, that was what I thought was the ONLY way one should eat a chestnut. I was still very new here and very European and very much homesick, especially for the roasted chestnuts…
Tips & Tricks
After School Snacks: My No-Fail Formula
Does prepping after school snack take a little bit of planning and/or effort? Yes. But here’s why it’s worth it. Fact: The kids come home from school HUNGRY. Fact: Dinner’s not ready. (Or, your family eats together a bit later) Fact: If snack isn’t ready, the kids are raiding the pantry and eating whatever they…
How to Dice That Red Onion into Really Tiny Pieces
No big chunks in my salsa or guacamole when I take the time to do it right! There’s no denying that red onion adds some zing to a salsa (like our favorite), some guacamole, or a chopped salad. But in my household, nobody likes when you can actually bite into the onion pieces. So I’ve…
The White/Whole Wheat Pull-Apart Challah Roll
Whether you like the look, or you need to please a table with people who have different preferences, this challah roll is a good idea. Does this sound familiar? You take out too many challahs because you need both regular and whole wheat, and they end up halfway done? Instead of keeping your white and…
Sina’s Pomegranate Challah
This is a beauty. Make them as rolls, or as a pull-apart challah for a special start to the Rosh Hashanah meal. We know Sina Mizrahi for having a knack for making everything just more beautiful. So when she played around, and instead of making regular challah, made Pomegranate Challah for Rosh Hashanah, we wanted…
The Sesame Challah Hack
The quicker, easier way to get that sesame flavor and crunch in every bite. Back in 2019 we posted a recipe on how to make the absolutely best sesame challah where each strand is coated in sesame seeds. This little addition simply adds such great flavor and crisp to our usual challah. A few years…
Do You Need More Fridge or Freezer Space?
Can’t decide if you need more fridge or freezer space? Don’t have room for both? You can get a convertible fridge/freezer (it doesn’t cost more!) Do we ever have enough room in our fridge and freezers? Somehow they always seem to be filled to the max and once a holiday or simcha comes there is…
Elevate Any Dinner with This Simple Hack
This one easy hack takes your dinners from eh to eh-xciting. And only adds 2 more minutes of prep time. Bowls. Yup, just make it a bowl. Same dinner, same boring chicken, rice, roasted vegetable — but throw it in a bowl with any toppings you have on hand, and you’ll be counting down until…
Baking with Frozen Blueberries? Here is what you need to do.
Nobody likes to look at a greenish/gray muffin Ever cut a slice of blueberry loaf cake, or bite into a muffin only to discover that the muffin has a weird tinge of gray, maybe even green? Yup. We have been there too. Your cake or muffin might taste perfectly delicious, but, we also eat with…
The Betty Crocker Pancake Hack
No more standing over a hot pan. This is the new way to prepare pancakes, “Betty Crocker” style. One of the most commonly asked questions we get is, “What else can I make in my Betty Crocker?” In many Jewish homes the Betty Crocker Pizza Maker has become the number one small appliance. It replaced…
