Everyone will eat these up because they’re so good (and they must be healthy because, after all, they’re cucumbers, right?). But they’re totally not. Anyways, it’s Chanukah, when everything has a little oil. So, people come to your Chanukah party, and they’re on a diet so they don’t eat the donuts. Instead, they eat the…
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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…
How To Prepare and Pack Your Yom Tov Food for Travel
We broke down the process for maximum efficiency and minimum hassle. If you’ve ever traveled for Yom Tov and prepared your own food, you know that it’s a big job. Huge, actually. And if you’re hosting at your destination, it can feel impossible. Last year, we changed our Yom Tov plans very late in the…
What to Serve to Start the Fast on Shabbos
It’s a tricky meal. It’s shalosh seudos time–when we’re typically serving lighter foods. But it’s also the last meal before the fast. We asked our readers for ideas: what are you serving to start the fast on Shabbos? Besides for ideas, people also sent us some tips, like: It’s not good to have protein before…
Sina’s Simple But Amazing Roasted Bell Pepper Arugula Salad
I make a variation of this salad weekly, but this time I added roasted bell pepper and let me tell you, it takes it up a notch. The slight smoky char adds a perfect depth against the freshness of the vegetables. Feel free to play around with whatever vegetables you have. Want to know which…
Prepare Your Grains In the Oven and Be Ready for Great Salads Any Time
Did you know you could prepare most (maybe all) grains in a 9×13 and freeze some for later use? Do you like adding grains to your salads like we do? For a while now, I’ve been preparing a batch of farro or quinoa once a week and keeping it in the fridge to add to…
Cauliflower Rice & Avocado Salad – This One’s Good
Never liked cauliflower rice before? Finally, a dish where it’s really, really food. You’ll even want to eat the leftovers. It all started when I had a guest whom I knew would appreciate a cauliflower rice dish. I started off by sautéing an onion…because onions simply make things like cauliflower rice (or quinoa, like in…
The Beet, Fennel, and Asian Pear Salad That’s Also a Complete Meal
Do you love dairy salads with exciting ingredients? We do too. This one, with the addition of quinoa, is filling and so delicious too. This salad just hits the spot. The quinoa makes it filling, the asian pear or apple adds that burst of freshness and the fennel just…works. Oh, and feta in salads is…
Do You Love Beautiful Dairy Salads with Interesting, Exciting Ingredients? Try This.
A salad like this makes the whole table look beautiful…and it’s so enjoyable too. This salad is a new favorite. It’s exciting to prepare, serve, and definitely to eat. You can definitely swap the quinoa for any whole grain (or leave it out if you already have some grainy side dishes in your meal and…
What Ingredients Should I Stock in My Pantry? Our Master List!
We get asked this question a lot: what ingredients are considered “basic?” What do I need? What can I substitute? This is a complete pantry (and some fridge) guide, based on the ingredients we us in Dinner Done. When considering which recipes to include in Dinner Done, one of the questions asked was, “Does it…