basics
-
Spread Some Homemade Nutella On Your Matzah
|
This Pesach, this chocolate hazelnut spread will be all you are going to want to eat. There’s something so delicious and addictive about this “Nutella,” you will have to ask someone to hide the jar for you. Use it as a spread over matzah, or warm it up a touch and drizzle it over some
Filed under: Recipes -
Basics: How We Make Our Chicken Soup
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
-
Basics: How to Make a Classic Hamantaschen
Stuck indoors during this snowy Adar? Bake a batch of hamantaschen with the family. At one of our photo shoots, we were discussing the need to post a classic hamantasch recipe. None of us has one that we love, so we were tossing around ideas of whom to ask. Our bookkeeper Shana was at our
-
Basics: How to Make Ice
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
Filed under: BCP Basics -
Basics: Make Donut Glaze and Decorate ‘Em Yourself
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
-
Basics: When It Comes To Great, Fresh Popped Corn, Back To Basics Is Best
And by basics, we mean use a good ol’ pot. Try it one time and you won’t go back. Of course, microwave popcorn is super convenient and quick…but…as fresh as it is, there’s still something stale about it. Know what I mean? No? That’s probably because you need to try it our way and taste
-
Basics: How To Add Air to Your Tires
It’s easy to fill up your tire. The hardest part is finding an air pump that works. So, your tire is low. You can still drive, but you definitely should be doing something about it, and quick, before this turns into a real problem, or until you get to the mechanic. 1 First thing: find
Filed under: BCP Basics -
Basics: How to Make Syrian Sambousak
This dairy pastry is a staple in every Syrian home on Shavuot (and after every fast). A couple of years ago, I had this great idea of doing a series of posts featuring teens in the kitchen. Some of my daughter’s friends stepped up and demonstrated a favorite recipe for me to photograph. And then
-
Basics: What goes on the Seder Plate (keara).
This might be your first time setting up a Seder Plate. Here’s how to do it. We all remember seeing the seder plate on our seder tables since we were little girls, yet when it comes to preparing all the components on our own…we are kinda lost. We end up calling our moms (which is
-
Basics: How to Make Pesach Rolls (Gebrokts)
These Pesach rolls were always a staple when I was growing up. My earliest Pesach memories involve sitting on the steps of the Javits Center during a Chol Hamoed trip eating these Pesach rolls and cream cheese. Before Pesach lunches, my mother would make them fresh and bring them to the table hot out of
|