I know that not every family is a super cereal family. Some prefer hot breakfasts. And while, sure, on some days when there’s no school (i.e. no morning rush), I’ll make eggs or pancakes, on most days, we just love cereal. My kids eat it the normal way. I add some to my Greek yogurt…
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Two To-Go Breakfasts We Love
We’re finally going places again! If you or anyone in your household leaves the house really early, it can be hard to send them off with a wholesome meal or snack. These ideas make it easy. There’s no need to turn to junk! These healthy and filling breakfasts are easy to prep and can be…
Do You Remember Those Thin Israeli-Style Pancakes You Love?
Well, we might not be able to travel to enjoy them now. But we’ve brought those thin crepe-like pancakes home. A couple of days ago, we told you about our visit to Etty Effinger’s home in this post, where she showed us how she makes a few of her specialties. This is one of those…
What to Make with the Contents of Your School Lunch Box
Do you have lots of random ingredients in your school lunch boxes and don’t know what to do with them? So what’s in your school lunch box? Many families have been getting boxes of breakfast and lunch foods through the school system during the Covid-19 school closures. Some boxes are better than others. Are you…
Chocolate Granola is Our New Favorite Breakfast Treat
Enjoy it as a cereal with milk, or as an add-in to your yogurt. This is one granola that appeals to those who like wholesome foods and those who like sweet things alike. When I brought this granola to a Between Carpools photoshoot one day, I didn’t realize that it would become a favorite that…
Basics: How To Make French Toast.
Serve it for breakfast or dinner, french toast is a classic that remains a favorite. French toast is a Sunday brunch staple in our home. Recently, with the change of the clock, it has become a motzei Shabbos supper. Leftover challah is always a bonus, but any sliced bread will do. A good idea is…
The Pesach Pancakes That Everyone Loves
They’re healthy. They’re tasty. And even your toddler will eat these pancakes. Desperate for my kids to eat something–anything!–nutritious for breakfast on Pesach mornings, I adapted my favorite healthy-ish pancake recipe for Pesach use and found myself with a total winner: easy, yom-tov-friendly, high-protein pancakes that my kids love. Top with some maple syrup or…
This Chanukah, Wow Your Guests With Dessert Without Any Effort.
These waffle dishes are so good, you’ll never believe they’re pareve. Perfect for an easy-prep Chanukah dessert. You will never believe this Simple Farms pancake batter, that you’ve seen at the grocery lately, is pareve. It tastes like somebody made a mistake. Really good. Go-back-and-check-the-label-again-kind-of-good. Right there at the Kosherfest Simple Farm booth, after being…
We Collected the Best Pancake Recipes & Tasted ‘Em All
One day, all the Between Carpools girls and guests got together for a pancake and waffle taste-test. Here’s what happened. This is the story of a group of girls who got together to make waffles. Or pancakes. Or both. The excitement in the air was so tangible, you’d think they were a group of school…
Help Me BCP! How Can I Make a Perfect Coffee Slushie at Home?
You can be drinking a cold, refreshing blended iced coffee slushie in about 90 seconds. In Dairy Made Easy, I included a recipe for a Blended Coffee Frappe, but the texture is more like a blended coffee, not like the icy slushie that I buy at the bagel store. At the time, I was…