Sick of watery iced coffee? I was too. How to make the perfect cold brew, below. Although there’s no replacement for a hot coffee first thing in the morning, summer afternoons are meant for cold brew. What debuted as a ‘coffee-shop only’ drink is now easier than ever to brew at home. Homemade cold brew…
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The 9×13 Life: Rice and Lentils (Mejadra)
If you’ve already been making this traditional rice and lentil dish, you will never make it in a pot again. And if you never tried it, you will still love it! Mejadra looks so simple…but it’s so good. It’s a traditional Syrian dish that’s often prepared during the Nine Days because it’s filling (lentils are…
Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner
This salmon dinner checks all the boxes for the easy, summer meal that uses all the fresh produce you already have in your fridge. When my cousin Leah Reichman told me she just throws whatever vegetables she has on a sheet pan and adds a protein—chicken, salmon, whatever—I asked her, “Can you please measure it?”…
Sheet Pan Chicken Sandwiches
These are the easiest chicken sandwiches you will ever make. It’s a complete meal on one sheet pan. In the summer, so many of us tend to cook less, cook faster, and with less pachke. Is that even possible when you are a BCP and Dinner Done fan? We’ve been making recipes easy and quicker…
9×13 Oven Mock Matbucha
Make delicious matbucha without the pot, and without the patchke. Over the years we’ve collected and shared an impressive amounts of dips and spreads. The sourdough / challah course keeps expanding and no one is complaining. Some BCP favorites include this Tomato Dip/Salad, this Sesame Dip, Chummus, Tomato Garlic Confit and now we’re excited to…
Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce
These rolls are as fun to make as they are to eat—and they look beautiful on a plate. You can customize them a million ways (think shredded chicken, tofu, mango…). Call them summer rolls, Vietnamese spring rolls or salad rolls – either way they’re light, they’re fresh, and they make a gorgeous appetizer. Or a…
Baby Rack of Lamb with a Great Marinade
Lamb is truly a meat that’s reserved for special occasions, but that doesn’t mean that it’s difficult to prepare. This marinade is the perfect go-to for your no-fail baby rack of lamb from Satmar Meats. My family is not so big on meat, but I was hosting guest that appreciates meat so i reached out…
French Butter Cookies for Shavuos
This classic cookie is so simple but so good. And, no, you can’t replace the butter. Did you ever have a classic butter cookie? Unassuming, not fancy – but that rich butter flavor is the perfect complement to your morning coffee. They’re more popular in cafes in Israel than they are here in the US…
The Leftover Steak Hack You’ll Be Using All Summer
It was so good when it was fresh off the grill, but now it’s sitting in your fridge. But you can make that leftover steak into another amazing meal. You know that moment the BBQ ends and you’re cleaning up, and there’s that plate of leftover steaks sitting there? They were grilled to perfection hours…
9×13 Baked French Onion Rice
It takes five minutes to throw together (probably even much less) and the flavors are very tempting. This Baked French Onion Rice will be the dish you go to when you really don’t have time. Editor’s Note: We’ve always been fans of Vera’s unique style of cooking, and many of you have enjoyed her recipes…
