Frozen pizza Dough usually takes a couple of hours to thaw at room temperature. Or it takes two minutes in the microwave. There are some things in life that are so ‘duh’ that I wonder why it took me 17 years to figure out. But if I didn’t figure this out until now, then perhaps there’s…
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How to Keep Grated Potatoes from Turning Brown
Now you can grate potatoes in advance for kugel and yapchik and they’ll stay white! For the times that Pesach leads right into Shabbos, I needed to come up with a way to have my potatoes grated in advance for this Yapchik. Previously, if I left grated potatoes in the fridge for more than an…
Would You Love Just One Fresh, Hot, Soft Cookie?
Did you know that you can make a chocolate chip cookie in the microwave? My children are the ones who taught me this cookie hack. My freezer is usually stocked with chocolate chip cookie dough. I buy the Nana Rachel’s box, although some of you might keep your own dough in the freezer like Renee…
What Is There To Do With Leftover Hot Dog Buns?
Lots of hot dog buns leftover from your barbeque? Turn them into breakfast or lunch! We always seem to have too many buns. You, too? We have two little hacks that make them into something new! Kids love French Toast? Replace the challah in this post with bun halves and you’ll have perfect…
We’ve Been Slicing Our Butter and Margarine All Wrong
Do you always cut off a couple of tablespoons, leaving the rest of the bar of butter or margarine exposed? There’s a better way. It’s so simple, you’re going to now wonder why you haven’t been doing this all along. Slice your bar as you usually would, but this time, don’t go all the way…
This Hack Makes It So Much Easier to Pour Oil
Do you always pour too much oil when you want just a little bit? There are some hacks that seem so minor but they make your life so much easier. Like this tomato paste hack. Never again do you have to scrape out tomato paste from the can. You know that feeling when you grab…
Have Your Eggs Been Harder to Peel Lately?
Sometimes, hard-boiled eggs peel like a breeze, and sometimes it’s almost impossible. Every once in a while you boil some eggs that stubbornly refuse to peel. We wrote a post a while back on the best way to boil an egg (see this post) and in the last paragraph we mentioned – “And the cold…
Our Greatest Baking Hack: Cheese Filled Cupcake Bites
You can always count on Between Carpools to bring you the greatest shortcuts to amazing treats. These cheese bites might be our best ever! Sure there are days when you feel like digging deep and baking up a storm from scratch. But there are probably more days when you’d love to serve a special treat…
How to Peel Tomatoes
You knew that Pesach involves a lot of potato peeling, but peel tomatoes? For many of you, yes. There is a common custom not to eat unpeeled produce on Pesach. Every single thing must be peeled. But did you ever peel a tomato – or a bunch of tomatoes to make one sauce? If you…
How to Stretch Your Pizza Dough into a Large Round Pie
Dinner needs to be on the table within a half hour. What do you do? You make it a pizza night. Homemade pizza night, that is. These hacks will help. Whenever I’m in a rush and want to make homemade pizza for dinner, I stop by at my local pizza shop and buy a ball…