Babka is one of those all-time favorite baked goods to gift on Purim. Want to make yours look a little different? Here are some new shapes and versions you may want to try. Let’s start with the classic shape. A jelly roll, twisted in half (plus pick up this genius hack!). Next is everyone’s BCP…
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Did You Know It’s Healthier to Cook Using a Grill Pan?
Missing your summer grilling? Have it in the depth of winter by using a trusty grill pan! Get many health perks too! I am always on the lookout for healthy dinner options to recommend to my clients. And I am ever so happy that I chanced upon the cast iron grill pan. Grill pans are…
How to Serve Chocolate Fondue for a Shabbos Dessert
We love chocolate, we love fruit and we love an easy dessert! Melted chocolate makes any fruit into dessert, and it’s literally the simplest thing you can prepare for a Friday night treat. Pour a bag of chocolate chips into a quart-size freezer Ziploc bag and seal. Place that bag into a small aluminum pan…
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…
Can Challah Dough Be Made in Advance?
Not everyone has time to make, braid, and bake challah dough on a Friday (especially these short Fridays!). Sometimes the task is too much for one day even if you’re making challah on a different day of the week. So, one question I often get is “Can challah dough be made ahead and refrigerated or…
What Is There to Eat on Friday Afternoon (and Motzei Shabbos?)
There are those times that mom doesn’t really want to cook. But the family still needs to eat. What are some easy ideas for those “in between” meals? If you asked my siblings what we want to eat Friday lunch or Motzei Shabbos we would all unanimously say, “pizza.” We don’t have a problem eating…
Liquid vs. Dry Measuring Cup. Is There a Difference?
Do you pull out the measuring cup that’s handy? Or do you like to use the right tool for the right job? The “right” way to do things isn’t always the only way. What would happen if we measured dry ingredients in a liquid measuring cup…or liquid ingredients in a dry measuring cup? The answer?…
This is the Easiest Way Ever to Braid Challah
Want to bake challah, but don’t love the braiding work? Well, I have a shortcut for you. As much as I love the kitchen, what I don’t love is having to do small repetitive things again and again. Hence, I make meat sauce way more often than meatballs as I don’t have patience to shape…
How Does A Chabad Shlucha Prep Shabbos for Lots of Guests?
There’s a lot of guests coming and there’s not a lot of time. So how does Raizy fine-tune her Shabbos prep so it can all get done efficiently? Recently, my sister, who is a new Chabad shlucha, asked me to help her with Shabbos prep, so I wrote out step-by-step instructions and decided to share…
The 4 Things Shaindy Always Keeps in Her Freezer
While my freezer is mostly stocked with staple ingredients, there are a few items in there that are great to always have on hand. There’s not a ton of “ready” items I keep in the freezer. I think more in the “now” than later. But my freezer is usually well-stocked with ingredients I use often,…
