food hack
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How to Plate a Gorgeous Dessert Using Sorbet
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We can’t wait to serve delicious sorbet spectacularly (but still easy!). Victoria: I’ve been buying, serving, and enjoying Cream Sorbet and Gelato for years–whenever I pick up some quarts for Shabbat from Cream in Lakewood, I feel like I have my own little gourmet dessert secret. So when Renee was hired to style photos for
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How to Make A Folding Table Appear Like a Real Dining Table
If you need additional tables for entertaining this Yom Tov, or you’re simply “between tables,” this hack will give you the table space you want. We all know that folding tables are just too narrow. When you add them as an extension to your own dining table, they’re awkward. When you use them on their
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How to Make Your Own Ginger Ale
In the spirit of Purim, we’re going to share a recipe post that’s not our typical. Our kids taught this to us and now, with all the extra soda in the house, you can share this hack with your own family and see how surprised they will be. It’s also a good way to get
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Make a Hot Pretzel Bar (But Make It Easy!)
Want to feed the kinderlach who show up at your door all Purim, something more than just candy? And make it fun? We have just the thing. Purim is that notorious day, where we are surrounded by food all day but eat nothing of substance. I’m not here to tell you that hot pretzels are
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Never Need to Cut Paper Towels for Shabbos Again
Put those Scott-type paper towels in a dispenser and you’re ready to go I was standing in BJs and staring at that huge box of commercial paper towels (you know, the type we all bought in those days of Covid when the stores didn’t have anything else?) and I was thinking, “Should I, shouldn’t I,
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Finding The Right Containers to Hold Gefilte Fish…What Joy!
I didn’t think I needed fridge containers either. Then, I saw these, and changed my mind. These containers are just the perfect size. For years, I have been struggling with the right container to store gefilte fish. I know, it sounds funny. It probably is kinda funny. And I probably shouldn’t have used the word “struggle”
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What Happens When the Striker For Your Match Cloche Stops…. Striking?
No, you don’t need to buy a new one. So you own this pretty cloche and you love displaying it near your Shabbos candles. It’s useful and pretty. (We know, we own one too, and love it). But, as time goes on, or maybe it’s the Chanukah aftermath with lots of matches used nightly, you notice that
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Baby Doesn’t Want to Wear a Diaper? Not Ready to Train? A Solution.
One quick toddler tip saved some embarrassing moments! I think it’s only in Lakewood where you can be in an upscale clothing shop and a baby will take off her leggings and diaper, and instead of people being horrified, women will actually smile and give you advice. (Well, that happened to me and that was
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The Solution to the Hats on the Dining Room Table Problem
With an easy landing spot, there are no more excuses! If you have a young – or not so young – man in your life who wears a black hat on a regular basis, chances are you’re annoyed by the amount of time it spends on the dining room table. If you don’t know what
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Take These Hot Gooey Lotus Ramekins Straight from the Oven
Our 9×13 Lotus Blondies are transformed simply by changing the serving dish. Come Yom Tov, you might not want to serve most desserts in a 9×13. But you still want them to be easy! You don’t need new recipes. All you need is a new serving dish. Mix any 9×13 in a bowl, add it
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