Can your wig use a little fix? These are 4 ways you can make it work on your own. Caring for your wig at home can be confusing and sometimes downright terrifying. You might get stuck on what products to use, which things are “safe” to attempt on your own, and which should be left…
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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…
All the Kids Will Be Talking About This Chanukah Gelt Hot Chocolate
It’s so much fun to enjoy this hot chocolate…just stock up on chocolate Chanukah gelt. Right after Sukkos, my sister-in-law suggested we celebrate a few birthdays by taking the kids out for dinner. The first thing my nieces and nephews ordered was hot chocolate milk for everyone at the table. Out came clear mugs with…
Don’t Let the Painter Leave Before Doing This First
The paint looks great now, but there’s bound to be nicks sooner or later. This hack makes touch-ups super easy. A fresh coat of paint can transform a room, but let’s face it, painting is a hassle. Once the drop cloth is folded up & the last piece of furniture is returned to its place…
This is a Genius Way to Store Your Garbage Bags
It can be really annoying to get out new garbage bags when you need one. Now it’s so easy. Where do you store your trash bags? In the box in a closet? On the bottom of the garbage can? Wherever it is, it can either be inconvenient or simply not pleasant to get a new…
Use a Hot Plate on Shabbos? How to Keep the Food Hot But Not Burning
Sometimes, the little tricks that are obvious to one person might be so helpful to another…like this hot plate technique. Many of the “hacks” we share on Between Carpools are things people do for years and don’t realize that it may be something others don’t know about. Posts that include tips on labeling your baking…
