Bowls are just the best. Especially when they’re full of poke and drizzled with lots of sauce. Last Monday, the BCP girls gathered for the first day of a two day meeting. Now, feeding is definitely not a requirement of hosting a BCP meeting. But, this time the meeting was by Shaindy, and she…
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The Most Convenient Way to Pack Lunches & Snacks
Pack ‘em up for your kids to take to school, or pack ‘em up for yourself. By Deena Segal Are you always on top of your kids or husband to bring back those containers you use to pack their snacks and lunches…then rushing to wash them so they’ll be ready for the next day?…
Simple, Satiating, and Easy…For a No-Fuss Dairy Meal, Make Quesadillas
Fill quesadillas with whatever you like + add toppings. A quesadilla, pronounced ke-sa-diya, is a flour or corn tortilla filled with a savory mixture containing cheese and other ingredients. A Mexican quesadilla is typically a tortilla folded in half, while American versions are more like a grilled cheese—two tortillas with the filling in the middle….
Looking for a New Summer Salad? I Love This One from Secrets of Skinny Cooking. Plus! A Cookbook Giveaway!
The Sabich Salad (or sandwich, depending on how you serve it) is one of my favorites. And there’s lots of reasons why. This recipe is from my new book, Secrets of Skinny Cooking, written with Shani Taub C.N. C.D.C. and styled and photographed by Esti Photography. It’s available now on Amazon and at your local…
3 Cheesy Things You Can Create Using Challah Dough
Challah dough is rising but don’t want to cook dinner? Make these easy cheesy dishes. While most batches of challah dough involve 5 (or even 6) pound of flour, many families don’t need that many challahs each week. You can use your challah dough to make lots of different dishes…including dairy ones for dinner…
12 p.m. How Danielle Renov Makes Lunch Happen Even on a Crazy Day…in One Bowl
Crazy day ahead? Prepare this the night before and enjoy a one bowl lunch (or one jar), whether at home or on the run. By Danielle Renov of @peaslovencarrots In this three-part series, Danielle Renov shares how she prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner and serve the complete meal in one bowl. Check out the other…
Cooking in a Hotel Room? 9 Ways to Use Your Sandwich Maker
If you’re spending winter break in a hotel, you can prepare way more than grilled cheese with this inexpensive appliance. By Chayie Schlisselfeld Photos by Rina Schiffman On vacation? Even if we’re in a city where there may be kosher food, I find in order to have a successful day when (AKA no fighting!), we…
The Quickest Must-Have Addition to Your Melave Malkah (Yes, It’s Rotev Pizza!)
Rotev pizza is the Israeli dipping sauce for pizza. It’s the single quickest upgrade you can bring to your melave malkah dinner! Americans may have perfected the perfect pizza slice but Israelis have completed pizza. Rotev Pizza – Israeli dipping sauce is like the best ketchup in the world for pizza. Whip up a quick batch…
How to Pack Lunch and Convert Picky Eaters
I didn’t expect a bento box to be the solution for my picky eaters. I grew up eating everything that was served to me. Lox, spinach, broccoli, asparagus…all vegetables actually. Every type of fish or cheese too. Since day one. The term “picky eaters” was something completely foreign to me. Everyone in my family ate…
How to Get Your Friend to Make You Lunch
Moms will often pack a healthy lunch for everyone else but forget about themselves. Here’s the solution. Hey. Did you prepare lunch? No, I am not talking about the PB sandwich on rye with all the crusts cut off…or the washed grapes you halved so meticulously so that they shouldn’t be a choking hazard. Definitely…