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Seder Night Flanken

by | March 26, 2023 | 19 comment(s)

Easy to prep and foolproof–you’ll love these slow-cooked strips of flanken. The first time I featured this recipe on my page, I received some feedback: “I thought you can’t cook meat in the oven for Seder night, it’s roasting, etc. I always thought you have to make everything on the stovetop”. To make sure, I…

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Crock-Pot Overnight Potato Kugel Hack (Freezer Version)

by | March 23, 2023 | 9 comment(s)

The easiest way to get a fresh overnight potato kugel on Yom Tov. We can’t believe we’re sharing another overnight kugel recipe, but when we heard there’s a new “Chantzy W hack” we knew we were going to be making it this Pesach–and of, course, we’d have to share it with you.  What are the…

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Flanken Roast Over Potatoes

by | March 20, 2023 | 31 comment(s)

The recipe is so easy and so good, you’ll make it over and over and will never have to look back at this recipe again! For awhile, I was obsessed with preparing another recipe on Between Carpools, this 9×13: Slow Cooked Minute Steaks and Yukon Gold by Esty Wolbe. Yes, we’d change up the cut…

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The Tried-and-True Beer-Braised BBQ Brisket

by | March 08, 2022 | 3 comment(s)

The best recipes are always the ones that came from a friend who got it from another friend. This brisket is one of those. When my friend E. told me how she makes her brisket, she couldn’t really tell me where it came from. It was one of those handwritten recipes in her notebook that…

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How to Make Victoria’s Hamin-Inspired Cholent

by | February 17, 2022 | 7 comment(s)

This cholent, inspired by a Moroccan Hamin, combines the best of both worlds! A bit over one year ago, I asked you all for your cholent ideas in this post and you all shared so many variations! Personally, my family was ready for something new and I had an invitation to experiment. One of the recipes I…

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Meatballs, the Easy Way. The 9×13 BCP Way.

by and | January 18, 2022 | 33 comment(s)

What if we could make a family favorite dinner even easier? Here at Between Carpools we get lots of emails. Some are seeking advice (we do our best, and at times, add those topics to future posts we want to explore), some are taking the time to thank us for a post that helped their…

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Easy to Prep + Cheesy + Creamy Ravioli in Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce

by | December 02, 2021 | 0 comment(s)

The Voice’s new cookbook: Taste: The Best of the Food World is out now. Here’s another peek at what’s inside. We first told you about The Voice’s new cookbook: Taste back when it was available for pre-order in this post. It’s now available to purchase from Feldheim.com,  on amazon and in all Judaica stores! For wholesale inquiries…

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Make This Delicious Beef & Broccoli for Dinner. It’s Healthier Than Takeout & So Easy!

by | October 17, 2021 | 25 comment(s)

It takes minutes to prepare, and they’ll love you for preparing this: Beef and Broccoli. There’s no major story here. One of my kids requested beef and broccoli for dinner. But to make this a useful recipe for all of you, I wanted this beef and broccoli to be one that I could mostly prep…

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How to Make Amazing Maple Bourbon Back Ribs

by | September 12, 2021 | 7 comment(s)

Back ribs are one of my favorite culinary secrets. They present beautifully and they taste like much more expensive meat. Once you know how to cook them, they’ll be one of your favorite secrets too. If you want to serve an impressive-looking piece of meat, but you don’t want to go for a flanken roast…

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