Who needs a bun when you can have challah dogs? Are you still wrapping your frank n’ blanks in puff pastry? That’s really passe. And now, maybe so is the bun. The best hot dogs come wrapped in challah dough. And they’re the prettiest way to serve hot dogs too. Start with your favorite challah…
Meat
Basics: How to Make Syrian Lehme B’agine
This is one Syrian staple than even the Ashkenazim go for. A few years ago, when we published a version of this recipe in Starters and Sides Made Easy featuring a homemade dough. Well, life changes and gets busier, and homemade dough that needs to be rolled out and cut into circles is naturally ones…
How to Make the Most of Inexpensive Meats on the Grill
Clueless when it comes to choosing a meat to grill, beyond those expensive never-fail rib steaks? Read up and learn how to choose and grill even the cheaper cuts. In the meat department, we have ever-creative and colorful titles given to beef by our butchers. Sandwich steak, family steak, finger steak, and my all-time…
Salami Chips are the Next Big Craze
Looking for an addition to your charcuterie board? A great make-ahead extra for your bbq? Or just a fun finger food for a Shabbos meal? Did you make and love the beef jerky? Now I’ve got an even more versatile recipe of that will be the next big hit. Ready to make some salami chips?…
9×13 Life: The Easiest Yom Tov Spare Ribs You Ever Cooked.
Also, quite possibly, the most delicious ribs you’ve ever made too. This is the type of recipe that you pop into the oven and forget about only to be reminded by the incredibly delicious aroma that will inevitably fill your house. This is the type of recipe that you will prepare again and again….
9×13 Life: Slow-Cooked Minute Steaks and Yukon Golds
Put this meat-and-potatoes dish up in the morning (in minutes) and come home to a complete meal of soft tender steaks. In this dish, there’s minute steaks hiding under onions and garlic, and soft buttery Yukon Gold potatoes hiding under the steak. And because you know me, then you also know that this dish is…
English Ribs
Breaking Out the Ribs This Yom Tov? Make These English Ribs Years ago we slathered sweet sauce on roast or ribs, covered them, then simply cooked them until they were butter soft. Not that there’s anything wrong with that method. But in the past few years, the rise of kosher restaurants with knowledgeable chefs has…
How to Make Your Own Beef Jerky
This perfect on-the-go protein can be easily made at home. Beef jerky is a super popular snack nowadays. If you like meat, we can’t think of a better protein-on-the-go. It’s definitely more wholesome and satisfying than other nosh and more filling than a protein bar (though it may be high in sodium). Beef jerky, though,…
How to Cut Meat Across the Grain
Cutting across the grain is basic to serving good meat – yet it confuses so many of us. Here’s how to get it right. The biggest mistake people make when serving meat is slicing it the wrong way. This seems like it’s not a big deal, but it is! The number one thing, people always…
Caramelized French Roast: The Only Roast You’ll Ever Need on Pesach
People say that this is their favorite roast ever. But we save it and savor it on Pesach. Yes, if you’re accustomed to preparing meat with lots of nice sauces, it can be a challenge on Pesach. Before I learned about this recipe, my no-fail Pesach secret was simply to cook meat using the best…