So, what are the girls preparing for Yom Tov? Here’s a sample menu from 4 of us to help you brainstorm. Leah Schapira’s menu: This is the type of meal I’ll serve when I have a large crowd of 20 or more people. I don’t make huge quantities of each item, I rather make the…
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Tired of Cooking? Want to Spend Your Summer Outdoors? Here’s My Plan for a Barely Cook Summer
I admit, I’m a little tired of cooking. I spent last summer in the kitchen, writing the recipes for Secrets of Skinny Cooking. The summer before, Leah and I wrapped up Everyday Secret Restaurant Recipes, and the summer before that Secret Restaurant Recipes. I can keep going, but I think we can both agree that…
Make a Graduation-Themed Party with One Easy Step (Plus! Chanie Salzer’s party menu).
The perfect graduation touch is just a photocopy away. A party at home can be way more special than celebrating the occasion of graduation at a restaurant…especially if you add some relevant details. And it doesn’t have to be hard! For this graduation party, I simply lined the table with a black tablecloth, then covered…
Yes, This is My Official Yom Tov Menu. I Think. You Think Anyone Can Be This Hungry?
If Pesach cooking is as much work as making a Pesach menu, I’m in trouble. I may add things, I may take out. My goal this Yom Tov is to be able to keep the 14 to 30 people that will be at the table for each meal as happy as possible…without having to spend…
Meat Party Menu Ideas
Meat Party Menu Ideas Elegant BBQ Theme This meat party was planned as a sheva brochos as a Collaborative event by The Anelis Group and Birch Event Design for a group of 50 family and friends. Though this is an outdoor BBQ party, the menu can be adapted for any party all year round. 6…
FREE DOWNLOAD: The No-Fuss Real-Life Guide to Yom Tov: What to Cook if You Don’t Like to Cook!
Esti shares her personal real-life Yom Tov menu + 6 essential prep tips! So I downloaded Renee’s yom tov menu and drooled. And then I sighed and turned to my computer to make my menu. Because mine is more of the last-minute, nobody-will-go-hungry, basic-but-satisfying type of menu. I don’t enjoy cooking. I’d much prefer to…
How to Be Madly Organized This Yom Tov Season – FREE google sheets menu template
Stay cool under pressure. A customizable spreadsheet can help make prepping for Yom Tov easy. Free download! Excel (or Google Spreadsheets, to be more accurate) is the tool that makes my life work. I use a spreadsheet to make preparing for Yom Tov or any simcha completely manageable and not overwhelming. We’ve provided my spreadsheet…
Exclusive Download! Renee’s Personal Yom Tov Menu
Is deciding what to cook harder than the actual cooking? I’m sharing my menu to help make planning yours a little easier. Why in the world is writing a Yom Tov menu so hard? It’s harder than the part where we make a shopping list, shop, return to the grocery three times, start peeling, slicing,…
