Does someone you know get on your nerves? Learn to move past it and love everyone. It’s easy to avoid some people. We don’t bump into them; we don’t live close by. For others though, it’s unavoidable. We have family, we have co-workers…for all those people that we see daily, or at all family…
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Even the Kids Can Make These Cheesy Garlic Knots!
Super easy, family friendly – and the kids can make them for you! Serve these cheesy garlic knots with soup and/or salad for a light, crowd-pleasing meal any time of year. Save Print Cheesy Garlic Knots Ingredients 1 store bought pizza dough (defrosted, if using frozen) Approximately 1 ½ cups shredded cheese ½…
You’ve Never Had Shakshuka Like This Before
Enjoy summer’s best zucchini, get in all those greens, and fill up on wholesomeness with these two summer-worthy versions of shakshuka. By Rivki Rabinowitz Spinach Zucchini Shakshuka (aka Green Shakshuka) A new take on a classic, the green shakshuka is light and tasty—an easy summer recipe! Save Print Spinach Zucchini Shakshuka Ingredients 2…
For the Nine Days, It’s Back to the Kid-Pleasing Basics
Our no-fuss nine day menus aren’t about indulgent dairy dishes. We’re simply serving the basic, easy things our families love. We don’t like calling this list a “Nine Days Menu.” It’s not a Yom Tov, it’s not a simcha. We don’t want to forget the meaning of the week by indulging in our favorite…
This is the Easiest Creamiest Ziti of Your Life–You Don’t Even Need a Pot!
When I first learned this no-pot trick for making ziti my first thought was, “Where was this dish my whole life?” “Thank you so much for the meal the other day,” one sister-in-law, who had recently had a baby, told another. The three of us were out to lunch one afternoon. “Oh, it was…
Make the Easiest Tastiest Falafel Plate for Dinner
You don’t even need to cook a thing! Make a big Israeli-style falafel plate with all the fixings for dinner and serve with hot, fresh pita. There’s a Pita Hut in North Miami Beach that has a falafel plate like this on the menu. It’s one big dish with techina, chummus, Turkish salad, eggplant…
If Pizza is On Your Menu, Make it a Grandma Pizza
You read the title, and 90 percent of you thought, “What is Grandma Pizza?” Growing up in New York, my choices at the pizza store were always a slice of pizza or a slice of Sicilian pie. A regular slice of pizza was and is triangle-shaped, with a thinner crust and Sicilian is a…
Thursdays not the same without cholent? Please even meat-lovers with a hearty pareve cholent.
Is dairy, cheesy things not your thing? This is the nine days meal for you. For some, nine days with no meat is really difficult. For those, it’s not because it’s so difficult to refrain from eating meat, but many simply don’t eat dairy foods on a regular basis. From intolerances to preferences, what…
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…
Of Pasta, Pools—and Pain. 3 Ways to Make the Nine Days Meaningful
How can we truly mourn the churban nowadays? By Shiffy Friedman I remember the summer I was head counselor at a sleepaway camp. Know which days needed the most spectacular program? The same days that need the best dairy menu. The famous Nine Days. If you think about it, the Nine Days have…