Say hello to your new Purim appetizer. Back in 2016 I wrote a cookbook, Our Table, and within the most popular recipes, the Spiced Meat Envelopes simply stood out. It seemed like everyone was preparing them. And I did too, for my family. This appetizer was particularly popular with kids, somehow. And moms love it when…
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Cheesy Fries for Motzei Shabbos from the Really Fun-to-Read Dira Cookbook
The Dira Cookbook is not just a cookbook! You’ll be entertained just reading through it. Some of our teenage boys found The Dira Cookbook before we even had a chance to introduce it to them and read it cover to cover. They loved the no-nonsense approach to cooking, the realistic and familiar way of explaining a…
The Amazing Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies
These just might be the best and the easiest cookies you’ll ever make. Recently, a friend dropped off a box of these chocolate chip cookies. They were big and gorgeous and…the size! How did she get these cookies to be so perfect? I knew these weren’t typical cookies. These were special. That evening, I had…
Meatballs, the Easy Way. The 9×13 BCP Way.
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…
Crispy Garlic Fish Is So Easy to Prep and So Good
All you need are three ingredients and three minutes to bring this gourmet fish dish–with hoisin sauce and crispy garlic topping–to the table. Yes, it happens that there are many days that I don’t have time to cook. So then I turn to this recipe. But there are also days that I do have time…
The 9×13 Life: Dini Klein’s Banana Chocolate Oatmeal Bake
Let them wake up to a real treat this Sunday morning: this Chocolate Oatmeal You can serve them a hot, oatmeal breakfast without needing to prepare bowl by bowl. This Chocolate Oatmeal Bake takes just a few minutes to prep, and everyone wakes up happy. It’s truly a treat–for the kids and for mom! In…
Overnight Potato Kugel
No, this is not the same as your standard potato kugel. But overnight kugel is a classic and it’s easy to learn the technique. There are a few topics we talk about often on BCP. I take full responsibility for some of those. They include pizza, schnitzel and kugel…and they’re things our families simply never…
Cinnamon And Nuts Bundt Cake, No Mixer Needed!
This is really a 9×13 life kinda recipe, but in a bundt pan. So you’ve made my amazing eggplant appetizer, I presume, by now. If you didn’t, you should. Ok fine, I know not everyone loves eggplants. But then again, you should try it. You might discover that you do love eggplant. But, can we agree that…
Sticky Red French Fries (Doctor Up Your Frozen Fries!)
You love doctoring up those frozen French fries. Here is another version you’ll love. Back in 2017 I shared a recipe on BCP that I’ve been making for years. The secret for the best Frozen French Fries. It wasn’t a surprise that the recipe became our number one recipe on the entire Between Carpools and, for the past…
Miso Sea Bass with Crunchy Shredded Fillo Topping (Looks Complicated, Surprisingly Super Easy!)
You can make a wow fish appetizer without spending extra time in the kitchen. This recipe goes back years and years, to a time when I was entertaining and asked a friend for some fresh fish ideas. Every so often, when I need a “fancy” fish, I turn back to it. It’s definitely evolved over…
