Update your salmon course and go crudo. It’s pleasing to the eye, delicious, and healthy. Your fish course will never be the same. Eating fish crudo (Italian for “raw”) always scared me. Would I like it? The fad was growing and crudo was popping up on restaurant menus everywhere. I tried it. I loved it….
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Ripe Fruit in the Produce Drawer? Make This Fruit Crisp
Don’t worry about overbuying fruit in the summer. Too much fruit is always a good thing when you can make fruit crisp. Do you often get to the end of the week and your produce drawer has a variety of fruit that has to get eaten before it dies? Or do you like to shop…
Fancy Rice: The Side Dish You Need To Prepare Today for Yom Tov
Looking for the perfect side you can simply pull out of the freezer? This rice dish couldn’t be easier. Everyone always needs a good side dish. Especially on erev Yom Tov, with many many meals coming up, the urge to diversify and keep things pretty and different is real. This rice side dish does that…
How to Make Our Favorite Summer Drink: Limonana
It’s sweet, sour, and so refreshing: Make perfect limonana at home today When my family and I go upstate for Camp Visiting Day, we usually end up stopping at Stargelt Cafe in Loch Sheldrake. We always order this limonana when we’re there. Since it became a family favorite, I tried to replicate it at home…
This is the Best Peanut Butter Cup Recipe on the Whole Internet
What’s even more incredible is that these peanut butter cups are pareve (non-dairy; vegan). I’ve tried to make a copycat of Reese’s peanut butter cups before, trying lots of different recipes from all over, but none of them came out the way I imagined they should be. Whether the filling wasn’t tasty or creamy enough…
Why You Need Toasted Grilled Pitas at Your BBQ
It’s the BBQ additions that make all the difference. And these garlicky pitas will be one of your best additions ever. I love additions to a BBQ as much, or perhaps more than the actual BBQ. An addition like these garlic pitas make a BBQ oh-so-much more special. They are delicious with some chummus and…
Have You Ever Tried Eggplant Carpaccio? Well, You Must.
You may have tried this interesting twist on carpaccio at a restaurant. Now make this amazing eggplant appetizer easily at home. Or, you can try our shortcut version over here! Usually carpaccio is made using raw meat or fish that’s been thinly sliced or pounded thin, then served as an appetizer. Israelis, though, always have…
The Best Way to Roast an Eggplant
Want an eggplant with a soft, silky, tender flesh and smoky charred skin? Here’s how to achieve it. Roasted eggplant is one of my staples, and today I’m going to show you the best way to get those eggplants roasted. I use my eggplant boats in lots of different ways – you can stuff them…
Move Over Teriyaki. Maple Salmon is the New Version the Crowd Will Love
Need to serve a big side of salmon to a big crowd? If teriyaki is your typical go-to, up your game with this maple salmon. My mother has been making this maple salmon for awhile, and then my sister began making it. It’s a favorite, and honestly, not one of us remembers how this salmon…
This Strawberry Cream Dessert is the Ultimate Wow
Serve this Strawberry Cream Dessert and your guests will remember it forever. Ever since Leah Schapira posted this genius dessert idea right here on Between Carpools (see post here). I’ve been preparing it every single Yom Tov. What I love most about this dessert is that even though it might require a few steps, by…
