It’s a surprisingly satisfying and healthyish treat Do you love a good candy bar? My favorite is a Smirk bar (the kosher version of Snicker’s) but, whenever I indulge in one, I get that sugar high that leaves me feeling kind of “eh” after. Then my daughter showed me this fun date bark idea, and…
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Sneaky Protein Pancakes & Smoothies
Do you need easy, kid-friendly meals When I was a younger mother, feeding picky eaters was a frustration for me and I needed to figure out creative ways to get them some more balanced nutrition. That’s when these pancakes came about. These protein-loaded pancakes were a dinner that made them happy and me too. Even…
How to Store the Silver You Actually Use
Keep your pieces accessible and protected, even if you don’t display them. Up until recently, almost every frum household had some kind of breakfront displaying silver Judaica. Are we the only ones in the world who still use silver objects on a regular basis? Possibly. Silver is traditionally considered the most elegant way to enhance…
Sweet Potato Chips
Sweet potato chips are great in salad, but not only for salad! This is how to do it right. Ever since we became big fans of Aunt Ruchy’s Sweet Potato Chip Salad, frying sweet potato strips became an essential part of our Pesach prep. Once we had these sweet potato chips in our freezer, though,…
Leek Jalapeno Dip
With lots and lots of sautéed leeks and onions, this is one of the favorites we’re looking forward to again this Pesach. My friend Malky Blum calls me whenever she comes up with something that she knows will make a perfect BCP recipe. Do you remember these Lemony Jalapeños? Yup, that’s also from Malky. This…
Print Your Recipes Like They Do at a Restaurant
It’s fun and more efficient to work like a line cook when you’re doing that pre-Yomtov cooking marathon. Do you like to cook directly from a recipe? Do you cook with open cookbooks on your counters? Flip back and forth to find the recipe you’ll be preparing next? And then maybe something you planned on…
There’s Some Really Great Recipes in The Lieber’s Cookbook!
Download the Lieber’s Pesach Cookbook and finish your menu. These are the recipes that caught our attention. Lieber’s is the brand that’s been making Pesach with us for generations. Eighty-five years ago, they were the first to bring reliable, kosher products to market for the Pesach season–and they haven’t stopped since. Chances are, you’ll be…
Overnight Potato Kugel: So Delicious, and Now Presentable Too!
Because we finally figured out how to serve it without it looking like a sloppy mess. Did you ever wonder how to serve an overnight potato kugel without losing your Hungarian balebusta reputation? Ok fine, let’s not exaggerate. But also, these things really matter to me. I will not cook or serve something that isn’t…
Do You Wash Tons of Dishes Over Pesach? This May Help
Protect your hands and get the dishes really sudsy by using bristled gloves. Because many of us don’t use our dishwashers over Pesach, besides for the fact that there’s a lot of cooking crammed into a short period of time, the dishwashing chore is definitely intensified over Pesach. Last Pesach, this bar mat was a…
How to Prep Seder Essentials in Advance
Are you typically frazzled on erev Pesach because the Seder items were left until the end? It doesn’t have to be that way. First of all, before we start, we want to say that if your family has a minhag to prepare seder items on erev Pesach, we don’t want to mess! Perhaps it’s simply…
