Tired of cabbage salads and slaw? This version makes cabbage salad exciting, crunchy, and memorable. Mrs. Ort is known for her amazing food, which she generously doles out to all her nearest and dearest. The last time I visited my hometown, she stopped by on Friday afternoon with some of her delights, one of which…
Quick & Easy
Your New Easy Dinner: Glazed Chicken Strips and Easy Oven Basmati Rice
It’s the season of easy dinners. This one, with chicken strips, lots of veggies, and rice is hearty, sweet, and of course, easy to prepare. I love this chicken strips recipe. I make it often for my family, I send it to kimpeturins, and occasionally I’ll make it for an easy Friday night. It’s perfect…
These are the Fritlach for When You Literally Have Five Minutes. Literally
Could fritlach get easier? Not easier than this. Try this 5-minute version. Fritlach are thin, fried strips of dough and while they’re certainly easier to make than doughnuts, we wanted an even easier version. Perhaps our grandmothers wouldn’t be happy with our nontraditional method, but gone are the days of painstakingly rolling out dough as…
Rochie Pinson’s Salmon, Rice, & Broccoli
She may make lots of challah from scratch each week, but weeknight dinners need to be quick to prep…and super tasty. Like this salmon, rice and broccoli dish. If you joined me all week long, you already know that the dinners that are the easiest to prepare are usually the ones my kids enjoy the…
Rochie Pinson’s Tacos
She may make lots of challah from scratch each week, but weeknight dinners need to be quick to prep…and super tasty. Like these tacos! If you joined me yesterday, you already know that the dinners that are the easiest to prepare are usually the ones my kids enjoy the most. And while yesterday we had…
Rochie Pinson’s Tried-and-True (Quick Prep!) Weeknight Dinners: Chicken Wraps with Special Sauce
She may make lots of challah from scratch each week, but weeknight dinners need to be quick to prep…and super tasty. Like this Grilled Chicken Wrap. As the author of a cookbook on challah baking, I am assumed to be one of those ladies that just love spending all day in the kitchen. Not so….
The Perfect Easy-Yet-Elegant Fish Appetizer
Dill Salmon is everyone’s favorite. Or it will be. This dill salmon appetizer is so easy, you can add it to your Shabbos menu without a thought. Let it help you make an easy Shabbos this week (isn’t that what you need after Yom Tov?) or serve it to your special Shabbos guests next week….
The Perfect Thing to Keep in The Freezer: Ready-to-Go Sandwiches
You’ll be so happy to have these frozen sandwiches ready in the freezer anytime you’re in a rush. Leah: My mother saw these frozen sandwiches in my sister Miriam’s freezer. She took a picture and sent it to my family saying, “Look how organized Miriam is.” That reminded me! I used to do this when…
It’s All About the Presentation: Passionfruit Mousse
You can make any dessert as pretty as this Passionfruit Mousse in 5 simple steps Every time I get a phone call from someone asking me for a new dessert idea, I cringe. Dessert is my hardest course. (Ask me for a new salad instead.) This summer, my friend Toby Engel sent me a photo…
10 Side Dishes You Can Make When You’re in a Rush
You’ve got the main. But what is the side dish going to be when you don’t really have much more time? I once asked my uncle if he would like pasta, rice, or potatoes as a side. “It doesn’t matter the order,” he responded. With back to school, come back to routine (yay!) and for…
