Don’t discard your discard! How I use mine up, below. After years of excuses (‘I have enough mouths to feed without sourdough starter!’), I finally hopped on the sourdough train. And with a sourdough aficionado on speed-dial answering all my questions and cheering me on (thanks Nechama!), I’ve even gotten the hang of it. Mostly….
Quick & Easy
Chestnut Mushroom Soup
This soup is deeply flavorful, a bit different, and easy to prepare. The umami flavor of mushrooms and a delightful nuttiness of chestnuts is a perfect match! Our discussions on “new soups” started a few months ago when we were planning the content for the Sukkos season. One of our colleagues had mentioned that she…
Make a Chanukah Breakfast Board
Get the family excited and bring the Chanukah anticipation to your home from now with this exciting and easy prep breakfast (or breakfast-for-dinner). As soon as Rosh Chodesh Kislev comes, we love to start off the Chanukah excitement. Everyone loves those signs that “Chanukah is coming.” And it’s the little things you do from Rosh…
Hot Apple Cranberry Drink for Long Winter Nights
It’s the perfect thing to serve and relax with on a long Friday night, after a delicious meal Do you ever feel like you would like to add that finishing touch to a Shabbos meal, a way to extend the time spent with your family and maybe friends too, with ongoing conversation and ideally the…
Love Chicken Poppers? Now They’re Even Better
BCP Fans love Hot Poppers, we know. Now they’re even better when you sub Lieber’s Duck Sauce for honey (thank you to reader, Hudis S!) Here on BCP, we know you love your fire poppers. They’re perhaps the #1 most made recipe in Dinner Done. They’re so well loved, we know that you would appreciate…
Affogato Coffee Dessert
With nothing to prep ahead, this Affogato Coffee Dessert is one that you can prepare on the spot. This is the perfect light ending to a meal. So much so that I find myself preparing it over and over again. I originally thought to make this on Shavuos to give the men an extra boost…
Sesame Dip
With lots of sesame flavor, this sesame dip will be your go-to with challah. Sesame dip used to be one of those I would buy weekly. One day, while standing in the aisle of the grocery, I thought to myself, “This is just sesame seeds and mayo–why am I buying it? Why don’t I just…
Frozen Strawberry Passion Crunch
With the flavors of strawberries, pomegranate, passion fruit, and coconut–complete with a nut crunch–this is a super easy to prep, refreshing dessert you’ll love to serve. We love when family and friends tell us that they have a recipe for BCP. They know that BCP is about tried-and-true family favorites. And if they are offering…
Pomegranate Leek Relish for Your Rosh Hashanah Simanim
Instead of making leek patties, we make this tangy relish that combines leek and pomegranate. I’ve never made leek patties for our Rosh Hashanah simanim. (We do have a recipe for them here on Between Carpools.) It’s not something my family would enjoy eating. For a few years I made Yussi Weisz’s leek and olive…
Pomegranate Ice Cream
Elevate the flavors of ice cream with this perfect-for-Rosh Hashanah easy to prep ice cream dessert. Before the days of Between Carpools, I used to share my original recipes in Mishpacha and Ami magazines and any adapted recipes I shared (with permission) on my food website called cookkosher.com. A few years ago, cookkosher kept crashing….
