Use this tried and true recipe—and nobody will believe that you used spelt flour! I casually mentioned to my sister that I was trying a new spelt challah recipe one week after the previous attempt failed miserably. She told me to stop searching because she’d had the best spelt challah the week before made by…
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Add Easy Tomato Confit to Your Shabbos Table
It doesn’t take any extra work. But it adds a whole lot of extra flavor. Tomato Confit is our new favorite addition to the table. Originally this recipe began as a way to get rid of an extra box of grape tomatoes in the fridge. Then it was so loved that we now buy a…
The 9×13 Life: The Perfect Flanken Main Dish for Shabbos
When there’s so much to prepare each Shabbos or Yom Tov, who is going to mind that the main dish took 5 minutes to put together? We all love a good shortcut when cooking for Shabbos. After all, Fridays are short and our to-do lists long. When the main dish requires literally 5 minutes to…
Company Coming? Make Crock-Pot Corned Beef
There’s nothing easier. And your guests will go nuts. Everyone will rave about how great the meat is. And you’ll laugh inside. Because all you did was put corned beef in the Crock-Pot. This is the perfect solution for Shabbos lunch or even on a busy day like Purim when you need an effortless main…
How to Serve Chocolate Fondue for a Shabbos Dessert
We love chocolate, we love fruit and we love an easy dessert! Melted chocolate makes any fruit into dessert, and it’s literally the simplest thing you can prepare for a Friday night treat. Pour a bag of chocolate chips into a quart-size freezer Ziploc bag and seal. Place that bag into a small aluminum pan…
Basics: How to Make Syrian Lehme B’agine
This is one Syrian staple than even the Ashkenazim go for. A few years ago, when we published a version of this recipe in Starters and Sides Made Easy featuring a homemade dough. Well, life changes and gets busier, and homemade dough that needs to be rolled out and cut into circles is naturally ones…
Baked Fruit for Dessert. And It Will Be Delicious.
And yes, this fruit dessert is mess-free. And it cooks in a 9×13 pan. Bonus: Your house will smell amazing. Do you, like me, periodically go through your fruit drawer and wonder why you bought so many apples? Or pears? Or plums? Some weeks I have the kids complaining that “maaaaaaaa there is no good…
In Honor of Shabbos: Yussi Weisz’s Roasted Jalapeno Dip
Do you love a spicy dip with your challah? Get your jalapenos and let’s get going. When Esti Waldman asked me to create some “heimish” Shabbos recipes with a twist for this series of לכבוד שבת קודש, I couldn’t fall asleep that night. I was thinking about how to take a “heimish” recipe that I’ve…
Three Easy Ways to Update Your Deli Roll for the Purim Seudah
Need to feed a large crowd and don’t have so much time? Bring back and roll out the puff pastry for deli roll. Alongside a container of yeast, cookie dough, and (store-bought) caramelized onion and garlic cubes, I always make sure to have a steady supply of…puff pastry. Sweet or savory and served hot or…
Why a Family-Style Charcuterie Board Will be Your Family’s New Favorite Meal
Serve this charcuterie board for Shabbos lunch along with the cholent and salads and they’ll run to the table. Traditionally, the word “charcuterie” refers to different types of preserved meats. We loved the concept (variety is fun!), but wanted a version that was more family-friendly and perhaps more budget-friendly too. It’s really fun for everyone…