Who needs cake when the ices are just so good? UPDATE for 2023: I did not like the quality of the coconut milk available during the Pesach 2023 season. Hence, after the first couple batches, I made my mango sorbet rather with a mixture of fresh mango and simple syrup. I filled a 32 oz…
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Small Sized Goblets & Wine Glasses For Seder Night
It’s not easy to come by the right small wine glasses for Seder night. From the minimum requirement of 2.9 ounces to fulfill a “Reviis” to the machmir amount of 5.1 ounces, everyone holds differently. The Chazon Ish says to drink 150 ml = 5.07 oz. The most accepted opinion for this (R. Chaim Noeh)…
How to Make Oven “Smoked” Brisket for Pesach
It might sound basic, but this cooking method yields a meat that everyone loves. One of my personal favorite recipes from Dinner Done Cookbook is the Smoked BBQ Brisket on page 130. I even created a Crockpot BBQ Brisket version (a version with BBQ sauce) here on BCP. Like I wrote in Dinner Done, in the…
How to Plate a Gorgeous Dessert Using Sorbet
We can’t wait to serve delicious sorbet spectacularly (but still easy!). Victoria: I’ve been buying, serving, and enjoying Cream Sorbet and Gelato for years–whenever I pick up some quarts for Shabbat from Cream in Lakewood, I feel like I have my own little gourmet dessert secret. So when Renee was hired to style photos for…
We Know What You Need: A Literally NO Prep Dessert
And it’s so delicious, our children wanted doubles. The only thing you need to do is make sure you have the ingredients. frozen strawberries store-bought granola vanilla ice cream lotus butter When we got this recipe from the Uhr sisters, we have to admit we were a bit skeptical. Didn’t seem like such a big…
The 9×13 Life: Brownies For Those Who Love Anything Chocolate Mint
These gooey brownies are made perfect with just the right amount of mint flavor! It’s become a comical cliche that online recipes all start with a long-winded story before getting down to the actual recipe. But for this recipe, there’s a story really worth telling. Kids of Courage is an organization that provides adventure experiences…
The Tried-and-True Beer-Braised BBQ Brisket
The best recipes are always the ones that came from a friend who got it from another friend. This brisket is one of those. When my friend E. told me how she makes her brisket, she couldn’t really tell me where it came from. It was one of those handwritten recipes in her notebook that…
How to Make Victoria’s Hamin-Inspired Cholent
This cholent, inspired by a Moroccan Hamin, combines the best of both worlds! A bit over one year ago, I asked you all for your cholent ideas in this post and you all shared so many variations! Personally, my family was ready for something new and I had an invitation to experiment. One of the recipes I…
How to Make the Famous Kleiman Cholent
How we even have this cholent written down is also a story! When Between Carpools asked me for my family’s cholent recipe (apparently, it’s known to be an amazing cholent), I happened to have a copy of the recipe that was written down by hand years and years ago. Awhile back, one of the young…
Kosher Kopykat: This Grilled Chicken Salad is an Amazing Upgrade to Shabbos Lunch
Note from BCP: This recipe launches a new series of KopyKat Kosher Recipes, which are recipes inspired by restaurant experiences! We’re sure you’ll enjoy these new, fun recipes which we’ll be posting every so often. Here’s the first! This “Soho Salad” has tasty marinated grilled chicken and lots of crunch. On a recent trip with…
