It’s the most gorgeous of appetizers and an absolute party in a platter. “Victoria, Shana our bookkeeper said she made the Chummus Platter from Leah Nagel of Truffles and Trends and she said it’s amazing. It’s very much your type. Do you want to try it?” Absolutely, I did. I had worked with Leah Nagel…
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Lemony Jalapeños
It’s not your typical dip–whether or not you like spicy things, you’ll love these jalapeños and lemon on your fish, challah, or sourdough. So, this was totally unexpected. This recipe came from my friend Malky Blum–and I don’t know if you so much call it a recipe, or just an amazing combination… so amazing, that…
Daniella’s Panko-Topped Kale Salad from Best of Kosher
This salad by Daniella Silver in Best of Kosher is one of our favorites… some of us are just addicted. While we were working on Best of Kosher, we thought that we would find that we were already familiar with all the “favorites!” After all, we’re food writers. We should know about all the famous…
Set Your iPhone Alarm Clock to Ring on Shabbos for Just One Minute
iPhones don’t have an alarm ring length option and nobody wants to hear an alarm clock ring for an hour! We love using our phone alarm clocks to wake us or just to remind us things at various times of the day. Who doesn’t have dozens of different alarms set up for different reminders?? A…
“A Perfect Shabbos Table”–It’s Not What You Expect
Do your dreams get crushed every Friday night when the Shabbos table fails to be the place of your dreams? This post was a conversation between the five of us on the topic of: the Shabbos table. Tables Have Stages “I remember, when my children were a bit younger, after a day of shopping and…
Shabbos & Money
Food has become more extravagant than ever–at the same time, it’s also more expensive than ever and budgets are stretched. So, there’s the question: is there such a thing as too much to spend on Shabbos? There’s a story in At Any Hour, the biography of Rav Shlomo Gissinger (p. 267): The Steinbergs* had just…
This Easy Molten Cookie Dessert Hack Takes Minutes to Prepare
Keep two ingredients on hand and have a crowd pleasing dessert ready in (almost) no time. Who doesn’t love a dessert that oozes extra chocolate?? These molten cookies are so easy to prepare that you can hand off the task to a young child. Preheat your oven to 350F. Start with 24 frozen cookie dough…
This Gluten Free Beef Risotto Can Become Your New Cholent
Easier on the stomach even for those who don’t have a gluten free diet, this risotto still has the classic Shabbos taste! We got this recipe from our friend who got it from her friend, who got it from her friend who created it because she wanted a lighter cholent. While some of us were…
Tips & Tricks to Help You Make an Early Shabbos
This is a roundup of different tips and tools we shared with you over the years that can help you be ready for Shabbos early. It’s not about how early you wake up. It’s about how prepared you are from the beginning of the week.
What Do You Do Special for Shabbos?
Aside from preparing special meals (whether they’re traditional or not so much), there are different things that we all do that create an atmosphere of oneg Shabbos. And everyone does different things to increase our families enjoyment and anticipation. We compiled some comments from ourselves, our friends, and family. Also: A lot of Shabbos-related treats…
