It tastes even better than it sounds. This light and airy meringue cake is layered with the best white chocolate cream filling. Add fresh fruit and it’s the perfect dessert. I have been preparing this cake, or dessert, if you will, every Shavuos, for years. Some of you might remember it was featured in the…
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Our 8 Favorite Place Card Ideas
Even if you know where everyone is sitting, place cards still add that finishing touch to the table. The following ideas are easy to recreate and don’t need any special equipment (no Cricut!) Yes, place cards are very helpful when you’re hosting a lot of people and you want to avoid the scramble and the…
The Trick for Getting Maximum Impact from Minimal Flowers
Mini vases are the key for stretching your flowers so you get the most beauty for the buck. It’s true, a big vase is costly to fill. And it looks beautiful right in the center of the table. There’s no denying that. But mini vases are small and mighty. This is why. They don’t need…
Recreate This Beautiful & Blue Shavuos Tablesetting
All you need is a little inspiration and resources to effortlessly pull together this pretty blue Shavuos tablescape. Sometimes, setting a beautiful Yom Tov table doesn’t need a lot of effort–using a pretty tablecloth as a starting point makes the job so easy. Then, you work around the color in the cloth, adding some coordinating…
Flower Packaging Ideas for Mishloach Manos
When Purim falls out on a Friday, including flowers for Shabbos in a mishloach manos is always a special touch. Some of us have been doing flowers for years as mishloach manos (when something works and presents so beautifully, you stick to it!). We include 2 foods along with it, but the floral aspect is…
Lasagna Roll-Ups
If you’ve never made lasagna (or if you’ve always loved it), this is the version that will be your go-to. As a child, my mother never made lasagna for dinner. Instead, we had penne rosa, fettuccine alfredo, and pesto pasta, but lasagna was always missing from the menu. The reason is pretty simple: my mother…
Mothers of Young Children Share Tips for a Smooth Shavuos Morning
You’re tending to young children (and keeping them from making too much noise!), while making sure the day and meals run smoothly. And, nope, you’re not alone! Last night, your husband went back to yeshiva, right after complimenting you on a delicious meal, of course, but also, while hurrying to get to his chavrusa he…
Yes, Women Can Have a Meaningful Shavuos
We can go beyond the menus and dairy desserts and tap into the beauty of kabalas haTorah for ourselves and our families. Like every Yom Tov we are blessed to celebrate, Shavuos is saturated with kedushah and with meaning. More though, it is a celebration of our very foundation. At kabbalah Hatorah, we became the…
Feta Eggplant Carpaccio
Yes, it’s worthwhile to share yet another version of Eggplant Carpaccio on BCP. This time, it’s a creamy dairy one and you are going to love it! We love sharing Kosher Kopykat recipes here on Between Carpools. These are our recipes that have been inspired from kosher restaurants–usually based on a specific dish we enjoyed…
The Har Sinai Ice Cream Cake
If there’s one dessert you will make for your children this Shavuos, this ice cream cake is it. It was at our Between Carpools Shavuos planning meeting that this brainstorm came about. We knew we wanted to include a Har Sinai cake. But what? It had to be cute. And easy and fun to prepare….
