Fill quesadillas with whatever you like + add toppings. A quesadilla, pronounced ke-sa-diya, is a flour or corn tortilla filled with a savory mixture containing cheese and other ingredients. A Mexican quesadilla is typically a tortilla folded in half, while American versions are more like a grilled cheese—two tortillas with the filling in the middle….
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The Easiest, Best, Super Refreshing Salad for Shalosh Seudos (or any time!)
It couldn’t be simpler and couldn’t be better. All it takes is a little chopping…that’s why I call it the Chop Chop Salad. Dishes that use simple ingredients sometimes simply the best. There’s one thing that’s super important though: whenever you see a recipe with few ingredients, it’s important to always make sure that each…
Savory Greek Yogurt Bowl
Need healthy meal ideas that are not just the same old thing? I’ve got a few – starting with Greek Yogurt. Finding healthy meals that fit your busy lifestyle can be hard so we all tend to fall into the trap of repeating the same meals over and over. There’s so much good, healthy food…
Can’t Keep Your Hydrangeas Alive? This Quick Tip Will Help
We learn cool things by watching our friends – here’s what Renee taught us about hydrangeas. Hydrangeas are a tricky flower. While we were watching Renee Muller make these arrangements you learned how to create here, we watched curiously as she didn’t simply cut the stems of her hydrangeas on an angle. Rather, the…
5 Reasons Why Shavuos is My Favorite Yom Tov
Oh Shavuos how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… Everyone has a favorite Yom Tov, and mine is definitely Shavuos. And there are so many reasons. 1. For starters, cheese. Just about everything is better with cheese. The creative freedom of dairy meals when all other Yomim Tovim involve so much meat…
Feel Stuck in the Kitchen While the Men are in Shul? Here’s Three Ways That Women Can Find Spiritual Inspiration on Shavuos
Between preparing the Kiddush, serving meals, and tending to the kids, is there a way to make Shavuos a meaningful Yom Tov for us moms? For the men, it’s a given. Go to shul, sit there all night, and immerse yourself in the words of Torah our nation has just accepted. Now that seems like…
Crispy. Creamy. Doughy. Cheesy. Nutty. That Pretty Much Sums Up These Cheese Twists.
Want the perfect bites for your Shavuos table? Cheese twists are a pretty easy addition…and they may even disappear faster than that cheesecake. Recipe from Dairy Made Easy by Leah Schapira and Victoria Dwek Dairy Made Easy is one of our favorite cookbooks, and I’m so excited to pull it out again to make some…
How to Turn Anything in Your Home into a Vase. (Plus Three Arrangements We Love)
Arrange flowers like a pro…and you don’t even need a vase. Get some floral foam, and you’re good to go. Did you know that you can create a vase out of almost anything in your home? Like that lucite kokosh cake holder that’s sitting empty because you didn’t bake kokosh cake? Or even the breakfast bowls…
Need an Alternative to Heavy Cheesecake? Try Light-As-Air Strawberry Shortcake (& It’s Gluten-Free)
This refreshing, creamy strawberry shortcake dessert is the perfect sweet ending to any Yom Tov meal, whether dairy or meat. It was the last day of Chol Hamoed Pesach, and I had already used up all the potato starch and nuts in my pantry. I still had plenty of baked goods and cookies in my…
Modern-Day Cheese Blintzes To Simplify Your Life
Love blintzes, but don’t love the work of making the crepes? These simplified mini blintzes even look adorable and pretty on the plate. The “modern-day (cheese) blintz” is there to simplify your hectic life. So, this year skip making the crepe/blintz skins and pull the wonton wrappers out. Half the time, with all the heart…
