You don’t need to salt, rinse, dry, and fry to get great eggplant. All you need to do is learn how to bake your eggplant slices properly. Remember the days when preparing any recipe that involves an eggplant meant salting the slices first, and then waiting, and then rinsing? Well, those days are over. We…
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9×13 Mashed Sweet Potatoes
When you can get results like this without a pot, why not? Make soft, roasted, deliciously caramelized mashed sweet potatoes in your 9×13 pan. The BCP 9×13 Mashed Cauliflower has been a favorite in our kitchen for years. The 9×13 method takes a bit of time, but the result is always worth it—a rich, flavorful,…
Garlic Toasted Rice
How to make rice that’s so good, you’ll want to taste it straight from the pot. I have been cooking rice like this for….a long time. I don’t remember a different way of preparing rice. Actually, I didn’t know there was a different way to prepare rice, unless you were tossing a Trader Joe’s bag…
The Best Authentic Yerushalmi Kugel
This Yerushalmi Kugel is the real deal, and perhaps the recipe you always wished you could prepare. After having grown up in Israel, my husband had been craving an authentic Yerushalmi Kugel for years. He has this recollection of the way his grandmother used to make it, but when he tried finding the recipe, it…
The Best Crispy Onion Strings
Easy to make and full of flavor. These have stood the test of time and are certainly the best Crispy Honey Mustard Onion Strings. I usually avoid writing recipes that are called “the best.” The reason for it is very simple. In 2 years from now, I might create a better version and I’ll have…
Onion Ring Latkes
Framing your latkes with onions rings is the absolute best way to upgrade your latkes. Last year, we saw Mandy Silverman of @mandyliciouschallah create this cool onion ring-latkes mashup. We loved the twist. It was fun and totally in the spirit. After all, while you’re frying latkes, framing them with an onion ring completely made…
Crunchy Crackling Baby Red Potatoes
These crispy and tender roasted potatoes will be your go-to potato recipe from now on. It’s simply the best technique for perfect results. Editor’s Note: Naomi has shared a few great recipes here on BCP, starting with her famous Sufganiot. We also loved this fun Lava Cake and the ever popular Sweet and Tangy Pastrami (also…
How to Make Frozen Rice Packets
It’s so convenient and efficient, you’ll wonder why you never froze rice before. We have rice recipes that are easy to prepare like 9×13 Sushi Rice, 9×13 Fabulous Rice or 9×13 Garlic Confit Rice. We also have Fancy Rice that freezes amazingly well. But what about plain rice? Can that be frozen so you can…
Chummus Bassar
You’ve tasted Chummus Bassar–the chummus dish with spiced ground meat–before. But this one is simply the best version. Editor’s Note: We first tasted Chayale’s Chummus Bassar when she had prepared it for a get together. We tasted it. It was simply better than any Chummus Bassar we had ever tasted (and we have tasted lots…
Top Favorite Pesach Recipes
There have been a lot of Pesach goodies from BCP over the years. But then there are the classics. The recipes that are gold. The ones that make it onto the menu, year after year, and don’t fail us. Here are some of those favorite Pesach recipes, Updated for 2024!
