Could fritlach get easier? Not easier than this. Try this 5-minute version. Fritlach are thin, fried strips of dough and while they’re certainly easier to make than doughnuts, we wanted an even easier version. Perhaps our grandmothers wouldn’t be happy with our nontraditional method, but gone are the days of painstakingly rolling out dough as…
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Forget the Rest. Classic Sufganiyot Are the Best Donuts You’ll Ever Have
How to get the most perfect beautiful sufganiyot / donuts every time. I can handle the heat, the gallons of oil, and the sticky fillings. But what I can’t stand are misshapen donuts. Say goodbye to deflated, uneven, overworked, over-floured sufganiyot, and especially, an over-messy workspace. I received this recipe and hack from a friend…
Two-Ingredient Side Dishes: Roasted Chickpeas
These chickpeas are one of those side dishes you’ll make the most in the least amount of time Are you a salty snacker? I am. I can skip cookies and cake, but I crave salt. Always. So finding healthy snacks where the nutrition packs a salty punch is always on my mind. Roasted chickpeas really…
The Most Convenient Way to Pack Lunches & Snacks
Pack lunches up for your kids to take to school, or pack ’em up for yourself. Are you always on top of your kids or husband to bring back those containers you use to pack their snacks and lunches…then rushing to wash them so they’ll be ready for the next day? If you don’t find…
These Plum Tortes Will Be Your Fave Go-To Dessert
Go ahead, choose a fruit, any fruit. I choose plums. Then make this long time favorite. In minutes. It was always there when I was growing up. And you’ll still always find it on my mother’s menu during the late summer and early fall: plum pies. Sometimes, she makes doughier or cake-like versions, with plums…
The Perfect Go-To Honey Cookies Recipe for Rosh Hashanah
Do you skip making honey cookies for Rosh Hashanah because you don’t love them so much? Well, you’ll love these (and you’ll probably love them all year too). Remember the honey cookies of your childhood? You know the ones that come in the bag and have just the right soft texture? Well, now you can…
Breaded Cauliflower ‘Falafel’ Pitas
Hey, you might even like these Cauliflower Falafel Pitas more than the original. Two weeks ago I shared a recipe I made using Frozen Breaded Cauliflower Florets: Cauliflower Parmesan. I wrote: “I spotted Frozen Breaded Cauliflower Florets. My kids love cauliflower so I threw 2 bags into my shopping cart.” Now, the recipe I posted…
Hectic Morning? Banana Muffins to the Rescue
Are you rushing in the morning? Don’t have time for a healthy breakfast? These banana muffins will transform your day Some days we have time to prepare eggs with veggies or oatmeal pancakes, or even just a healthy smoothie for breakfast. On other days, breakfast has got to be simply grab-and-go. Most of the easy…
29 Easy, Filling, And Nutritious Snacks For Traveling
You’ll very likely be too busy to sit down for a midday meal. Those snacks better be good! Chol Hamoed = Trips = Snacks Snacks are an important part of every day. They help us reach our nutrient requirements, and keep us full during the day so we don’t overeat at meals. On Pesach it…
The First Thing You Need To Bake? Definitely This Pesach Cake
Can a Pesach chocolate cake be better than a chametz one? It’s the one cake my children will all agree on, Pesach or not. Chocolatey and dense, it makes you wonder why you don’t bake this year-round. Truth is, I prepared one this past Friday (the Friday after Purim) just to make sure all my…
