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Chaya’s Chatzilim 

by | December 04, 2023 | 12 comment(s)

There is nothing better than chatzilim with challah. Or sourdough. Ever since I bought my first Fresh and Easy cookbook, this is the recipe that I would prepare again and again without fail. How funny is that? Even the obsessive baking of Everything But The Kitchen Sink Cookies came later on.  At that point, I…

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Scallion & Sesame Cauliflower Over Rice

by | September 20, 2023 | 2 comment(s)

Warm and comforting, a little different, and definitely dig-in-able. Sides are hard.  You know it’s true because most caterers and restaurant chefs don’t manage to think of new and creative sides either.  Sometimes they just seem so boring.  Despite that, we’ve had some great sides here on BCP! This is especially true when it comes…

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Elevate Any Dinner with This Simple Hack

by | August 06, 2023 | 2 comment(s)

This one easy hack takes your dinners from eh to eh-xciting. And only adds 2 more minutes of prep time. Bowls.  Yup, just make it a bowl. Same dinner, same boring chicken, rice, roasted vegetable — but throw it in a bowl with any toppings you have on hand, and you’ll be counting down until…

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Caramelized Onion Chicken

by | May 22, 2023 | 11 comment(s)

It might take a couple extra steps–but this dish is that “notch up” chicken you’ve been missing on the menu. One afternoon, I set out to make Chicken Marsala for dinner. I didn’t, though, like the look of the mushrooms I had on hand. It was time to improvise. I worked with the remaining ingredients…

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Basics: Cheese Kreplach

by | May 18, 2023 | 7 comment(s)

Whether you want the shortcut version or you’ll roll up your sleeves and make them from scratch, you can make your own kreplach. Kreplach may be that one recipe that you don’t make. You either buy it, or wait for your mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, adopted mom, Rebbetzin… really anyone OLDER than you who knows…

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