Looking for a new meat recipe? Who isn’t?!? This Sweet Onion Roast is easy, versatile, and a no-brainer for Shabbos or Yom Tov. I learned about this great meat recipe while sitting around and enjoying the company of friends in the bungalow colony…isn’t that where all good recipes come from? Rechie Bergman, who shared this…
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Crunchy Fish Tacos
These crunchy fish tacos are like a party on the table, and the tacos can be customized to suit the picky to the gourmet eaters at your table. While we think “dairy” when we think of Shavuos, we can all use some more pareve ideas too. My sister R. makes this fish and I thought…
Coffee Crunch Cheesecake
Chocolate Coffee Crust. Creamy Coffee Cheesy Filling. Chocolate Ganache. And then the Most Awesome Coffee Crunch Topping. This cheesecake is worth the time and effort. Coffee lovers will totally rejoice, especially when they have a reason to enjoy this cheesecake for breakfast well beyond Shavuos morning. There’s just so many dreamy elements we don’t really…
Quinoa Salad with Roasted Veggies and Feta
If you don’t like quinoa, you soon will (and so will your kids!). For those that don’t like quinoa, it’s usually because they haven’t tried it prepared the right way. It is delicious when it’s fully loaded. It needs lots of veggies, some crunch, a good dressing, and it’s not just a salad, it’s practically…
The Secret Technique for Cooking Cauliflower Rice
Want to make a healthy low-cal side dish using the bag of frozen cauliflower that’s in your freezer? Here’s how. This is not rice and definitely cauliflower. I don’t believe in deception. But for those carb lovers that need to find a replacement, this is a great one. It doesn’t taste like rice, yet it…
How To Poach An Egg
Don’t be afraid. You can do this. You can poach an egg. Poached eggs are so delicious, elegant, versatile and…for some, scary. But, why? Really, they are so easy to prepare. I promise. All you need to know is the method and you will wonder why you didn’t try to poacj an egg ages ago….
The Perfect Easy Tasty Chicken for Chol Hamoed (with Limited Ingredients)
This 30-minute chicken dinner will quickly become a family favorite. I debated featuring this recipe because it’s not the prettiest dish. But I love anything with caramelized onions. Sadly, I have children that take after me and they’ve been known to eat up all the onions before I get a chance to beat them to…
How To Cook Applesauce
It’s so simple and incomparably better than the jarred applesauce you get in the stores. You don’t need to be an organic hippie mom to make homemade applesauce for your baby, from scratch. And it doesn’t need to be Pesach either, although I totally recommend you try it this Pesach. Homemade applesauce is so…
Sometimes, Traditional (Like These Meat Kreplach) Is Just the Best
Want to prepare meat kreplach for your Purim Seudah, just like Bubbe? I began compiling my family’s recipes in the year 2003, when the extended Newhouse family decided to make a “Newhouse Shabbos.” That Shabbos will be etched into our hearts and minds forever. It was a Shabbos that Ima/Bubby, Rebbetzin Rivka Newhouse ע”ה, the…
It’s What’s for Lunch: The Poke Bowl
Bowls are just the best. Especially when they’re full of poke and drizzled with lots of sauce. A poke bowl. Last Monday, the BCP girls gathered for the first day of a two day meeting. Now, feeding is definitely not a requirement of hosting a BCP meeting. But, this time the meeting was by Shaindy,…
