It’s Kid-Friendly and it Suits Most All Tastes: The Chicken Fajitas Taco Bar Dinner can get tricky when having to feed children. We always want to make dinner more exciting and kid-friendly. These chicken fajitas can be turned into a fun taco bar. Now which kid doesn’t like a fun dinner like that! Pesto Chicken…
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6 New Ways to Make Schnitzel This Pesach (Gluten-Free)
Welcome, variety! It’s probably the dish you’ll make most often this Pesach. Change it up and please the crowds with 6 new versions of Pesach schnitzel. By Personal Chef Ruth Bendkowski Schnitzel is always a staple for Pesach. It’s one of those things that are just always a hit and fly off the table. How…
This Lemonade is My Family’s Pesach Tradition
I used to squeeze the lemons for lemonade as a young girl; now my own children have taken over. I think of Pesach back in Lugano, where I grew up, and the scent of lemon oil hits me immediately. Lemon oil is that oil that comes out of the lemon peel if squeezed too hard….
How to Make Pepper Steak Like the Caterer
Serving a crowd buffet-style? This pepper steak dish is intended to be prepped ahead and rewarmed…perfect for your seudah menu. People often ask where recipes come from, and honestly, every recipe has a different story. The day I received this recipe, Victoria and I had gone to interview Margie (then Schrek, now Gross), who was…
Irresistible Toffee. Prepare It Now & Cross It Off Your Mishloach Manos To Do List
One more thing: you will want to hide this toffee deep inside your freezer. Did you know that Purim comes out on Sunday this year? Yup. Read on. Mishloach Manos doesn’t need to be a last-minute-stay-up-all-night ordeal, not with this freezable toffee. Who knew. This toffee lives up to its name. It’s not something you…
The Zero Calorie (Ok, Almost) Minestrone Soup
Hot minestrone soup that’s filling, nutritious, and hits the spot…without many calories at all Want to enjoy a hearty, filling no-guilt side? This all-veggie minestrone-style soup hits the spot. I like to save the chopping work and use a vegetable chopper to chop up the vegetables (then they’re nice and even too). Add shredded cooked…
7 a.m. How Danielle Renov Begins Her Day with a Complete Breakfast…in One Bowl
Enjoy a well rounded and vibrant breakfast in one bowl with these Golden Chai Overnight Oats By Danielle Renov of @peaslovencarrots In this three-part series, Danielle Renov shares how she prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner and serves the complete meal in one bowl. Check out the other posts here. -BCP Staff Breakfast at my house is…
Time for Flavor! This Moroccan Fish Dish is a Hit
This Moroccan Fish is a weekly dinner staple at my house. If you like flavor and a bit of heat, it might become one of yours too. UPDATE: We’ve recently been making this with salmon and sometimes adding chickpeas too. Chili peppers scare you? Try replacing with milder jalapeños. My husband loves Moroccan food and…
Chicken Paella: The One Dish Dinner (Most of) Your Family Will Love
Chicken, rice, and vegetables, cooked in one pot. It’s time for us tot try Spain’s favorite dish. While traveling through Barcelona, Spain, almost every dish we ate was served paella-style. We ate chicken paella, salmon paella, and lamb paella. On the flight home, I opened the flight magazine, and there was a recipe for chicken…
Quicker, Easier Donuts
Get doughnuts on your table in less than 15 minutes. Every Chanukah while growing up, my grandmother fried fresh hot doughnuts every single night. We never added jelly or chocolate; we just kept them plain with a lot of confectioners’ sugar on top. During some years she fried a fresh batch of doughnuts every night…
