You’ll be ready to dress up beautiful plates when your piping bag is ready in the fridge. You’re beginning to make your menu, and that includes that special starter or dessert that has a component that needs to be piped fresh. Think: A sauce or dip that goes on a fish appetizer. An avocado sauce that gets…
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How To Prepare and Pack Your Yom Tov Food for Travel with a Vacuum Sealer
We broke down the process for maximum efficiency and minimum hassle. If you’ve ever traveled for Yom Tov and prepared your own food, you know that it’s a big job. Huge, actually. And if you’re hosting at your destination, it can feel impossible. Last year, we changed our Yom Tov plans very late in the…
How to Make A Folding Table Appear Like a Real Dining Table
If you need additional tables for entertaining this Yom Tov, or you’re simply “between tables,” this hack will give you the table space you want. We all know that folding tables are just too narrow. When you add them as an extension to your own dining table, they’re awkward. When you use them on their…
What Can I Cook on Yom Tov in a 200-250⁰F Oven?
If your oven will be on a low temperature throughout Yom Tov, is it still possible to cook in it and not only warm up food? The answer is yes! It always seems that people want to be completely ready and cooked before Yom Tov so they can “relax” on Yom Tov itself (haha!). However,…
Tips to Keep Your Feet and Bodies Ache-Free During Yom Tov Season
Yom Tov is a very strenuous one for moms. Keep your energy up (and legs pain-free) with these tips. As Mommies, we yearn for that spiritual inspiration of our youth that prepared us for the Yomim Noraim and Succos. However, we must remember that our role has now changed. It has shifted from one centered…
How To Keep Your Vegetable Cream Warm On Yom Tov
When a cream is warmed up too much, it can dry out and get ruined. But no worries, we’ll show you just what to do so you can prep in advance and plate beautifully. We all know how pretty vegetable creams are and how much flavor and color they add to otherwise boring plates. It’s…
Being a Good Guest. What Does It Really Mean?
It’s always easy to complain about accommodations, sleeping arrangements, food and everything else. But, are you a good guest? We covered How to Be a Good Host in this post. But what if you’re on the other end this Yom Tov? You want to be a pleasure to host as well! We interviewed both hosts…
How Much Do You Love These Pressed Floral Place Cards?
They’re breathtakingly beautiful, and they couldn’t be simpler to make. Yet, they’ll add so much to your Shavuos table. This past Chanukah, we showed you how to make these confetti place card holders. But really, the idea came about last Shavuos time, when Shaindy showed us how she used these to beautify her Yom Tov…
What Do You Have in the Freezer for Yom Tov? Oh, Just Some Crumbs.
Get your crumbs ready now and your Yom Tov desserts will be mostly done. Many of our favorite desserts involve some kind of crumb topping. Fruit desserts are very popular, especially now when Rosh Hashanah means apples … and then Sukkos is the time we love those warm desserts. But you know what’s really great…
Menu-Making Tips for Rosh Hashanah + FREE Menu Template Download!
Making a menu and crossing dishes off can even be fun and satisfying. No matter how digital we’ve become, I still need paper and pen to write a menu. The first time I made a menu (when I was a single girl), I used a pencil and ruler to make my grid (I didn’t even…
