Shabbos Techniques or Creature Comforts My List: 1.Snacks 2. Shabbos robe 3. Hot Plate/Blech 4. Hot water pot These comforts make Shabbos easier for me even on Friday afternoons during crunch time. I hope they help you too! Let’s get started. 1. Snacks- I always make sure I have snacks prepared on Friday for Shabbos. [...]

Shabbos Tablescapes My interest in setting beautiful tables started because I was looking for beautiful table setting websites for an event I was coordinating and could not find one that I thought was inspiring. So I created Beautiful Shabbos Tables. After seeing what beautiful options were out there, I began implementing those strategies to my [...]

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Making Challah I’ve asked experienced Challah bakers what mixers they use to make their kosher challah recipes and here’s their list: It is between the: Bosch Mixer and Magic Mill. Both machines are most popular here in Baltimore amongst challah bakers, because you can put in an entire 5lb bag of flour. I recommend you [...]

Graduate From Running a Disorganized Home to Becoming a Skilled Jewish Family Manager Especially With Regards to Getting Ready for Shabbos If you already read Shabbos Perfectly Organized, you are one of the hundreds that know what the ultra-advanced, secret insider tactics are for getting Shabbos prep under control and are on your way towards [...]

4 week Shabbos menu I’m leaving the recipes to your imagination! Below is my own 4 week Shabbos menu. Use it whichever way you’d like. I can’t copy all of the recipes in detail for you since they are from Susie Fishbein’s Short on Time Cookbook. If you have it great, if not, be sure [...]

Tip for Planning Rosh Hashanah Day My sister once gave me a great tip for packing for travel. She said to ”run down” your body to remind yourself of what to pack in your suitcase. For instance- starting with my head, I pack my sheital, scarves, snoods, hairbrush, and hair accessories. Next are my eyes- [...]

Here are some questions to ask yourselves as you get organized before Rosh Hashanah. 1. Where will you be for Rosh Hashanah? 2. Who are the guests you’d like to invite? 3. What are your meal plans are recipes you’d like to make? 4. What food can you order now? 5. When are you going [...]

Your C.H.A.G. Rosh Hashanah Guide courtesy of the JLO Yom Tov Planning Center Cuisine The First word in the acronym CHAG is Cuisine. Let’s start with the food. Planning for Rosh Hashanah in the summer? Believe it or not, I begin working on my Rosh Hashanah plans in July. I wait until after Tisha Bav [...]

Improving on Yom Tov for Next Year How was Yom Tov? I hope it was a nice time for you and your family to connect with the Jewish people in your community or elsewhere! I know there were a few things that worked well for us and a few things that I would like to [...]