Passover decluttering challenge

by | Feb 21, 2013 | Organizing & Cleaning, Passover

With the start of lent, I saw a bunch of posts on organizing and purging for lent, basically 40 bags in 40 days. What a great idea for getting ready for Passover. I use it as my time to do spring cleaning, even when we will be gone for the holiday. So I’m challenging you to use the time between Purim and Passover to clean up the house, purge, organize, donate, and share. Here’s my list of places to clean and purge:
25 entry hall closet
26 bookcases
27 dining room
28 living room
1 play room
2 rest from cleaning
3 pantry
4 dishes
5 bathrooms
6 laundry room
7 guest bedroom
8 under sinks
9 rest from cleaning
10 attic
11 linen closet
12 office
13 family room
14 master bedroom
15 master bedroom closets
16 rest from cleaning
17 kid room
18 kid room
19 bathrooms
20 kid desk
21garage
22 garage
23 rest
24 refrigerator, freezer, counter tops
What would your plan be?

36 Hamentaschen for Purim

by | Feb 21, 2013 | Purim

When I first learned how to make hamentaschen for Purim, I was taught to pinch the sides. But I found that for the most part the hamentaschen didn’t end up staying together. Last year in search for a recipe that might yield prettier hamentaschen I learned about a folding method. I have found that folding the hamentaschen actually makes prettier looking hamentaschen and if you don’t put too much filling they stay together much better.

Here are some ideas for Hamentaschen fillings:

1. Apple Butter
2. Apricots
3. Brownie (Dairy or Pareve)
4. Heath Bar Crunch (Dairy)
5. Chocolate Chips
6. Jellies
7. Dates
8. Figs
9. Prunes
10. Lite Cherry Pie Filling
11. Nutella (Dairy)
12. Chocolate Spread

Here are some ideas I have collected (along with two friends whom I share the board with) on Pinterest Board other “Hamentaschen” ideas:

13. Pizza Flavored (Dairy)
14. Italian Fried
15. Candy Cane Cheesecake (Dairy)
16. Rabbi Olitzky’s Chocolate Cream Cheese (Dairy)
17. Cinnamon Bun
18. Samoa Filled
19. Berry Tarts
20. Pumpkin Whole Wheat
21. Chocolate Raspberry
22. Hamentaschen Cake Pop
23. Hamentaschen Challah
24. Cinnamon Dulce Delecha
25. Meat Empenade
26. Salty Sweet Caramel
27. Chocolate Caramel
28. Midnight Chocolate
29. Smores
30. Gingerbread with Apple Filling
31. Salted Caramel with Chocolate
32. Neopolitan Hamentaschen
33. Cherry & White Chocolate (Dairy)
34. Hamentaschen Cupcakes
35. Spinach Kinish
36. Hamentaschen Sushi

Amazon: Wilton Cookie Cutters

by | Feb 15, 2013 | Amazon, Birthday, Gifts

Wilton 2304-1050 101-Piece Cookie Cutter Set
$12.98

  • 101 colorful plastic cookie cutters; average size measures 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches
  • 1/3-inch comfort edge and deep blade for ease of use
  • Shapes for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Christmas, even Super Bowl Sunday; complete alphabet for fun cookie messages
  • Great for cutting out cookies, sandwiches, all kinds of foods, into different shapes; fun for crafting too
  • Easy-to-clean and dishwasher safe

I love that they are so easy to clean adn they can be tossed right into the dishwasher. They are also a great birthday favor gift.