Upsherin cake, hair wand, and a new side dish

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I made the best discovery thanks to my Friday-night snack craving: I’ve been snacking on pretzels and chocolate chips. It’s the no-bake, no-mix, no prep mommy snack. I used these shaped pretzels👇… so good.

JUST A Q

We’re like 2 wears into the season, and most of my kids outfits are stained (red pepper, pizza, marker). My regular methods aren’t working… help!

What are your most effective stain removal tips? 

JUST IN TIME

Making a Lag Baomer upsherin? Thanks reader N for sending in this super easy, but super cool method for making a showstopper 3 cake.

1. Bake two bundt cakes.

2. Cut one in half. Cut the other by removing a slice that’s about ¼ of the cake.

3. Arrange the half-circle on top of the ¾ circle to form a “3” shape.

4. Frost the cake with chocolate or dark buttercream. Line the ridges of the bundt cake with chocolate lentils to create diagonal stripes.

   

JUST THINGS FOR YOU

🥔REC: Make potato-spinach muffins. The mood for a new Shabbos side dish + leftover supper spinach + a browse through kosher.com, led to a delicious winner of a dish. I didn’t use a recipe, but here’s how I would replicate it: 

Boil 4-5 peeled potatoes until soft, and mash until almost smooth. Sauté an onion, 2 garlic cloves, salt and pepper. Add a bag of frozen spinach and cook until super soft. Splash in some pareve milk to make it a bit creamier. Mix the spinach into the potatoes, scoop into muffin tins and bake until crisping on top. Yum!

🪮PRODUCT: T is for Tame is my favorite kids hair product (I’ve tried a bunch). It’s the easiest, neatest way to pull your toddlers hair back, no matter how thin or frizzy. It’s a hair gel with a mascara-style spoolie, and it works magic, without leaving goopy clumps behind.

JUST FOR LAUGHS

MOTHERHOOD MUSING

Coming up next: I’ve always been invested in making Shabbos special and I’m ready for something new, especially with the summer schedule. I’m going to iy”H be making a new shalosh seudos dish weekly so that we can end the weekly scavenging (it’s not usually so successful – challah, dips, and oh, maybe some fish if we have leftovers!). Share your best recipes and look out for the ones we’re going to enjoy and share!

That’s all for today!💜☕

The JAM Fam

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