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Technical tweaks, kitchen hacks, and how to spell love

Issue 3 // JAM

September 17, 2024

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Hi !

Today I made my coffee with a cinnamon stick and maple syrup, so I’m in an extra-good mood. 😊 

Try it for yourself!

👉 Would a Sukkos menu template, like the one we shared for Rosh Hashana, be helpful? If we get enough yesses, we’ll prep it for you!

JUST A THOUGHT

So often, especially with littles, the struggles we’re having aren’t best solved by deep chinuch insights or complex psychological understanding… just simple tweaks to technical setup.

  • Kids fighting over a toy? Buy another

  • Accessing something you don’t want them to? Put it higher up or locked up (these locks worked for me when several other child locks didn’t).

  • Refusing to get out of the bath every night? Start bathtime earlier

  • Flooding your house during bathtime? Start showering them instead

  • Preventing each other from falling asleep? Put one to sleep in your bed, and transfer later

It’s not always this simple, but it often can be. There are endless examples — what are some things that have worked for you? 

Thank you Rebetzin Dershowitz of Ramat Eshkol for inspiring this!

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JUST HACKS TO HAVE HANDY

If you’re spending lots of time in your kitche, these might help!

🥚For the most peelable hard-boiled eggs EVER: (Yes we tried salting, shocking, peeling with a spoon before nominating this the #1 hack.) before boiling, lightly tap the narrow end of each egg with the back of a spoon. Tap until you hear a faint snap (that’s the membrane breaking, how cool?!). Cook as usual, peel, and thank us later! 

🧂For fixing that too-salty dish: toss in a potato. It will absorb the saltiness, and might save your soup!

🥘For faster cooking: batch these staples in advance, to save you time later. Sautee a million onions and simmer a whole chicken for delicious stock so you can easily add flavor to your recipes. Also, put up a batch of challah if you prefer homemade, with the many seudas (we counted today, should we say HOW many?!) coming up, you’ll bre glad you did.

MOTHERHOOD MUSING

JUST FOR LAUGHS

They can hear it from a mile away.

See you next Tuesday!

And, that's all for today! 💜☕

The JAM Fam

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