Five Shabbat hacks you NEED to know

Cooking's more fun with friends. Let them muck in, and if your guests ask ‘what can I bring’ – never refuse! If levels of kashrut are an issue your guests can bring a bottle or packaged kosher food.

#2 No shame in buying in

Mix it up by adding some of the really good ready-made foods available in kosher supermarkets and delis with your own lovingly made morels. My family love to dip their challah into a range of dips as a starter mezze. I make some and buy others. No one needs to know...

#3 Batch cook     

  Kneidlach really aren’t hard to make, but ARE time consuming. Make a huge batch and freeze them on a tray. Once frozen, bag 'em up and drop straight into boiling water (seasoned with a little chicken soup powder) to cook. Perfect!

#4 Real fast puddings

I keep a bags of frozen fruit and a bag of crumble topping in my freezer. Make it with Tomor or another non-dairy spread, and you have a parev pudding in minutes. Or, if you have more time, you could prepare fresh seasonal fruit. It's always a winner. 

#5 Get into traybakes

The fastest way to get meat, veggies and potatoes on the table – and (the biggets bonus) there's less washing up. Build up a repertoire with different meats and veggies so you can vary it seasonally.