With Passover just around the corner (it starts Monday night, Jews), it’s  about to be all about the Matzoh. Say goodbye to your Cheerios, your penne pasta, and your delicious New York bagels. It’s like a week-long Atkins diet… with nothing but a flat tasteless cracker to fill your belly.

But don’t go all no-carbo-depressed on me because there are definitely some delicious ways to survive Passover! (My first tip would be strategically placing yourself next to your favorite drunk uncle, cousin, sibling during your family’s 4 hour-long seder. Woof.)

Here are my favorite Passover matzoh treats!

Matzoh pizza – One of my childhood favorites. Cover matz0h with tomato sauce and cheese (and any other preferred pizza toppings) and stick it in the toaster. It will never be as good as your favorite slice from the neighborhood pizzeria, but it will help you survive your FOMO when all of your Gentile friends get their drunken deep-dish pies on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

Matzoh ball soup – My mom’s matzoh ball soup could bring every boy, girl and dog to the yard. Thankfully, she passed this trait along to me. Throw in celery, carrots, and chicken and you’ll be full for a month. Matzoh ball soup is super easy to make and leftovers can last you through all of Passover. If you live off-campus, I would definitely recommend inviting all of your friends over for some Jewish Penicillin to cure their hangovers. Hopefully they’ll be immediately addicted and you can convince them to come back over after Passover to try it with some rye bread. Read More »

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Dear Birthday Brat,

Let’s talk for a hot sec. Just, like, un momento. Because we need to get a few things straight around here. I know it’s your birthday. I know you feel like you’re really special today because both your grandmas called and you’re wearing some kind of dollar store tiara. But it’s just a birthday. Everyone has one. My dog has one. So I’m a little unclear why you’ve turned your birthDAY into a birthWEEK. How is it possible that I have 16 FB invites for the same girl!?!

No, you don’t get to stretch this one day into a week long “look at me” extravaganza. No, you don’t get a birthday brunch AND a birthday dinner AND a birthday party. Why? Because I don’t have a bank account dedicated to “birthday fiestas.” I can’t afford to buy you mimosas at breakfast, wine at dinner, and a bottle at the bar. I wish I did. I wish I could afford to also get you some kinda of sweater to throw over that heinous sash you’re wearing. For god’s sake, you’re turning 21, not entering a beauty pageant.

And let’s talk about the demands. The unreasonable requests that everyone you know should come to every part of your birthday extravaganza. Stop with the defriending threats. I simply cannot afford the money and the time it will take the satisfy your birthday appetite. At some point I need to work and sleep…and go to the ATM.

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This week, let’s talk about pesto. Why? Because pesto is delicious, that’s why.

Contrary to popular opinion, you can make pesto with more than just basil. Need more iron in your diet? Spinach pesto. Don’t dig the flavor of spinach or basil? Go south of the border with cilantro pesto. Don’t like to buy fresh herbs? Pesto made from frozen or canned peas.

Hopefully, you’ve caught onto the idea that this is one of the most versatile sauces/spreads in the world and if you don’t like one version, you can always go for another.

Dark, leafy green vegetables, like spinach, are power foods. They pack a mighty punch of iron, vitamins K, A, C, and E, and a wide variety of other nutrients, like dietary fiber and potassium. Basil also has a ton of vitamin K, as well as iron, calcium, and vitamin A. Basically: these two guys will make you infinitely healthier and, merely by association, hotter. You heard me.

All-Purpose Pesto

You will need:

• 2-3 cups (or more) of spinach or basil (or a mix of both!)
• 1 tablespoon of toasted pine nuts (warning: these guys are expensive and kind of high in calories. I’ve used toasted sesame seeds as a substitute and they are just as delicious!)
• 1-2 gloves of garlic
• 1-2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
• A blender or food processor
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While many of you love wearing makeup and search your couch cushions and the bottom of all your purses for loose money so you can buy new products, there are a lot of you out there who actually hate wearing makeup. Trust me when I say that I get it; I used to be one of those girls!

Makeup can sometimes be a hassle, especially if you don’t know what products to use or how to use them. Plus, sometimes you just don’t want to stand in front of a mirror and put on your face, dammit. But the honest truth: you don’t have to! Having a polished face doesn’t have to mean 35 products and 30 minutes putting them on. Read More »

[Everyone’s got a vice, a bad habit, something they know they need to change. Unfortunately, everyone also has a million excuses why they just can’t do it. Not anymore. Every month we will be following a different CollegeCandy writer as she takes on a personal challenge. For April, Jill is going to give up restaurants. Things weren't lookin' good last week; how did she fare for week 3?]

They say it takes three weeks to solidify a habit or a routine. In three weeks time, it will become second nature, your normal thang, and you’ll stick with it forever! No problem, amigo.

Well, I don’t know who “they” are but “they” haven’t given up eating out for three. straight. weeks. Let me tell you, we’ve got ourselves some problems, amigos. Problems indeedy.

I’m generally a pretty positive person; not one to harp on the small potatoes problems in my life (like how sick I am of eating – and cooking – said small potatoes). And while I still stand by a lot of the fabulous benefits that led me to take on this challenge in the first place – I really am becoming a domesticated w-o-m-a-n (roar!) and I’m saving lots of cashola – this week brought up some obstacles in this “genius” idea of a four-week challenge (facing an actual challenge during a challenge?! Fancy that!)

First of all, my excitement of becoming adventurous in the kitchen sort of dwindled and I was back to making the things that were easiest and fastest. I mean, really, “Kosher By Design, Short On Time” cookbook (which, FYI, is one of the very few cookbooks I own, given to me by someone’s Bubbie at some point in time) Since when is 45 minutes considered a time saver?! Read More »

April is Autism Awareness Month. According to the Autism Society , this month is intended to bring concern and awareness about autism to the forefront, while simultaneously celebrating those we know with autism.

Most of us know someone with autism or Asperger’s. It might be one of your siblings, a girl in your class, or that boy down the hall. Most young adults with autism or Asperger’s do not consider themselves to have an illness or anything wrong with them. They just consider their autism or Asperger’s to be a name for their personality — something that makes them unique.

When I asked a girl with Asperger’s at my school what she thought about having Aspberger’s, she replied that there was “nothing wrong with me that needs to be fixed.” To her, having Aspberger’s is a part of who she is. Her Aspberger’s is a part of her personality that she enjoys.

A lot has been said about autism and Asperger’s in the past few years. I don’t want to sound like a total Debbie Downer, but most of it hasn’t been very nice. Some very cruel stereotypes have been propagated about children and young adults and it’s not uncommon for students to use it as a label for anyone socially awkward. How many times have you been behind someone in the dining hall who says “OMG, he was so weird and autistic about kissing me in the morning.”

As college students, it is up to us to transcend beyond those cheap stereotypes, learn more, and stop using the terms as a synonym for people who are socially awkward.

So how can you celebrate Autism Awareness Month?

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It’s 8 o’clock on a Friday night. While the majority of campus males are chugging beers and pulling dirty t-shirts out of the hamper, most of us girls are raiding our roommates’ wardrobes.  We’re primping in front of the mirror, doing our hair, applying our make-up, choosing that perfect outfit that will make us appear sexy, but in a “I-don’t try too hard” kind of way.

Then comes the finishing touches: the shoes.

We dig through our closets to find the perfect pair that will compliment our outfits. Having to walk across campus to get to the party, you would think that our eyes would lead us straight to the comfy flats.  But of course this is never the case. We want to make a statement, so instead we choose the high-heeled pumps that may leave us blistered and bruised, but hey, they’re cute. So we limp to the party while cursing our footwear choice. Determined to make the night a success, we dance with the guy who sits behind us in bio. Our toes may feel as if we’re two-stepping on glass, but hey, he’s cute.

After 3 ½ years of college, and many nights like this, I have come to the conclusion that guys are like shoes: we always want the cute ones even though we know they will probably end up hurting us in the end.

Think about it…

Scream 4 is the latest film in the Scream series. Sidney Prescott returns to her hometown on a book tour for her self-help book. Of course, with her arrival, Ghostface also makes a return. A new generation of high school students, including Sidney’s cousin, are thrown into the world that Sidney herself experienced.

The last film came out in 2000, which explains the tagline for the movie, “New Decade. New Rules.” That’s…kind of true. The film has a few updates or “rules” as the dialogue, which constantly pokes fun at itself, makes abundantly clear. Scream 4 is enjoyable, slasher fun, but the originals will always be better, which brings us to the list of the week.

Top 4 Reasons Why You Should Check Out the Original Scream Trilogy Before Watching Scream 4:

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