Esther O Design

This mishloach manos is so, so pretty and healthy too!

I always thought that pickling vegetables required a long and drawn out process. That is, until I actually tried it for myself. In all actuality, pickling vegetables is extremely easy, quick, and a great way of bringing new taste to your veggies!

We love the fact that pickled veggies can be prepared way in advance.

Your savory-loving friends and neighbors will thank you! I made the pickled turnips and cauliflower and bought the olives.

My brother Boruch and my sister-in-law Reva are always spot on with their mishloach manos — neat, easy, smart, and practical. (This is only one of their claims to FAME!) Last year they gave these mini charcuterie boards, which I copied here to the T! 

“Reel in” some Purim fun! Don’t worry, this isn’t as fishy as it looks! Fill a fish-design pencil case with some fish-themed items. I used herring, but you can “scale” back and use a tuna pouch instead. Your friends will be hooked. After all, mazal Adar dagim!

I love the versatility of using a pail for packaging. I used pails here to create three entirely different themes. The ideas are endless! You can design a wrapper yourself, use a professional graphic artist, or simply line the pail with pretty scrapbooking paper.

Plastic tubes are inexpensive and can be used in various ways. Insert a simple paper to create a finished and professional look.

 Less headache as to how to package cream cheese frosted muffins-more fun for the recipient as they get to decorate their very own muffins.

Who doesn’t love to see or hear a good quote?!?!?

Cute, funny and cheerful quotes lift spirits and make people happy. What better time is there than Purim to  make people smile?

Use multiple  quotes as presented here, or choose one quote to build your Mishloach Manos around.

By a recent Simcha I served onion board along with mini rolls in lieu of classic Challah for Sholosh Seudas -it was a huge hit. Wrapped in butcher paper with a package of lox, this creates a classy and very easy way to present a Shalosh Seudos package “Lox, stock and barrel”!