The Kitchen Guru

  Lag B’ Omer Barbeque. Lag ‘B’Omer celebrate the 33rd day of counting of the Omer it's the one day between Passover and Shavuot where weddings happen people can have haircuts music is played, and it's traditional to have barbecues! So hopefully the weather will hold, and you can use these BBQ recipes for the rest for the festival, If not store them away for the summer. Homemade BBQ sauce. Barbecue sauce is so simple to make I'm not quite sure why I ever bought it in the past. Ingredients 1 cup of tomato ketchup 1 cup of apple cider vinegar one tablespoon of mustard I use Dijon. one tablespoon of brown sugar half a tablespoon of honey one teaspoon of sea salt one teaspoon ground black pepper one teaspoon of smoked paprika half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper  half is to be teaspoon of chilli flakes.   Method Place all your ingredients in a sealable fridge  dish  or a large glass jar  mix them all till smooth and store in the fridge for up to a month to use when needed. This sa

  Yom Haatzmaut ( Israeli Independence Day) falls this year from sundown on Monday the 13 of May 2024 and ends sundown on Tuesday the 14th of May 2024. In Israel the smell of barbecues abounds from  people's gardens, in the countryside or on the beach. The traffic gets quite congested as people are moving around to visit family and friends and go for hikes or relax by the sea I always got into the habit with my friend Hannah, of getting up really early and going wherever we wanted to go with her children, before we spent the day in a traffic jam! If we were going to the beach, we would arrived there at 5:00 AM and have breakfast an early swim and return against the traffic by lunchtime to barbecue On her patio! We would do the same if we were going for a walk in the countryside or whatever activities we had chosen to mark the day. Here in the UK, there is no guarantee that we will have good enough weather for a BBQ therefore I've decided to give you some recipes for homemade f

  Perfect Hot Salt Beef Sandwich When I was twenty I was lucky enough to work a stall in the world famous   Petticoat Lane market   on   Sunday   mornings, Back in the day the market was mainly Jewish market traders   we were part of the very special history of the East End of London, The excitement, hustle and bustle, comradeship between the stall holders was second to none, we worked all weathers , and shared each other’s joys and sorrows.   but the icing on the cake was visiting Blooms on Whitechapel Road after trading had finished for a succulent hot salt beef sandwich, nothing can erase these memories from my mind even though its over half a century ago. When Danny Brummer  “Z"L”  was running the Deli in Hove Street, I use to cook with him, back in the day we use to pickle our own beef but nowadays you can buy it ready pickled from Gilberts, this is the recipe we used to serve hot salt beef sandwiches to the Brighton and Hove Jewish community   1.5 kilos ready pickle

  French Onion Soup     serves 4 When I was 14, I spent time in Paris, this was the  favorite soup  of  the family I lived with this recipe is tweaked from their family recipie , going back generations. I was talking to a friend the other day about the cold, and she reminded me of the wonders of French onion soup and how it makes a wonderful lunch or a light evening meal, then asked me for my recipe, you can adapt this recipe for people (like myself) who are dairy and gluten intolerant, as there are tons of vegan cheeses out there nowadays. You need ·        50g  plant based margarine ·        1 tbsp  olive oil ·        1kg  onions,  halved and thinly sliced ·        1/2 tsp  sugar ·        4  garlic cloves,  thinly sliced ·        ½ teaspoon dried thyme ·        2 tbsp  flour I use gluten free, but you can use any plain flour ·        250ml dry white wine ·        1.3l hot strongly flavoured vegetable or pareve Beef stock ·        4-8 slices baguette (depending on size) ·        14

Food for family and friends  I try not to watch daytime television, but the other day when at my mothers, “Lose Women” was on in the background. Someone was discussing being invited to a friend for dinner and was presented with a supermarket microwave meal complete with microwavable dish. This got me thinking about simple family meals that you could share with friends. One meal that is a popular family meal and with little effort can be dressed up for friends is Spaghetti and meatballs, you can easily convert this recipe if your guests are gluten free, so no one has to miss out. This meal can be prepared and cooked from scratch within 45 minutes. This recipe serves 6-8 people and freezes well. For the meatballs 1 kilo minced meat, you can chose beef, turkey, chicken, or lamb. 1 very large onion peeled ½ cup parsley ½ cup coriander 2 cloves of garlic 2 eggs beaten ¾ cup of bread crumbs, I use gluten free bread, but you can use any bread crumbs, matzo meal, or cornflakes ground down. ½ t

 Beef Pot Roast for 4 Pot roast is the ultimate winter meal, that is so easy to prepare and full of flavor and satisfying, it is equally good for a family meal or to serve to guests. You can cook it the traditional method or in a slow cooker! The results are equally as good, but a slow cooker is more economical. The hardest thing about this recipe is gathering all the ingredients! Ingredients 1 kilo chuck roast, round roast, or briskets. Ask your butcher to roll it for you 2 cloves garlic peeled and chopped 2 bay leaf 2 red onions peeled and cut into ¼ 2 celery stalks cut into chunks 2 carrots cut into chunks 1 parsnip cut into chunks ½ swede cut into chunks I tin of chopped tomatoes 500ml red wine 250ml beef stock ½ teaspoon mixed herbs ½ cup fresh parsley ½ teaspoon brown sugar Salt and pepper to taste If cooking in the oven – Preheat oven 160C/Gas 3/fan oven 140C Place the meat in a large Dutch oven (casserole dish) Place the vegetables garlic, bay leaves and herbs around the beef.