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I am " The Kitchen Guru", I am an enthusiastic creative skilled cook & foodie who takes pleasure in producing nourishing healthy food using local seasonal ingredients I come from a culinary family and started cooking at her grandmother's knee, over half a century ago over the years her cooking style has evolved , specializes in recreating recipes to suit peoples special dietary needs I ,understand food, cooking on a budget,cooking for a family, vegan, vegetarian, kosher, diabetic,low cholesterol, gluten free, lactose free, salt free, weight reduction diets and menu planning. My mission is to To share my culinary knowledge to support people who are new to or nervous about cooking, menu planning, budgeting, people who are new to kosher catering, facing dietary restrictions,or new olim having to adapt to seasonal food stuffs and a different way of cooking. In this blog I will share Food & Nutrition news, recipes culinary events.

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Its So Easy Being Green, ( or Yellow ) Sorry Kermit!

Zucchini or Courgette if you are European , are a member of the squash family are so versatile , easy to digest, they are available all year round . Health Values Zucchini’s are low in Saturated Fat and Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Protein, Vitamin A, Thiamin, Niacin, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Magnesium, Potassium and Manganese. the ideal food for the weight conscious . Versatile Zucchini can be steamed, well seasoned , drizzled with a touch of good quality olive oil and served, they can be eaten raw, baked, fried , griddled. They pair up well with mushrooms, tomatoes, leeks and onions, they are wonderful in quiches , pashdididas. cooked on the griddle, added to soup , as a base of ratatouille. they can be stuffed, sauteed, baked stir fried to name a few ways of cooking them. added to kugels, latkes, and c...

Not Schmaltz At All ( healthy chopped liver)

Chopped liver often mocked, reproduced and joked about, as traditionally Jewish as chicken soup. Chopped liver can be made with any type pf liver but personally I prefer the traditional favorite of chicken livers. Chopped liver was traditionally fried in schmaltz (chicken fat ) which over the years has given way to oil, my no fry no oil version tastes just as good but weight watchers can eat with guilt. Nutritional Value Liver is a nutrient-rich food and the ingredients in the chopped liver recipe add more nutrients to the mix. Liver is high in vitamin A, which is dangerous to unborn babies so pregnant mothers should avoid liver in any form.It also contains vitamin C choline, betaine, of vitamin B-12, retinal and vitamin E also of vitamins B-6, folate, niacin, pantothenic acid, riboflavin and thiamin in lesser amounts It also contains the following minerals Its high in i ron, magne...

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...

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