Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen

What In Heaven's Name Is A (Kosher) Kitchen? Part One (The following article, due to its length is being divided up into sections. Here is Part One of What In Heaven's Name Is A (Kosher) Kitchen? ) While in the process of getting divorced, and suddenly faced with what my new apartment would contain, planning a basic kitchen became a time consuming process. Admittedly, there were six kids to worry about, and none were married at the time. It was really scary. (Don't for a minute think that once they get married that you stop cooking for them. Accept the fact that from time to time, you now have an extra person to feed at the table. Just what you needed - another critic.) Somewhere in the back of my mind I was trying to figure out just how long I could get away with junk-food or the local take-out shop, weighing how much it would cost against spending the time shopping and trying to cook some basics. I began by formulating some lists which over the past few years have been co...

Karen's Madness In The Kitchen For Chicken-Biscuit Genius Karen, who is my secret love, (but don't tell her that, please) and a woman who lives across the water and way from me, but who if I could grab, I would hold on to forever - left a recipe for me which she just called my attention to, on the Absolute Write forum board. She allowed me to copy and paste it here, which is below and the whole story as well, because I sincerely enjoy her sense of humor. (Don't worry folks mention of Pork and all the recipe is Kosher!) ( Note: I had to modify Karen's recipe a bit, cause it had some milk and meat mixed together. However, now it is kosher. But, I do not know if the Pillsbury biscuits she used are Dairy or Parve. So if they are certified Kosher but Dairy, find some Parve biscuits. ) So this is not presented in the normative Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen manner, but the humor is worth it! ***walks in. Notices Teddy isn't paying attention to her, and pops into his l...

Paula , did us a wonderful favor in these next two posts. Insane cook though she is she is sharing some recipes are from a traditional Jewish restaurant which was located at: 69 Salem Street in Boston Massachusetts, circa 1895 . Now I never ate nor will eat Kasha Varnishkes just because Pop & Mom ate them and they go in the category of "sour cream & borscht" for me. (I mean that is real Jew Food!) They also are mentioned in a few of Isaac Bashevis Singer's short stories, and were really the "bread and meat" of Jewish immigrants to the United States in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Kasha Varnishkes - A Taste Of The Past Ingredients: 2 Cups buckwheat groats ( aka Kasha, which is a toasted grain) 1 Egg well beaten 4 Tablespoons of Chicken fat 1 Tablespoon salt ½ Teaspoon Pepper 1 Large Onion, peeled and diced small 2 Stalks Celery, cut into small pieces 4 Cups water 1 Cup Egg Bow Noodle Directions: Saute onion and celery in 2 Tablespoons of c...

Sinful Bread Pudding Paula is at it again! She writes: This is my very own creation. As I mentioned in a prior post, my dear mother is a HORRIBLE cook. She used to take a loaf of white bread and throw a couple eggs and a few cups of milk over it, bake it and call it bread pudding. It wasn’t until I grew up that I realized bread pudding is actually a very nice dessert. Ingredients: 12 – 14 slices of Cinnamon Bread ( I have also used a French vanilla bread as well) 4 Eggs (separated) whites will be used as meringue topping. ½ Cup Sugar ½ Cup Sugar (for meringue) 2 Teaspoons Vanilla 3 Cups Soy Milk 1 Stick of Margarine melted 3 Teaspoons Cinnamon ½ bag of White morsels (white chocolate chips) Directions: Break bread up into pieces about ¾ “ in size Place in large bowl and toss with ¼ cup of soy milk and melted margarine. Pour into 9 x 13 glass or ceramic dish. In a separate bowl, place egg yolks, remaining soy milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Using electric mixer, mix for 3 minutes. ...

Carole adds again to her recipes here at Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen . This one is different and great for a side dish or appetizer. Cabbage Rolls Ingredients: 10 large cabbage leaves 1 pound ground beef 3 Tablespoon chopped onion 3 Tablespoon chopped green pepper 3 Tablespoon chopped celery(I'm not a celery fan so I usually omit this) 3/4 cup cooked rice (If you only partially cook the rice, it will expand in the crock pot and fill out the cabbage better - almost sealing it) 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper 1 - 6 ounce can tomato paste 1/3 Cup water 1 - 10 ounce can tomatoes 1/4 teaspoon each, salt & seasoned salt 1 package Kosher Sausage, sliced into 2 inch pieces Directions: Cook cabbage leaves in boiling water for abut 5 minutes, or until just tender. Drain the water. Combine ground beef, veggies, rice, Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt & pepper in bowl and mix well. Spoon meat mixture into individual cabbage leaves. Wrap th...