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The UK’s Number 1 Kosher Food Blog

Family, friends and food are three of life’s most important things. Let’s celebrate them!

Let’s get ready for… Shavuot!

In 2025, Shavuot – the Feast of Weeks – begins on the evening of 1 June, and ends on the evening of 3 June.

Popular Shavuot recipes include…

  • Mini berry cheesecakes.
    Individual mini berry cheesecakes – a fruity treat for Shavuot or all Summer long!
  • A bowl of vegan cashew cheese spread with herbs on a plate containing seeded irregular shaped crackers. The spread is topped with chopped chives and sumac. A wooden spreader is to the right of the plate, and there is a blue and white cloth beneath everything.
    Vegan Cashew ‘Cheese’ with Herbs – easy and delicious!
  • Overhead image of a plate of seven species flapjacks. To their left is a plate with dates, dried figs and grapes.
    Seven Species Granola Bars – a modern treat from ancient ingredients!
  • A wedge of courgette, feta and mint pashtida on a serving knife. A plate is in the background.
    Courgette, Feta and Mint Pashtida

Find more delicious Shauvot recipes here →

Entertaining Guests with Special Diets

Newest kosher recipes and ideas!

  • Vegan Shavuot Recipes – traditional plant-based festive foods
  • Close up image of mushroom blintz on a plate, cut in half to show the mushroom filling, and garnished with a sprig of fresh dill. A fork is next to it on the plate. Just visible in the background is a baking dish and a cloth.
    Mushroom Blintzes, a savoury treat for Pesach (or all year!)
  • A plate of tenderstem broccoli drizzled with garlic almond sauce and garnished with lemon slices and parsley, with a serving spoon and fork.
    Tenderstem Broccoli with Garlic Almond Sauce
  • Items that don't require Pesach certification - it's more than you think!
    Items that don’t require a Kosher for Pesach hechsher
  • Secrets of a stress-free Pesach
  • How to survive Vegan Pesach! Updated for 2025!

British-Jewish food and recipes

Tasty traditional and innovative recipes inspired by both British and Jewish food traditions.

  • fried gefilte fish balls.
    Chopped and fried gefilte fish aka ‘fishballs’
  • Rich, fruity, spicy & delicious, each of these buns sports a magnificent Magen David on its golden, shiny top. Enjoy them warm, cold or toasted. (Parve)
    Hot Magen David buns!
  • Devon apple cake with honey crumb topping.
    Devon apple cake – inspired by Plymouth Synagogue
  • The Full Jewish Breakfast.
    The Full Jewish Breakfast

See More Delicious British-Jewish recipes →

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Popular now…

  • Focaccia in a tin, hot from the oven, held on the left by a hand with a yellow cloth.
    Quick & easy focaccia – ready in one hour!
  • grilled mackerel with garlic & lemon.
    Crispy grilled mackerel with garlic & lemon
  • Easy courgette recipe – courgettes (zucchini) with garlic and tomato
  • Muesli cookies.
    Easy muesli cookies
  • A bowl of red cabbage salad, on a wooden table, with a serving fork and spoon.
    Israeli red cabbage salad – Yarden copycat!
  • Banana scones.
    Easy banana scones transform spotty old bananas into a delicious family treat

About Helen

Hello! I’m Helen, the Jewish mum and flexitarian cook behind Family Friends Food.

Here you’ll find kosher recipes for meat-free, delicious food with a British Jewish twist. Take a look around and see what you can discover!

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Main Courses with Fish

  • Dish of dauphinoise potatoes seen from overhead, with wooden spatula and linen cloth.
    Smoked salmon dauphinoise
  • Raw fillets of salmon with a topping of spice rack seasoning for salmon, on a foil-lined tray.
    ‘Spice Rack Seasoning’ – a sublime blend of herbs and spices for seasoning salmon
  • Ideas for using up fresh horseradish root.
    How to use up fresh horseradish root – 10+ recipes and ideas!
  • Close up image of a piece of white fish with lemon caper butter sauce, sprinkled with chopped parsley, on a white plate. Salad leaves and tomatoes are also on the plate.
    Lemon caper butter sauce for fish

See More Fish Main Course Recipes →


Vegetarian Main Courses

  • A platter of dressed salad leaves and slices of goats-cheese-topped sweet potato, sprinkled with pine nuts. Wedges of tomato are arranged at intervals around the edge of the platter. The platter is on a cream cloth, salad servers to the left.
    Salade Chèvre Chaud with Sweet Potato
  • Overhead image of crisp, golden brown, fried cheese kreplach on a blue and white plate, with a fork to the right, on a multicoloured striped cloth.
    Cheat’s cheese kreplach – crispy cheese ravioli with garlic butter
  • Overhead image of a square white dish of caveos di aman - noodles mixed with poppy seeds and sliced olives, surrounded by wedges of hard boiled egg, and sprinkled with chopped parsley. Dish is on a black cloth, fork and spoon at bottom left.
    Caveos di Aman – a Bulgarian Purim recipe
  • Overstuffed bagel toast
    Overstuffed bagel toast – this is so much more than a toastie!

See More Vegetarian Main Course Recipes →


Vegan Main Courses

  • A white china bowl of tagliatelle noodles in miso tahini sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds and snipped chives, with a fork sticking out. A blue and white cloth is to the left and behind. A second bowl of pasta is just visible in front, and bowls of broccoli and cherry tomatoes can be seen on the right.
    How to use miso paste + addictive miso tahini pasta recipe
  • A dish of baked mujadara - rice & lentils - topped with fried onions and a sprinkle of chopped parsley. A spoon is sticking out of the dish, and a black and white cloth is visible to the left.
    Baked Mujadara – cosy Middle Eastern comfort food
  • A plateful of spaghetti with red pepper sauce.
    Roasted red pepper sauce for spaghetti
  • A plate of vegetable-filled sushi hamantaschen seen from above.
    Sushi Hamantaschen! Fun Purim fusion food!

See More Vegan Main Course Recipes →


Side dishes and salads

  • Close up image of a slice of broccoli kugel on a white plate with a fork.
    Broccoli Kugel – a delicious all natural, whole-food recipe
  • A plate of beetroot hummus, topped with diced beets, olive oil and chopped parsley. On the right are a dish of olives and a dish of small peppers and tomatoes.
    Beetroot Humous – a tasty twist on a classic dish
  • Delicious Courgette Recipes – Simple, healthy ideas
  • Overhead image of a platter of Italian tuna and beans salad served in lettuce cups, and another small plate of the same, sitting on a blue and white striped cloth, with a fork.
    Italian Tuna and White Bean Salad – Served in Fresh and Crispy Lettuce Cups

See More Side Dish & Salad Recipes →


Baking & Desserts

  • Two Haman's fingers on a plate, dusted with icing sugar. The frontmost one is cut in half and angled to show the fruit and nut filling. A stack of Haman's fingers on another plate, and a light blue napkin, can be seen in the background
    Haman’s Fingers – A Delicious Purim Tradition
  • Pieces of seed and nut brittle on a grey and white plate. The plate rests on a textured white cloth.
    Seed and Nut Brittle – an easy, delicious, healthy snack!
  • Close up image of mince pie doughnuts, liberally covered in sugar, on a blue plate lined with baking parchment. Tiny glowing string lights are in the background.
    Mince Pie Soufganiot! The Ultimate Holiday Fusion Treat
  • Overhead image of chocolate-coated tahini date truffles, some plain, some sprinkled with sesame seeds, some with desiccated coconut and some with cocoa powder, on a blue and white patterned plate. The plate is partly resting on a cream coloured cloth with blue edging, and part of a serving utensil can be seen to the right. Sesame seeds are scattered on the tabletop beside the plate.
    Tahini Date Truffles – a sweet, nutritious treat

See More Baking & Dessert Recipes →

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Vegan Shavuot Recipes – traditional plant-based festive foods

A bowl of vegan cashew cheese spread with herbs on a plate containing seeded irregular shaped crackers. The spread is topped with chopped chives and sumac. A wooden spreader is to the right of the plate, and there is a blue and white cloth beneath everything.

Vegan Cashew ‘Cheese’ with Herbs – easy and delicious!

Close up image of mushroom blintz on a plate, cut in half to show the mushroom filling, and garnished with a sprig of fresh dill. A fork is next to it on the plate. Just visible in the background is a baking dish and a cloth.

Mushroom Blintzes, a savoury treat for Pesach (or all year!)

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