The Balaboosta Chef was founded on the idea of social cooking–a place where food brings people together. An opportunity to learn the best tips, tricks and tools to cook for your friends and family with confidence and ease. Cooking doesn’t have to be intimidating. By learning friend and true tested recipes, YOU can be the Balaboosta in your house, too!
Recent Posts
Red Thai Curry Chicken
My husband loves this sauce so much he would probably take a bath in it. Ok, maybe that's a little much but he'd definitely drink it with a straw. Introducing your next favorite one-pot-meal that's stove to table in under 20 minutes.
Always Juicy Baked Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
Justice for “The M Word” and the only chicken hack for juicy breasts you’ll ever need. There’s nothing worse than bringing a plate of sad, dried out, skinless chicken breasts to the table.
Sweet & Spicy Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Remember the days when the sight of Brussels sprouts on your plate sent you searching for the nearest napkin to hide them in? Man, how times have changed.
Chicken Shawarma
What’s better than a simple sheet pan chicken dinner that you can prep and cook with your eyes closed? One that also happens to be light-out delicious!!
Chicken Scarp
We all have that one dish that we love so much, we can’t NOT order it if we see it on a restaurant menu. For my husband, it’s Chicken Scarp.
Classic Potato Latkes
You can fry anything and it would be delicious, but nothing beats the classic fried potato latke. Thanks to the substitution of flour instead of matzoh meal, these are still fantastically light and crisp but reheat without turning into hockey pucks.
Zucchini Pesto Latkes
Zucchini and pesto make an unlikely perfect combo for a delicious alternative to the standard potato latke.
Indian Vegetable Pakora Fritters with Mint Chutney
We ALL get into a rut sometimes. Emotional ruts…exercise ruts…relationship ruts…COOKING RUTS. I have personally experienced all four (…and more, YAY!) and I can tell you there’s only ONE way to break free:
GET. OUT. OF. YOUR. COMFORT ZONE.
Vegan Tahini Caesar Salad
Lately, my diet has consisted mainly of vegan chocolate, nut butter and avocado. Not necessarily together, but I somehow manage to incorporate all three food groups into my “meals” in a pretty significant way throughout the day.
