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
(anything but) Penne a la Vodka
I wish I could say my kids crave the the fresh produce of summer with the change of season…but they don’t.
Crispy Pork Gyoza
Being a parent right now means making sure your kids feel loved and safe - but at the same time educating them honestly on the ever-changing political and racial unrest in the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic. Heavy shit, right??
Harissa Roasted Cauliflower with Honey-Tahini
Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
I have never passed up the chance to order any dish that starts with the words Crispy and Spicy. Translation: I’m about to eat something that’s fried, fatty and flavorful. Ummmm, SIGN ME UP.
Buffalo Tofu Tenders with Ranch Dip
As I approach the 1 year mark on my “mostly vegan-sometimes pescatarian” diet, there are some things from my past life as a meat-eater that I find myself craving HARDCORE.
Cheesy Stuffed Garlic Flatbread
Don’t mind me...Just sitting here brainstorming new and different ways I can incorporate more bread and cheese and carbs and cheese and bread into my family’s daily diet.
Gazpacho
When Amazon Prime Now accidentally delivers your entire Whole Foods order TWICE, you have two options: bathe in the 16 blocks of tofu now taking up valuable refrigerator real estate, or make fresh gazpacho with the massive cherry tomato overage. It was a TOUGH call.
Rainbow Summer Rolls with Spicy Almond Butter Sauce
Today’s Salad can be tomorrow’s Summer Roll if you try hard enough.
Shaved Vegetable Farro Salad
Not sure what’s more annoying…the fact that no one in my house has been able to stop “singing” the Axl Foley theme song from Beverly Hills Coup since last Monday or that I’ve cooked (and cleaned!) no less than 628 meals in the last 8 weeks.
