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

Sheetpan Cauliflower Taco Meat
It’s Taco Tuesday…on a Wednesday!
Potato Chip & Corn Flake Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
My 10 year old son is made up of 35% bacon, 25% broccoli, 15% pizza, 8% scrambled eggs, 7% hot dog and 5% Sour Patch Kid.
Turkish Tofu “Kofte” with Quinoa Tabbouleh
Sure, you COULD put each component of this meal in separate bowls and plates, but how else are you going to send the message to your family that EVERYTHING ON THIS MASSIVE PLATTER is meant to be eaten TOGETHER to encourage MAXIMUM FLAVOR BLENDING potential?

Crispy Gnocchi
Just living my best life over here...trying to find new and exciting carbs to introduce into my steady diet of bread and cheese and pasta and butter and carbs on carbs with a side of...carbs.
Khachapuri
I’m no homeschool expert, but I’d say it’s time for some new math. When your family is sick of the usual carb + butter + cheese = pizza, pasta or grilled chesse, #Khachapuri is your answer.
Thai Tofu Zoodle Salad
It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure dinner and everyone knows: the only way to get the outcome that you want in those books is to skip ahead and read the ending first, and then backtrack into the choices that get you there, RIGHT?

Chinois Chicken Salad
There’s a new lunch special on the menu at The Quarantine Cafe and it’s called GET IT YOURSELF CUZ I DON’T WORK HERE.

Turkish Haroset
Listen. I’ve got nothing against haroset. I just don’t think it needs to be the consistency of wine flavored baby food.

Baby Dutch Baby Pancakes
If I stumble out of my bedroom in my robe Saturday morning and my kids have the nerve to ask me what we are doing this weekend, I’m handing them the blender and this recipe and going back to freaking bed. And so should you.
