What is a Balaboosta?
Balaboosta (n.)(bah-lah-b00-sta) A Yiddish term meaning the perfect housewife, homemaker, wonderful mother, cook, and gracious hostess. She does it all and does it well.
I make simple food with easy recipes and I like to try new things. My family and friends love my cooking and always ask me to share, with them, what I know about food, flavor, and technique.
I'm not a professional chef and I've had no formal culinary training. What I know and do in the kitchen comes from three women...Nana, Grandma Della, and Rose, my mom. Each one of them knew more about putting a meal on the table than any fancy chef in a white hat. They were the ultimate
Balaboostas.
What I offer you is a lifetime of experience in the kitchen with my compliments and theirs. I hope they'd be proud. I will bring you my recipes as I make them with photos of the actual food I'm preparing. I'm no professional photographer either but I promise, my food will speak for itself in every picture.
The food on my table isn't stacked in a trendy tower.
Instead, my food is stacked with flavor and full of my passion for cooking. So please come in, make yourself comfortable, and enjoy.
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Disclaimer: While most of my recipes are "Jewish Style", I do sometimes cook with pork. This might have been a great disappointment to some but my grandmothers knew that I live in modern world. I light Shabbos candles religiously but I have to admit...I do not keep a Kosher home.
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RETURN TO MY MOST RECENT RECIPES
Ingredients...
- 12 Hard Boiled Eggs (peeled)
- 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Milk (or cream it happens to be in the fridge)
- 1 Teaspoon Finely Minced Green Onions (Scallions)
- 1 Teaspoon Parsley Flakes
- 1/2 Teaspoon Mustard Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Dill
- 1/4 Teaspoon Paprika
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
Here's How You Do It...
- Slice each egg in half, lengthwise
- Dump or scoop the yolks into a small bowl.
- Using a fork, mash the yolks.
In a separate medium bowl..
- Blend together the mayonnaise, milk, minced green onion, parsley flakes, mustard powder, dill, paprika, salt & pepper.
- Add the mashed yolks and blend thoroughly.
- Put the mixture into a plastic bag.
- Snip or cut off the tip of one corner of the bag.
- Squeezing down from the top, pipe the egg mixture into each hollow of egg white.
- Sprinkle with a little paprika for garnish.
Cover with plastic wrap or in an airtight container and place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
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