Welcome to Balabusta in Training!

This site is dedicated to kosher cooks who are looking for actual recipes.  I say actual recipe because recently I’ve come across cookbooks and blogs that give you quick and easy recipes that are nothing more than just buying ready-made sauce and putting it on chicken.  Gee thanks I’d have never figured that one out on my own.   While there are tons of great recipe sites out there, often the recipes present numerous kashrus problems.  Everything from being dairy when I need pareve, to mixing meat and milk, etc.  There’s also the problem of not being able to find certain food items here in Israel or not knowing what the equivalent here is.  So what’s a kosher cook to do?

That’s where this blog comes in.  Learn along side of me as I try to attempt to find the tastiest kosher recipes out there.  If you want recipes for cakes that don’t come from boxes, wonderful tastes that you’ll never get out of a can, ingredients you can find and kosher food that’s anything but boring, then look no further.

I know many cooks are busy and so it’s easier and not to mention faster to use ready-made items.  I also used to rely on cake mixes and ready-made sauces but here in Israel convenience foods have a terribly inconvenient price. However, after some experimenting with recipes the good news is that I’ve not only lowered the food budget and made a lot tastier food than I ever thought I could, I also don’t have to worry as much about preservatives, trans fats and unwanted additives since I’m making it myself.  I’m not saying that you can never use canned items, just that it’s generally cheaper and tastier if you don’t.

For those who are under the impression that they can’t cook, that cooking from scratch will take too much time or that it’s too complicated, I’m here to tell you that you CAN do it.  While it might take it little longer,  it’s not that hard and it’s definitely worth it.  So let’s get cooking!