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  • Finger-Licking Chicken Wing Recipes You’ll Crave All Year
  • How to Prep Chicken Cutlets for Quick, Delicious Meals
  • Mango Coconut Felato | Ninja Creami Gelato-Style Treat
  • Understanding Food Temperature Safety Zones: Cook, Store & Serve Safely
  • How to Butterfly Chicken Breasts | Step-by-Step Guide
  • Meal Plan of the Week: Brunch All Day Recipes to Kick Off Summer
  • Upgrade or Skip? How to Know When a Kitchen Tool Is Worth the Investment
  • What Not to Buy: 7 Common Mistakes People Make When Choosing Kitchen Tools
  • 10 Essential Time-Saving Kitchen Tools Every Home Cook Needs
  • 3 DIY Salt-Free Spice Blends to Boost Weeknight Meals
  • All-Purpose Umami: A Salt-Free Spice Blend That Makes Everything Taste Better
  • Citrus Herb: A Bright, Salt-Free Seasoning for Chicken, Fish, and Veggies
  • Caribbean Kick: A Bold, Salt-Free Jerk Seasoning You Can Make at Home
  • 10 Proven Spice‑Storage Hacks (Stop Wasting Flavor)
  • Salt‑Free Meal Prep Seasoning Bundle: All‑Purpose Spice Blends for Effortless Healthy Cooking (+ Free Shipping)
  • Cooking with Kids: Building Confidence in the Kitchen One Recipe at a Time
  • Family Meal Prep Routines for Busy Weeknights
  • One-Pot Meals That Make Family Meal Prep a Breeze
  • 25+ Pasta Dishes You’ll Want to Twirl, Slurp, and Scoop on Repeat
  • Meatless Monday Meal Guide: Plant-Powered Recipes for Every Meal of the Day
  • Kitchen Safety Tips for Families: A Guide for Cooking Together with Confidence
  • How to Have Your Child Help in the Kitchen (By Age)
  • Must-Have Kitchen Tools for Kids: 5 Essentials That Turn Chaos into Confidence
  • Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with These Top Asian-Inspired Recipes
  • Haitian Djon Djon Rice Recipe (Diri Djon Djon)
  • 4 Must-Try Tacos Recipes to Inspire Your Next Craving
  • Air Fryer Chicken and Pork Belly Tacos | Easy & Crispy
  • Homemade Cholula Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce
  • Homemade Pico de Gallo | Fresh Salsa in 10 Minutes
  • Quick & Easy Food Chopper Guacamole with Jalapeño Kick
  • Easy Sheet Pan Jerk Chicken Fajitas | Oven-Roasted Yum
  • Air Fryer Jerk Shrimp Fajitas | Easy Caribbean in 20 Minutes
  • Jerk Steak Fajitas | Super Easy 30 Minute Meal 
  • Mastering FIFO: The Simple Method to Keep Your Food Fresh
  • How to Prevent Cross-Contamination in Your Kitchen
  • The Ultimate Cross-Contamination Prevention Checklist (Free PDF + Viewable Guide)
  • Bold and Easy Caribbean Cooking with Haitian Recipes
  • Diamond Slit Chicken Breast (Video & Pictures)
  • Saturday at the Food Pantry – A Storybook That Nourishes the Heart
  • How to Slice Chicken Perfectly Every Time
  • One-Pan Calabrian Chickpea Pasta Recipe | Fast & Flavorful
  • Spicy All-Purpose Blend (Salt-Free): The Salt-Free Seasoning That Packs a Punch

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I’m Maika, a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, and culinary educator. For over a decade, I worked at major hotels such as the PGA National Resort, The Ritz-Carlon Hotel Company, Conrad Hilton, and W Hotel. As a lifetime passionate cook, my blog explores a world of flavors and experiments with recipes to create restaurant-quality dinners that will excite the food enthusiast's taste buds. Learn More →

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Sliced Peach Piri Piri Chicken with Fonio Kale Salad on a plate.

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Caesar Salad with soft-boiled Egg, roasted campari Tomatoes and Chili-Infused Croutons garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese and cracked black pepper in a wide rim bowl.

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Grilled Zhug Ras el Hanout Lamb Chops and Tomato, cucumber, onion Salad served with a lemon-oregano dressing served with a grilled lemon.

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grilled marinated tofu on top of a warm roasted vegetable couscous salad on spicy basil romesco sauce in a wide rim bowl topped with micro greens.

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