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  • close up of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt.
    Best Food Audiobooks for Chefs & Home Cooks
  • place of stacked Banana Berry Corn Muffins with Yogurt.
    Banana Berry Corn Muffins with Greek Yogurt
  • diced avocado added to the wide rim bowl of jasmine rice and vegetable medley.
    How to Cook Perfect Jasmine Rice in a Rice Cooker
  • top view of the West African Peanut Stew with Chicken and Collard Greens in a wide rim bowl.
    West African Peanut Stew with Chicken and Collard Greens
  • halved acorn squash with one seeded out facing up on a cutting board next to a two-sided melon baller
    Winter Seasonal Produce Guide: What’s In Season
  • wide rim bowl filled with Creamy spicy bacon potato leek chowder that's garnished with a half of slice of crispy bacon and chopped parsley then dusted with smoked paprika held in hand.
    Best Winter Recipes to Make for Cozy Dinners
  • close up plate up of the Pan-Roasted Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo in a wide rim bowl.
    Pan-Roasted Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo
  • 5 prepared dishes on a stove.
    What Is HACCP and Why Every Home Cook Should Care About It
  • aked Haitian Macaroni and Cheese with Diced Ham, Red Bell Pepper, and Cheeses in a baking dish.
    Baked Haitian Macaroni and Cheese (Makawoni au Graten)
  • close up of the cranberry ginger chutney in a small decorative pan.
    Fresh Cranberry Ginger Chutney | Quick and Easy
  • full layout of holiday steak shawarma plated next to a small decorative pot of gravy, beefs shawarma tower and cranberry chutney.
    Steak Shawarma Recipe with Fall Holiday Flavors | Easy Lebanese Style
  • Haitian American Thanksgiving plate with diri djon djon, cornbread, collard greens, haitian mac and cheese and green bean casserole.
    Haitian American Thanksgiving Recipes & Prep Guide
  • Mirepoix-Based Backbone Turkey Gravy with Haitian Spices in a resealable bag.
    Spatchcock Turkey Backbone Gravy (Mirepoix & Haitian Spices)
  • solidified garlic confit in a glass container.
    Stovetop Garlic Confit (Easy Butter-Olive Oil Method)
  • haitian style seasoned spatchcock turkey on a sheet tray covered in plastic wrap.
    Haitian Style Spatchcock Turkey (Seasoned with Epis)
  • Holiday Style Spatchcock Marinated Chicken surrounded by vegetables.
    Holiday Kitchen Safety Tips: How to Cook, Serve, and Store
  • sesame seeds and oil being spooned over the fried sunny side egg with a silicone spoon made by GIR.
    What is Salmonella? For Home Cooks | Causes and Tips
  • close up of the Fresh Berry Apple Pecan Chicken Salad with Goat Cheese in a wide rim bowl.
    Fresh Berry Apple Pecan Chicken Salad with Goat Cheese
  • showcasing all of the chicken parts on the cutting board.
    How to Cut Up a Whole Chicken | Step-by-Step Guide
  • close up of the Mexican Braised Chicken dish in an lodge cast iron enameled dutch oven.
    Braised Chicken | Mexican-Style with Roasted Tomato Sauce
  • top view of air fryer chicken nachos.
    Easy Air Fryer Chicken Nachos Recipe | Ready in 10 Minutes
  • top view of the Protein-Packed Loaded Vegetarian Nachos topped with pico de gallo and fresh avocado chunks.
    Protein-Packed Loaded Vegetarian Nachos Recipe
  • nachos topped with fresh avocado, tomatoes, sour cream and cilantro in a Lodge Cast Iron Skillet.
    Ultimate Loaded Nachos Recipe | Cheese Sauce & Pepper Crema
  • bowl of sliced chicken breast, marinating in seasonings and sliced lemons in a mixing bowl.
    How to Marinate Chicken: Tips, Quick Methods & Flavorful Shortcuts
  • two grilled lemongrass chicken breast with grill marks on one and another about to be flipped with a kitchenaid silicone spatula in a grill pan.
    Best Pans for Searing Chicken (and How Each One Behaves)
  • pan seared butterflied chicken in oil in an all-clad frying pan
    Cooking Tips for Searing Chicken
  • cutting chicken breast into large chunks on a cutting mat for raw poultry.
    How to Cut Chicken: Large Chunks vs Small Dice
  • prepared dinners in containers.
    Listeria and Frozen Dinners: Why Food Safety Matters
  • close up of the turkey chili baked patatoes recipe.
    Comforting Turkey Chili Baked Potatoes | Sour Cream & Chives
  • chef maika hand holding a bbq chicken slider.
    Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders with Coleslaw | Spicy & Sweet
  • rectangle glass food storage container packed and evenly spread out freshly made chicken salad.
    Rotisserie Chicken Salad | Quick & Easy Meal Prep
  • chicken being shredded with two forks in a metal rectangular container.
    How to Shred Chicken | Easy Methods for Meal Prep
  • Broiled haitian style shrimp mac and cheese in a lodge cast iron blackock skillet.
    Creamy Haitian-Style Shrimp Mac and Cheese with Gouda Cheese
  • halved chicken being pounded out with a meat mallet on a yellow cutting board
    How to Pound Out Chicken Breasts Evenly | Step-by-Step Guide
  • top view of the Chicken Paillard with Cranberry Pecan Acorn Squash Salad, a dish perfect for fall.
    Best of Fall Recipes | Cozy Soups, Stews & Comfort Food for Autumn
  • freshly picked scotch bonnet peppers held in hand.
    Meet the Scotch Bonnet Pepper: Caribbean Heat with a Fruity Twist
  • panko breaded chicken cutlets on a yellow cutting board mat.
    How to Bread Chicken the Easy Way (Step-by-Step Guide)
  • Your Kitchen Assistants: Appliances That Do the Work for You showing meatballs in the air fryer.
    Your Kitchen Assistants: Appliances That Do the Work for You
  • batch prep aromatics in whole vegetable form.
    Batch‑Prep Aromatics & Staples on Sunday Roundup
  • mirepoix of onion, carrots, and celery sweating in a Lodge 6 quart enameled Dutch oven
    Mirepoix: The Classic French Flavor Base Every Home Cook Should Batch-Prep
  • kitchenaid food processor with blended red bell pepper aromatic paste aka ata gige.
    How to Make Ata Gige Paste – A Nigerian Aromatic Base for Cooking
  • garlic ;and ginger paste in a kitchenaid food chopper.
    Garlic and Ginger Paste: A Flavor Shortcut Every Home Cook Needs

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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, including the PGA National Resort, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Conrad Hilton, and W Hotel. As a lifelong 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 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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top view and close up the Lemon Calabrian Chili Chicken Orzo Soup in a wide rim bowl .

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