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  • Homemade curry coconut chicken gnocchi soup with colorful vegetables and herbs.
    Creamy Curry Chicken Gnocchi Soup | Caribbean Style
  • The tomato-based sauce cooks down.
    Creole Tomato Sauce Recipe | Easy Spicy Haitian-Inspired
  • top view of the Curry spatchcocked chicken with vegetables plated in a large wide round bowl
    Caribbean Thanksgiving Meal Prep Plan Ideas | 2025
  • Hearty chicken corn chowder topped with fluffy cornbread dumplings and fresh parsley garnish.
    Creamy Chicken Corn Chowder with Dumplings | Dairy-Free
  • Vibrant curry turkey meatball soup with fresh vegetables and pasta, perfect for comfort.
    One-Pot Curry Meatball Soup with Ground Turkey and Kale
  • 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.
    How to Make Easy Bacon Potato Leek Chowder | Creamy Comfort
  • Vibrant Caribbean beef noodle soup with tender beef, fresh vegetables, and rich broth.
    Bold and Spicy Caribbean Beef Noodle Soup Recipe Twist
  • Vibrant eggs and chickpeas skillet topped with feta, red peppers, and fresh herbs.
    Quick Chickpea and Egg Skillet: Easy Mediterranean Meal
  • Close-up of garlic chopping on a vibrant green cutting board with a sharp knife.
    How to Use Garlic in Cooking: Easy Tips for Beginners
  • Hearty spicy beef barley stew garnished with fresh herbs, perfect for a comforting meal.
    Instant Pot Spicy Beef Barley Stew: Haitian Hearty Comfort
  • How to Make Easy Béchamel Sauce | With Garlic and Onion
  • the shell of the shrimp being peel with two hands.
    Guide to Shrimp: How to Clean, Cook, and Choose the Best
  • smooth tamarind paste in a pot.
    How to Make Homemade Tamarind Paste
  • Easy 15-Minute Marinade for Beef Kabobs
  • up close view of the multigrain rice in the rice cooker.
    How to Make Multigrain Rice | Purple Rice Recipe
  • Best Cast Iron Skillet Care | Cooking, Cleaning to Seasoning
  • How to Prep Sweet Peppers | Bell Peppers and More
  • close up of poblano peppers.
    Prepping Chili Peppers
  • Top view of the Haitian-style spaghetti with shrimp and creole sauce in a wide-rim pasta bowl.
    Healthy Haitian-Style Creole Spicy Shrimp Pasta
  • Healthy Spicy Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers with Salad
  • Grilled beef skewers with black mushroom rice on a flat round plate.
    Grilled Beef Skewers with Djon Djon (Black Mushroom) Rice
  • side view of the baked lasagna garnished with more pine nuts and basil.
    Creamy Spinach Pesto Mushroom Lasagna
  • smoked paprika Calabrian Pepper marinated pan-seared Salmon with Creamy Lemon Dill Sauce and jumbo asparagus on a round white plate being eaten with a fork and knife.
    Calabrian Pepper Salmon with Creamy Lemon Dill Sauce
  • Sliced Peach Piri Piri Chicken with Fonio Kale Salad on a plate.
    Best Peach Piri Piri Chicken with Fonio Kale Salad
  • Grilled Zhug Ras el Hanout Lamb Chops and Tomato, cucumber, onion Salad served with a lemon-oregano dressing served with a grilled lemon.
    Grilled Zhug Ras El Hanout Lamb Chops and Tomato Salad
  • tofu and roasted vegetable marinade in a pyrex glass mixing bowl.
    Easy Spicy Turmeric Calabrian Chili Pepper Wet Rub
  • Pan seared snapper toped with stewed onion and red bell pepper garnish on a bed of roasted baby vegetables on spicy creole sauce in a wide rim round bowl.
    Seared Snapper Spicy Creole Sauce and Roasted Vegetables
  • sliced lemongrass chicken, cabbage, rice vermicelli spring roll with nouc cham sauce on side all on a round flat plate.
    Lemongrass Marinated Grilled Chicken Spring Rolls
  • 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.
    Indoor Grilling Essentials: Best Tools for Smokeless Grilling at Home 2025
  • habanero tamarind glazed pork chop on a bed of deli-style coleslaw on a wide rim bowl.
    Grilled Pork Chops with Tamarind Habanero Glaze and Coleslaw
  • Sesame crusted ahi tuna on a bed of cabbage slaw, carrots, radishes, and zucchini with soy-sesame dressing and garnished with fresh cut lime, cilantro leaves and habanero slices on a wide rim bowl.
    Sesame Seed-Crusted Ahi Tuna with Spicy Sesame-Soy Sauce
  • two Grilled Shrimp skewers with Garlic Jalapeno Butter and Cilantro Lime Rice on a flat round plate garnished with lime wedges and chopped cilantro.
    Grilled Shrimp Garlic Jalapeno Butter and Cilantro Lime Rice
  • 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.
    Caesar Salad with Egg Tomatoes and Chili-Infused Croutons
  • Grilled Steak with Spicy jalapeno Chimichurri sauce with a medley of roasted Baby Potatoes and Broccoli florets.
    Grilled Steak Spicy Chimichurri Baby Potatoes and Broccoli
  • Baked Cheesy Spicy Tomato Basil Chicken and Broccolini on a wide rim bowl.
    Baked Cheesy Spicy Tomato Basil Chicken and Broccolini
  • Culinary Glossary
  • Top view of the Spicy Cajun Shrimp Rice Bowl with Lemon Remoulade in a wide rim bowl with diced avocado and lemon wedges.
    Spicy Cajun Shrimp Rice Bowl with Lemon Remoulade
  • the Easy Sheet Pan Spicy Miso Salmon Rice Bowl in a wide rim bowl drizzled with siracha, sesame oil and salmon furikake seasoning.
    Easy Sheet Pan Spicy Miso Salmon Rice Bowl 
  • The Spicy Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowl in a wide rim bowl drizzled with yogurt sauce and garnished with chopped parsley, pita triangles and lemon wedges.
    Spicy Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowl
  • The Sheet Pan Citrus Chili Lime Salmon with Vegetables on a round flat plate with shallow sides.
    Sheet Pan Citrus Chili Lime Salmon with Vegetables
  • top view of the Best Air Fryer Habanero Adobo Salmon and Yellow Risotto with asparagus on a round wide rim bowl
    Best Air Fryer Habanero Adobo Salmon and Yellow Risotto
  • Spicy Chicken Pasta (Dairy Free & Bold)

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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.

Pollotarian

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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Dairy-Free

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

Grain-Free

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.

Egg-Free

top view of the the Easy Spicy Crispy Chicken Tacos with Cholula Sour Cream sprinkled with fresh chopped cilantr on a flat white round plate with shallow straight sides.

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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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