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  • Air fried sliced chicken breast over hot honey glazed root vegetables on a round white plate
    Hot Honey Baked Chicken Breast and Glazed Vegetables
  • full layout of holiday steak shawarma plated next to a small decorative pot of gravy, beefs shawarma tower and cranberry chutney.
    Steak Shawarma Recipe | Easy Fall Holiday Dinner
  • Top view of the Honey Dijon Chicken Rice Bowl
    Air Fryer Honey Mustard Chicken Rice Bowl
  • tuna avocado salad topped with a poached egg that's split open with yolk dripping out surrounded by diced tomatoes, shredded red cabbage, sliced cucumbers, sliced radishes, sliced celery on a bed of mixed greens.
    Healthy Poached Egg Avocado Rainbow Tuna Salad
  • 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
  • Healthy Spicy Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers with Salad
  • Kale Salad and Vegetables in a Bowl
    Why Massaged Kale Benefits Matters: Easy Kale Salad Recipe
  • 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
  • Top view of the Scotch Bonnet Smoked Turkey Collard Greens Beans Soup in a wide rim bowl
    Scotch Bonnet Smoked Turkey Collard Greens Beans Soup
  • Instant Pot Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey: 4 split image with a picture of collard greens, epis jar, intant pot and scotch bonnet pepper.
    Instant Pot Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey
  • top view of Baked Cajun Honey Mustard Salmon Cauliflower Steaks & Potatoes with creamy honey Dijon mustard drizzled around it on a flat round plate
    Baked Cajun Honey Mustard Salmon Cauliflower Steaks & Potatoes
  • Pickled Vegetables in a Jar Picked out with Fork
    Quick Pickled Vegetable Pepper Slaw (No Heating Required)
  • top view of the Air Fryer Spicy Cilantro Lime Salmon Salad Rice Bowl dish
    Air Fryer Spicy Cilantro Lime Salmon Salad Rice Bowl
  • 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
  • chicken and pork belly tacos topped with chunky cholula green chili sauce on a plate surrounded by pico de gallo and sliced cooked chicken.
    Air Fryer Chicken and Pork Belly Tacos | Easy & Crispy
  • chef maika hand holding a bbq chicken slider.
    Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders with Coleslaw | Spicy & Sweet
  • top view of the Curry spatchcocked chicken with vegetables plated in a large wide round bowl
    Jamaican Curry Spatchcocked Chicken & Vegetables | Sheet Pan Meal
  • top view of the plated easy spicy italian chicken sausage soup with farro and israeli couscous
    Easy Spicy Italian Chicken Sausage Soup with Farro
  • top view of the Calabrian Pepper Basil Baked Salmon and Broccolini in a wide round pasta bowl
    Calabrian Pepper Basil Baked Salmon and Broccolini
  • Baked Cheesy Spicy Tomato Basil Chicken and Broccolini on a wide rim bowl.
    Baked Cheesy Spicy Tomato Basil Chicken and Broccolini
  • top view of the Pan-Seared Sirloin Steak with Spicy Baharat Sauce dish
    Pan-Seared Sirloin Steak with Spicy Baharat Sauce
  • top view of the Best Spicy Sauteed Chili Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Vegetables dish
    Best Spicy Sauteed Chili Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Vegetables
  • Blackened rainbow trout with spicy chorizo beans, brown rice and garlic broccoli. on a white plate
    Blackened Trout with Chorizo Beans and Garlic Broccoli
  • 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
  • air fried jerk shrimp fajitas in a large wide bowl.
    Air Fryer Jerk Shrimp Fajitas | Easy Caribbean in 20 Minutes
  • silicone pastry brush brushing the top of the cauliflower steaks on a sheet pan with parchment paper
    How to Make and Roast Cauliflower Steaks
  • top view of the Creamy Cheesy Sage Chili Pumpkin Chicken Pasta in a round wide pasta bowl.
    Creamy Cheesy Sage Chili Pumpkin Chicken Pasta
  • top view of the Chicken Paillard with Cranberry Pecan Acorn Squash Salad, a dish perfect for fall.
    Chicken Paillard with Cranberry Pecan Acorn Squash Salad
  • haitian style seasoned spatchcock turkey on a sheet tray covered in plastic wrap.
    Haitian Style Spatchcock Turkey (Seasoned with Epis)
  • Mirepoix-Based Backbone Turkey Gravy with Haitian Spices in a resealable bag.
    Spatchcock Turkey Backbone Gravy (Mirepoix & Haitian Spices)
  • close up of the cranberry ginger chutney in a small decorative pan.
    Fresh Cranberry Ginger Chutney | Quick and Easy
  • 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)
  • watermelon lemonade in a tall glass with a red straw and fresh sliced lemon wheel on the rim
    Frozen Watermelon Lemonade | Refreshing Summer Drink
  • Close-up of Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy and sliced mushrooms.
    BBQ Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
  • Golden crispy garlic parmesan baked chicken, perfect for a flavorful dinner or lunch.
    Crispy Garlic Parmesan Baked Chicken
  • Creamy Bacon Jalapeño Mac and Cheese with cheddar and bacon.
    Bacon Jalapeño Mac and Cheese
  • Sliced Peach Piri Piri Chicken with Fonio Kale Salad on a plate.
    Best Peach Piri Piri Chicken with Fonio Kale Salad
  • Vibrant curry turkey meatball soup with fresh vegetables and pasta, perfect for comfort.
    One-Pot Curry Meatball Soup with Ground Turkey and Kale
  • close up of homemade golden brown roasted chicken.
    Rosemary Garlic Roasted Chicken with Pan Gravy
  • Hearty spicy beef barley stew garnished with fresh herbs, perfect for a comforting meal.
    Instant Pot Spicy Beef Barley Stew: Haitian Hearty Comfort
  • Hearty pumpkin gnocchi chicken soup in a black bowl on a rustic wooden background.
    Easy Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup with Chicken | Cozy One-Pot Meal
  • Crispy fried chicken on spaghetti with lemon and parsley garnish, a delicious poultry dish.
    Easy Crispy Baked Wet Lemon Pepper Chicken Cutlets

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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 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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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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