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Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month

  • side view of the Grilled beef skewers with black mushroom rice on a flat round plate with more escovitch-style vegetables in the background.
    Haitian Djon Djon Rice Recipe (Diri Djon Djon)
  • Sauteed vegetable strips were added to the shrimp with the pasta sauce.
    Bold and Easy Caribbean Cooking with Haitian Recipes
  • epis in a glass mason jar with kitchen equipment in the background and with whole red bell pepper laid next to it.
    Green Seasoning Recipe | Epis - Haitian Style
  • Homemade curry coconut chicken gnocchi soup with colorful vegetables and herbs.
    Creamy Curry Chicken Gnocchi Soup | Caribbean Style
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Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

  • The lemongrass marinated spring roll being sliced into thirds on a color coded cutting board for ready to eat foods.
    Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with These Top Asian-Inspired Recipes
  • pan seared dumplings on chopsticks to show the golden brown bottom.
    Quick Spicy Potstickers | Chili Momo Tibetan Style
  • up close view of the multigrain rice in the rice cooker.
    How to Make Multigrain Rice | Purple Rice Recipe
  • 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
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Get Recipes

  • side view and close up the Easy Spicy Crispy Chicken Tacos with Cholula Sour Cream dish on a flat white round plate with shallow straight sides.
    4 Must-Try Tacos Recipes to Inspire Your Next Craving
  • split images of the jerk shrimp, chicken and steak fajitas.
    Jerk Fajita Trio: 3 Must-Try Recipes for a Spicy Weeknight Cook-Up
  • 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
  • cholula green chli sour cream in a glass bowl with a spoon.
    Homemade Cholula Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce
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Cooking Tips

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    Mastering FIFO: The Simple Method to Keep Your Food Fresh
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    How to Prevent Cross-Contamination in Your Kitchen
  • Diamond slit chicken breasts in a plastic container.
    Diamond Slit Chicken Breast (Video & Pictures)
  • half thawed frozen chicken sliced on a cutting board for perfect slices.
    How to Slice Chicken Perfectly Every Time
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Learn & Shop

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    How to Use a Citrus Squeezer for Max Juice
  • the lodge enameled coated dutch oven in blue.
    Why Every Home Cook Needs a Dutch Oven  (And My Top Picks!)
  • 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
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Custom Herb Spice Shop

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    Spicy All-Purpose Blend | Salt-Free
  • Hot Haitian Seasoning Blend in a colorful bowl.
    Hot Haitian Seasoning Blend | Salt-Free
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Community Cooking Classes

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    Family Day Cooking Classes Now at Sistrunk Marketplace
  • Empowering Young Black Girls Through Food: The Miami Winter 2025 Black Girls Cook Cohort
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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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Dietary Needs

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.

Vegetarian

Gluten-Free

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.

Nut-Free

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