We make fast and fresh recipes that reflect modern techniques, global flavors, and health trends. The focus is on real food (simple ingredients & minimally processed) made accessible.
Trending Recipes
These are the tried and true recipes our readers love and make daily.
- "next levels" air fryer roasted broccolini
- "Heads High" Authentic Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken
- "You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good" extra crispy jerk fried chicken
- "let the wind blow" Nigerian beef suya skewers
- "Get It Ready, Ready" whole smoked cabbage recipe
- "skin I'm in" braised pork neck bones
- "my people" classic southern potato salad
- "Southside" Smoked Rib Tips
Latest and Greatest Posts
- "Mack Attack" Smoked Rib Sandwich {Recipe}
- "A Bird In The Hand" Crispy Cornish Hen
- "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" Pressure Cooker Collard Greens
- "Waiting In Vain" Smoked Jerk Chicken Leg Quarters
- "Nobody Can Be You" Instant Pot Gumbo
- "In The Mood" Grilled Jerk Shrimp
- "Pride and Vanity" Smoky Braised Cabbage
- "I'm Glad You're Mine" Easy Oven Baked Barbecue Ribs
BBQ Recipes
Simple and inventive recipes for barbecuing anything from meat to fruit and vegetables.
- "smokestack lightning" smoked beef brisket
- "If You Don't Want My Love, Give It Back" Grilled Piri Piri Chicken
- "When 2 Are In Love" Grilled Vegetable Salad
- "We Need Love To Live" smoked beets
- "Southside" Smoked Rib Tips
- "Take Some, Leave Some" Smoked Baby Back Jerk Ribs
- "That Ain't The Way To Make Love" Grilled Whole Roasted Cauliflower w/ Alabama White BBQ Sauce
- "black man" grilled cedar plank salmon with hibiscus rub
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About Marwin
Husband, Dad, World Traveler, Music Maven
I make global recipes paired with electic music. Recipes are flavor forward with an emphasis on instructions for cooking efficiently and maximizing flavor.
Globally Inspired Dishes
Farm-fresh recipes representing flavors across the African Diaspora including Africa, the Caribbean, and South America.
- "Woke" Grilled Puerto Rican Pork Chops
- "Tipa Tipa" haitian soup joumou (beef & pumpkin soup)
- "the bridge is over" jollof rice recipe
- "Nao Saia Da Praca" Ensalada de Aguacate (Cuban Avocado Salad)
- "Walking On The Moon" Cuban inspired instant pot oxtails and grits
- "collide" Cuban Picadillo {Recipe}
- "quiero morir en tu piel" Colombian Chicken Potato Soup (Ajiaco)
- "Mr. Funky Samba" Brazilian Fried Chicken Wings aka 'Frango a Passarinho'
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Modern Soul Food
Modern remixes of classic soul food staples that leverage new ingredients, techniques, and flavor combinations.
- "charade" collard greens salad with bacon vinaigrette
- "Baby I'm Scared of You" Instant Pot White Beans with Ham Hocks Recipe
- "i know you got soul" stewed okra
- "Forever In My Life" Smoked Mac and Cheese
- "black moon rising" black eyed pea soup
- "Housequake" Smothered Green Beans and Potatoes
- "automatic" fried cornish hen recipe
- "something keeps calling me" charred okra w/ harissa
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Jerk Recipes
I'm not Jamaican, but I jerk a lot - everything from spice rubs and marinades to chicken, seafood, and vegetables.
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Holiday recipes
- "Very Special" Southern Peach Cobbler
- "Housequake" Smothered Green Beans and Potatoes
- "A Bird In The Hand" Crispy Cornish Hen
- "Slow Love" Dutch Oven Pot Roast
- "Sweetest Taboo" Southern Candied Yams
- "Sky's The Limit" Southern Collard Greens With Smoked Turkey
- "Black Enough" southern sweet potato pie
- "Under The Moon and Over The Sky" Classic Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
