If elote is on the menu… I’m ordering it. Every. Time. 🌽😮‍💨 It’s so good I learned how to make it at home. Let me show you how. ⬇️ Air Fryer Elote 4 Ears, Fresh Corn 1/4 C Mayo, Crema or Sour Cream 1 tsp or so, Lime Juice 2-3 tsp Cotija Cheese, *preference 2 tsp Tajin, *preference Fresh

Kroger (Private Selection) Crunchy Sushi Roll. Solid 10 for the win. 🙌🏾 Ya’ll, ITS GOOD! 🤤 The people didn’t lie about this one. Flavorful. Crunchy. Seasoned. & the sauces take it up a notch! I see exactly why they’re sold OUT! Kroger Private Selection, you made a believer

Ever had “dirty” or smothered squash? If not, let’s make some. “Dirty” Squash Ingredients: • 1 lb 80/20 Ground Beef • 1 Yellow Squash, sliced • 1 Zucchini, sliced • Red Onion, diced (didn’t measure) • 3–4 Cloves Fresh Garlic, minced • 1/2 Cup Beef Broth • Seasonings to taste: Nature’

Don’t walk, RUN. 🍓🍰 This Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Bundt from @nothingbundtcakes might be the BEST cake they’ve ever dropped. IMO! 👀💅🏽 My stats: • Cake: Moist/10 • Center: Delicious balance/10 • Swirl: Tangy & Sweet/10 • Me: Going back for another/100% Everything was balanced. N

Oven-Baked Crawfish Rice inspired by Brits Cookin Here’s how I made it ⬇️🦞🍚🤤 Ingredients: • 2 cups white rice. I used Jasmine • 1 can beef consommé • 2 cups water (or swap for broth for more flavor) • 1 lb crawfish tails (peeled) • ½ bell pepper, diced • ½ yellow onion, diced • 1 table

Happy “Pi” Day! 🥧🍋 Running back my mom’s easy Lemon Custard “Icebox” Pie and ya’ll it’s too good. Simple, creamy, tangy, and delish! No meringue needed but you can make one if you want. What you need: 1 Keebler Graham Cracker Pie Crust 1 can sweetened condensed milk 3 egg yolks 3/4 to 1

Starbucks had the pistachio loaf. Nothing Bundt Cakes dropped a Dubai Bundt. So, Zae’ (me) made a copycat mashup of both. 💅🏾🍫💚 Chocolate + pistachio marbled cake stuffed with buttery toasted kataifi and pistachio nut butter. She’s thick. She’s layered. She’s delish. ✨ What’s in it:

IYKYK. ☕️ It used to be called a Medicine Ball. Now Starbucks calls it Honey Citrus Mint Tea. Me? I call it the first responder when I feel a cold trying to clock in. Here’s how I make it at home: 🍯🍋 • Refresh Mint Herbal Tea • Peach Honey White Tea • Lemonade packet + 10 oz hot water

Since yall loved the oven-baked rice so much. Let’s make some easy cheesy buttery oven-baked grits. I mean, why not? It’s the convenience for me. Here’s how I did it? Zae’s Oven-Baked Creamy Cheese Grits Ingredients • ½ cup grits (washed or not) • 1½ cups water • ½ cup milk • ½ teaspoon,

Would somebody get Starbucks in here to look at this. 👀🍓🍵 I remade the Strawberry Matcha loaf at home and let’s just say… ZaeBucks is officially open. 😜🤗 I told you I was gonna do it, AND I DID👉🏾here’s how: The Zae-Bucks Strawberry Matcha Loaf 🍓🍵🍞 Ingredients: • 1 box (15.25 oz) White Ca

Let’s make some Homemade Buttermilk Strawberry Biscuits. 🍓✨ Zae’s Strawberry Buttermilk Biscuits Ingredients: • 2 cups White Lily Self-Rising Flour • ½ cup salted butter (1 stick, I used Kerrygold, frozen) • 2 tablespoons sugar • ½ tablespoon strawberry Jell-O • ½ cup crushed freeze-drie

Still no Keith Lee but you’ve got ME! I grabbed the new Spring Starbucks loaves and gave them a review so you don’t have to. Here’s my honest take: 💗 Strawberry Matcha: 10/10. It’s PRETTY. That pink and green combo? A whole spring mood. Soft, flavorful, not overly sweet, and actually DELICI

🛑 Stop boiling your rice. Start baking it. Here’s how I made it. 🍚Oven Baked Rice • 1 cup washed rice (I used Jasmine) • 2 cups liquid (half chicken broth, half water) • Butter, fresh thyme, seasonings Bake at 375° for 30 minutes (covered tightly with foil). Remove from oven, fluff

This Black History Month, I have to give a shoutout to my mutual, and fellow Southern 👸🏽, Sonia aka @Wickdconfectio She is absolutely setting the bar with her "Lost Recipes" series. From the Burnt Sugar Cake, the Chicken Mull to my personal favorite so far, the Sweet Potato Slump, she is

$7 lunch that taste really good? 🍜Listen these Ramen Bowls that I found @Walmart 🤤😋 • What: Marketside Ramen Bowl • Price: $6.92, plus tax • Cook: Heats up in just 4 minutes • Extra: I added fresh green onions, cilantro, soy sauce, and chili onion crunch for some razzle dazzle. Look at

Did either of the Super Bowl performances, Kendrick in '25 or Bad Bunny in '26, inspire you? Because they definitely inspired me and on this Taco Tuesday, in the blackest month of the year, the one they officially recognize anyway, we’re making Taco Spaghetti. It’s a fusion of flavor, just

Challenging myself in 2026 to make more smoked dishes. In January I shared my Smoked Peach Cobller and in February I’m sharing how I smoked these Jerk Cornish Hens. Any ideas on what I should smoke next? 🤔 Zae’s Smoked Jerk Cornish Hens Ingredients • 2 Cornish Hens, cleaned and spatchcocke

Syrupy, sweet, sticky, and a little sloppy but absolutely DELISH! Yep, I’m taking about Candied Yams. I ❤️ them! Let me show you how I make mine. Note: This recipe makes enough syrup to generously coat your yam patties w/ a little extra to spare! Ingredients • @pictsweet_farms Yam Patties