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Seasonal Comfort Food and Caribbean Classics

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  • A garlic-shaped bowl full of garlic scape pesto, surrounded by fresh curly garlic scapes.
    Garlic Scape Pesto
  • A close up of a clear cup containing a mexican corn mixture.
    Mexican Corn Cups (Esquites or Elote en Vaso)
  • A square plate filled with tuna carpaccio and capers.
    Tuna Carpaccio with Lime
  • A plate with sliced cucumbers, radishes, boiled eggs, and tomatoes, along with chunks of tuna, and whole green beans and olives.
    Tuna Niçoise Salad

✨ Popular Comfort Food Recipes

From cheesy stuffed mushrooms to fluffy rice topped with crispy potatoes, these are the cozy recipes readers return to again and again.

  • A beige bowl with baby spinach, slices of pear, crumbled goat cheese and pecans.
    Spinach Pear Salad with Pecans and Goat Cheese
  • Vietnamese Avocado Smoothie (Sinh To Bo)
  • A stuffed mushroom filled with melted brie and crunchy Panko breadcrumbs.
    Stuffed Mushrooms with Brie
  • Persian rice on a green platter topped with crispy potato tahdig and tart barberries.
    Persian Rice with Potato Tahdig

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🍅 Summer Kitchen Gardening

Summer is prime time in my kitchen garden, where garlic scapes curl, beans climb, and tomatoes soak up the sun. Explore the tips below to grow, pick, and enjoy a season of fresh flavour.

  • A pile of garlic scapes in a wicker harvest basket.
    Garlic Scapes: What They Are and How to Use Them
  • A fistful of green, yellow and purple beans.
    How to Grow Green Beans
  • A hand holding three plump Black Strawberry tomatoes over a fabric pot.
    9 Tomato Varieties That You Need To Grow At Least Once
  • A hand holding a ripe roadster tomato in a backyard garden.
    How to Grow Tomatoes
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🌟 Newest Recipes and Articles

  • Three pimento cheese tea sandwiches on a white plate next to a teapot and a cup of tea.
    Simple and Savoury Pimento Cheese Tea Sandwiches
  • Four smoked salmon tea sandwiches on a white plate garnished with a sprig of dill.
    Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches: Elegant & Easy Recipe
  • Two packages of cured salmon sitting on a table top. One is Atlantic salmon gravlax and the other is smoked Atlantic salmon.
    Types of Cured Salmon Explained: Lox, Gravlax, and Smoked Salmon
  • A bowl of lentil carrot soup garnished with finely chopped flat-leaf parsley.
    Lentil and Carrot Soup
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Hey, I'm Shareba

Welcome to In Search of Yummy-ness! I’m a culinary-trained home cook, food photographer, and recipe developer based in Ontario, Canada.

I share comforting recipes that celebrate the seasons, inspired by my Trinidadian heritage and my love of home-grown produce.

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Classic Caribbean Recipes

I love sharing the Trinidadian dishes I grew up with, along with cherished Caribbean recipes passed down from friends and family. Below, you’ll find the ones readers make on repeat.

  • A bowl full of a rice dish known as trinidad pelau.
    Trinidad Pelau with Chicken
  • Slice of Caribbean Macaroni Pie.
    Caribbean Macaroni Pie Recipe (Kid-Friendly)
  • Plate with a loaf of Trinidadian Sweet Bread baked with mixed fruit with a single sliced cut.
    Trinidad Sweet Bread

Kitchen Gardening for Beginners

Easy-to-follow guides to help you grow edible plants in small spaces.

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  • An orange habanero pepper surrounded by its green leaves.
    9 Easiest Vegetables to Grow from Seed
  • A hand holding the stalks of a bunch of garlic that has been cured for several weeks and is now dry.
    How to Grow Garlic: from Planting to Harvest
  • A large head of Buttercrunch lettuce in a raised wooden planter next to a marigold and some peas.
    How to Grow Lettuce

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A photo of Shareba Abdul, founder of In Search Of Yummy-ness.

Hi, I'm Shareba!

I’m a home cook with a culinary arts certificate who shares seasonal comfort food recipes and cozy living inspiration.

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Seasonal Recipes

  • Bowl of Apple Crisp with Oats and Pecans covered in a scoop of ice cream with a spoon.
    Apple Crisp with Pecans
  • A blue plate with three folded pumpkin crepes on it. The crepes are topped with chocolate syrup and chopped pecans.
    Pumpkin Crepes
  • A slice of pumpkin pie made with a graham cracker crust topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream on a matte white plate.
    Pumpkin Pie in Graham Cracker Crust
  • Four roasted chestnuts on a baking tray with salt sprinkled on them.
    How to Roast Chestnuts in the Oven

Popular Recipes

  • A close up of a clear cup containing a mexican corn mixture.
    Mexican Corn Cups (Esquites or Elote en Vaso)
  • A square plate filled with tuna carpaccio and capers.
    Tuna Carpaccio with Lime
  • A stuffed mushroom filled with melted brie and crunchy Panko breadcrumbs.
    Stuffed Mushrooms with Brie
  • Persian rice on a green platter topped with crispy potato tahdig and tart barberries.
    Persian Rice with Potato Tahdig

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