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    Hello! Welcome to the Simplified Chef kitchen.

    My name is Kalisha and I am a wife, mom of 3, and classically trained chef. I worked in the hospitality industry for 2 decades as a restaurant manager, chef, and culinary instructor before I picked up my first DSLR and took up food photography.

    Now I publish food content on the Simplified Chef.

    Achieving the Dream Luncheon 2017

    About Kalisha, Food Photographer and Recipe Developer

    I am a classically trained chef and graduate of Johnson and Wales University, one of the top culinary schools in the country.

    I developed recipes and photographed recipes for some of the top-ranking, high-traffic food blogs before deciding to focus my attention on developing and photographing recipes for my own blog.

    I'm a DC native so crab cakes and half-smokes were always on the scene. As I got older, my curiosity for international ingredients rose and I began experimenting with different flavors.

    I love infusing international ingredients into almost everything I cook and I'm always on the hunt for the next food find. My goal is to show you how you can infuse bold flavors into familiar foods without spending all day in the kitchen.

    What can you find on Cooking Family Meals?

    If you're a decent home cook, bored with the same old-same old, I'll guide you through step-by-step recipes with global flavors that you'll want to put on regular rotation.

    Simple and easy weeknight dinners with global flavors are my specialty. Super simple desserts that don't require a pastry school diploma are the icing on the cake. I show you how to make it all with step by step photos for each recipe.

    If you are a brand looking to partner with a recipe developer and food photographer, you can check out my partnership page.

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