Hey! I'm Jhasmin Rhea, wife & stay at home mother of 2. I take pride in caring for my home & family.

As a kid, my favorite channel was the food network channel ( well that and Nickelodeon). I would come home from school and watch Rachel Ray’s 30-Minute Meals or Emeril Live). I started cooking at the young age of 8. My mom was a single mother, and often needed help with cooking and cleaning. Because she was often busy, she didn’t have enough time to cook home-cooked meals. A lot of the foods we ate were canned, boxed, and pre-packaged. It didn’t bother me at the time. However, I think that is why I gained an interest in learning to cook from scratch. 

I always found myself making something out of nothing using whatever we had, and had fun doing it! I also gained a love for soul food from my grandmother, who I lived with from time to time. About once a week, I’d have a front-row seat to watching her cook greens, cornbread, mac and cheese, roast, you name it! 

My Grandma would also take me to these Muslim feasts, meant for breaking our fast during Ramadan. These potlucks were like the best thing ever! Because the Muslim community consisted of numerous cultures, I was previewed to some of the best dishes at a young age. So as you can see, this has been a thing for me for quite some time. Now that I am an adult with my own family, My interest in cooking has widened greatly.