Welcome to the kitchen café

Come hungry.
Leave loved.

Granny Val bakes. Jasmine cooks. Together, they bring NOLA comfort, kitchen jokes, and the kind of food that makes everybody wander back for seconds.

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“It’s okay to have cake for breakfast.”

01 / How it started

A few treats became a whole kitchen café.

Granny Val started sending baked treats to friends as gifts. Word got around — and some folks may have lowkey gotten addicted. The requests kept coming, so Jasmine joined her mom in the kitchen.

Cooking together was already one of their favorite things. Opening their NOLA home kitchen to share the baking, the cooking, the jokes, and the eating was the natural next move. Sweet potato pie was the first dish on the table.

She cooks. I get the bowl. It’s a wonderful partnership indeed.

02 / From the kitchen

Made with a little extra.

Sunday-dinner classics, fresh-from-the-oven favorites, and whatever smells too good to leave alone. Tap any dish for the story behind it.

All dishes On the stove From the oven Throwbacks

Kitchen Wisdom

Everything is better with butter, baby.

Like Chef Chosen says — everything is better with butter, baby.

Kitchen Wisdom

No buttermilk? Make it.

For pancakes, lemon and milk can stand in when the carton isn’t in the fridge. Keep buttermilk on hand: half a lemon + a cup of milk, ten minutes.

Kitchen Wisdom

Work with what’s home.

Rice, potatoes, beans, and pasta stay in the rotation — sturdy staples with room for your own flavor.

Kitchen Wisdom

Save that stock.

Chicken today can season red beans tomorrow. Keep the homemade stock and let one meal help the next. Granny Val’s rule of the kitchen: save your chicken stock — it’s better than Better Than.

From the Stovetop

Lemon pepper wings

That one time I made Chef Boyd Brown III lemon pepper wings recipe. Oooh weee. Pressure.🔥🔥🔥 Watch the original reel

From the Stovetop

Red beans

I have my red beans rolling with some betta than Better Than (my homemade stock from chicken I made yesterday) and the pot got this house smelling like warmth and love on a cold winter night, baby! Get you some. Watch the original reel

Throwbacks

Girls night out at El Gato Negro

Granny Val and I went to a girls night out at @elgatonegrolakeview and the food was top tier 10 out of 10. If you visit New Orleans, check them out! Watch the original reel

Grocery Run

New Trader Joe’s. Who dis?!

New Trader Joe's. Who dis?! I love the new Trader Joes on Tulane. So new, bright and well stocked! Picked up some ingredients for a home made pizza and foccacia bread. Can't wait to share what Granny Val and I make! #NOLA #nolafoodie Watch the original reel

Kitchen Tips

Better than Better Than

Although I love me some Better Than Bouillon and keep it on deck, I will ALWAYS save my stock from my chicken to use in other meals. It's better than Better Than. Get into it. Watch the original reel

03 / Kitchen wisdom

Good food starts before the recipe.

A few habits from the kitchen café that make the next pot, pan, or plate taste even better.

Keep a plate ready

The next good thing is already cooking.

Follow the mother-daughter duo for more NOLA home cooking, fresh bakes, kitchen jokes, and first bites.

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Get you some.

Come hungry.Leave loved.

A few treats became a whole kitchen café.