I Bought A Whole Lamb for Our Freezer | Stocking Up for the Colder Months
Mariam stocks the freezer for autumn and winter with a whole lamb, walks through the different cuts, and prepares oven-roasted lamb legs.
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What I Make Instead Of Buying Snacks While Traveling
Mariam prepares four practical homemade travel snacks: banana bread, savoury cheese muffins, ham and cheese roll-ups, and vegetable egg muffins.
What Im Making With The Last Of My Summer Garden
Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for moreSummer is slowly coming to an end, and I’m making the most of what’s left in my garden. In today’s video, I’m harvesting the last of my summer garden and bringing i…
What I Prep Now So I Don’t Have to Cook From Scratch Every Day
Cooking from scratch every single day can quickly become exhausting — so instead, I like to prepare a few simple things ahead of time that make everyday meals much easier. In today’s video, I’m sharing what I prep now…
How I Host A Summer Garden Party Without Feeling Rushed
A calm, make-ahead approach to hosting a summer garden party, including jerk chicken, Jamaican oxtail, homemade seasoning, and practical prep systems.
Preserving Summer Before Its Gone | Homemade Plum Marmalade
In today’s video, I’m preserving a little piece of summer by making homemade plum marmalade before the season is gone 🍑✨ There is something so special for me about turning ripe summer fruit into jars of homemade pres…
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My Container Garden Harvest — Surprising Results From Just a Few Pots
In this video, I’m sharing everything my pots and garden produced this season — cucumbers, carrots, and radishes, plus a bonus harvest of plums from my tree that I’ll be turning into preserves for an upcoming garden p…
Batch Cooking 3 Proteins for Quick Family Meals
In today’s video, I’m batch cooking 3 simple proteins to make meals throughout the week so much easier Having a few cooked proteins ready makes such a difference on busy days. It means I can quickly put together simpl…
My Weekly Kitchen Prep That Saves Me Hours
Mariam shares a practical weekly kitchen-prep routine with Jamaican curry chicken, air-fried jerk chicken, and systems that make family meals easier.
Cook Once, Eat All Week | Batch Cooking for My Family of 3
In today’s video, I’m sharing my weekly batch cooking routine and how I cook once to make the rest of the week feel so much easier 🍲✨ For this week’s batch cooking, I’m preparing Beef Stroganoff, Airfried Chicken Bre…
Meals In A Jar | Canning One Pantry Staple
In today’s video, I’m making a simple meal in a jar to help make busy days feel a little easier 🍲✨ I love having homemade jars ready on the shelf because they make quick meals so much more peaceful. Instead of starti…
Stocking My Freezer For Busy Weeks | 3 Easy Freezer Meal Staples
In today’s video, I’m stocking my freezer with 3 easy staples to help make busy weeks feel a little easier 🍲✨ I love having a few simple freezer-friendly basics ready to go, because they make quick meals so much easi…
Weekly Dinner Meal Prep | How I Plan A Week Of Dinners (No Daily Stress)
A realistic weekly dinner plan that reduces daily stress, featuring Königsberger Klopse and a repeatable approach to preparing family meals.
A Simple Homemade Dinner from Scratch
Tonight I made a simple homemade dinner for my family, including fresh dinner rolls from scratch.
Cooking Ahead for an Easier Week | Simple Meals & Homemaking
In today’s video, I’m spending some time in the kitchen cooking a few simple meals ahead of time to help make the week feel a little easier 🍲✨ Over the years, I’ve learned that having a few things prepped and ready m…
Simple Homemade Dinner & Dinner Rolls | From Scratch Homemaking
In today’s video I’m making a simple homemade dinner for my family, including soft dinner rolls made from scratch. I’m looking forward to sharing more of my homemaking routines, cooking ahead for the week, freezer-fri…
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Travel SnacksOne-Bowl Banana Bread
A soft, moist banana loaf mixed in one bowl with ripe bananas, melted butter and a little cinnamon — an easy homemade snack for a journey.
⏱️ 1 hour 10 minutes▶ Watch the video
Travel SnacksSavoury Cheese & Garlic Muffins
Fluffy, golden muffins with cheddar and garlic-butter flavour — a portable savoury snack that can be baked ahead.
⏱️ 40 minutes▶ Watch the video
Travel SnacksHam & Cheese Roll-Ups
Creamy, savoury ham-and-cheese tortilla pinwheels that are prepared ahead, chilled and sliced into bite-sized travel snacks.
⏱️ 4 hours 10 minutes▶ Watch the video
About Mariam
Hi, I'm Mariam. I create warm, practical food and home-lifestyle content built around real routines—not staged perfection.
Through long-form YouTube videos and short-form content, I share family cooking, meal prep, hosting, garden-to-kitchen ideas, home organization, and useful product discoveries.
My Jamaican and German influences add a distinctive perspective to approachable ideas designed for viewers wherever they call home.
I welcome partnerships with brands that genuinely fit my content and can help my audience cook, host, travel, or enjoy home life more easily.
Work with Mariam
Mariam welcomes partnerships with U.S. and international brands across food, kitchen, home, garden, travel, and lifestyle. For thoughtful YouTube integrations and campaign collaborations, get in touch.