HI, I’M YVETTE

Welcome to my virtual kitchen that I started in 2014 to share my love of cooking and my photography. I enjoy documenting my family’s Mexican American recipes from south Texas, and my husband’s New Orleans family recipes that are a blend of Cajun and creole cuisines. I’m based in Covington, Louisiana, but you’ll also find me cooking with family and friends in Destin, Florida and San Antonio, Texas. The recipes that I share on my blog, in my cookbooks and in my cooking classes are the recipes that I have learned throughout my life.

I am the author of Entertain Effortlessly Gift Deliciously and My South Texas Kitchen. The International Association of Culinary professionals awarded My South Texas Kitchen The Best Self-Published Cookbook in 2023.

For more than 7 years I wrote the food column for Inside Publishing’s bi-monthly magazine, Inside Northside and their formerly owned Inside New Orleans magazine.  The “In Great Taste” column featured my easy-to-execute recipes and food photography for each season in south Louisiana. My food writing and food photography have also been featured in The Local Palate magazine, Coastal Palate magazine, the FYI network, and the San Antonio Express News.

I am a certified recipe developer. I studied at the Natural Gourmet Institute, which has merged with the Culinary Institute of America.  A few of my brand collaborations include developing recipes and social media content for Zatarain’s product launches and seasonal campaigns.  Try the World, a chef curated gourmet subscription selected me among Instagram bloggers to develop recipes with their curated ingredients. 

I promote my cookbooks through author signings at bookshops and lifestyle boutiques throughout the south, but I am open to traveling to new locations.  I also enjoy teaching cooking classes that concentrate on my south Texas recipes, and my husband’s south Louisiana recipes. In my spare time I enjoy gardening, creating serving pieces in my weekly pottery classes, and enjoying the many festivals in New Orleans and San Antonio. My husband and I currently live in Covington, Louisiana where we raised our two daughters.  I am blessed to enjoy a well-seasoned life, and love sharing it with you…one recipe at a time.

 For recipe inspiration, book signings and cooking events follow along on Instagram at @y_delicacies.

Yvette Zuniga Jemison,

You can find me on Instagram at y_delicacies, and on Pinterest at YDelicacies.

To contact me directly, please email: yvette@yvettezunigajemison.com