Karina Valladares
Karina Valladares, known as Lov.Kari, shares Mexican home cooking, comforting family meals and desserts through step-by-step recipe videos.
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YouTubeOverview
- Known online as
- Lov.Kari / Love Kari Cooking
- Based in
- California, United States
- Started posting
- 2019
- Behind the camera
- Her husband, Javier
Mini bio
How it started.
Karina began posting cooking content in 2019 after wanting to start a channel for a long time, according to Famous Birthdays. She now makes Love Kari Cooking from California, where she lives with her husband Javier and their two boys. Javier works behind the camera.
Recipes people return to.
Her cooking spans enchiladas, aguas frescas, homemade cheese and desserts. Churro cheesecake became one of her widely watched recipes, with Famous Birthdays identifying it as a particularly popular TikTok. On YouTube, her tamale tutorials walk viewers through the filling, salsa and masa.
Food and family memories.
In an NBC Los Angeles interview, Karina described hearing from a viewer who recognized her late mother’s way of making a dish in one of Karina’s videos. Being able to help someone revisit those family memories made a lasting impression on her. She also directs Spanish-speaking viewers to her Kari Receta channel.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Queso fresco enchiladoRecipe creator and presenter
- 2025Tamales rojos de puerco con chile coloradoRecipe creator and presenter
- 2025Tamales verdes de polloRecipe creator and presenter
- 2024Creamy churro cheesecakeRecipe creator and presenter
Quotes
I encourage you to watch my videos, learn, and share with your friends and family.Karina Valladares, Love Kari Cooking channel biography
Her welcome message invites viewers to learn recipes and pass them on to people they love.
Trivia
- Her husband Javier films her recipe videos.
- She shares recipes in Spanish through Kari Receta as well as her English-language Love Kari Cooking channel.
- She calls her cheese-stuffed chilaquiles the Mexican version of ravioli.
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