Maya Akhil
Maya Akhil is the Seattle-based food blogger and cookbook author behind Yummy O Yummy, sharing Kerala cooking, family recipes and dishes from other cuisines.
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Yummy O Yummy
Yummy O Yummy
Yummy O YummyOverview
- Known for
- Yummy O Yummy
- Based in
- Seattle, USA
- Started
- 2010
- Work
- Food blogger, recipe developer and cookbook author
- Cookbook debut
- Two DC Books titles in 2014
Mini bio
How it started.
Maya started Yummy O Yummy in 2010 with her cousin Lakshmi. Her husband suggested a blog as a place to collect recipes she wanted to share with friends. She later took over the blog after Lakshmi moved back to India.
From her kitchen.
The blog began with South Indian cooking and fusion dishes, then widened to other cuisines. Maya says she tests every recipe in her own kitchen and uses step-by-step photographs to help less experienced cooks.
Family recipes, written down.
In a 2017 FWD Life interview, she described documenting recipes passed down by word of mouth. On visits to India, she photographed her mother’s cooking, including dishes whose ingredients were hard to find in the US.
Into print.
In November 2014, Maya announced her first two cookbooks with DC Books: Snack Box Recipes and Lunch Box Vibhavangal. She said they took more than a year of work and included recipes that were not on the blog.
Creditschronological, newest first
Cookbooks
- 2014Snack Box RecipesAuthor · DC Books
- 2014Lunch Box VibhavangalAuthor · DC Books
Online recipes
- 2023Special Fruit PuddingRecipe author
- 2022Hotel Style Kadala Curry (Inspired by Brindhavan Vegetarian Restaurant)Recipe author
- 2010Yummy O YummyCo-founder and food blogger
Quotes
My blog is a humble attempt to document these before they are lost forever.Maya Akhil, FWD Life
Speaking in February 2017 about family recipes passed down by word of mouth.
Trivia
- She began the blog with her cousin Lakshmi.
- Her brother helps with the technical side of blogging.
- She called biriyani her favourite dish in her 2014 cookbook announcement.
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