Home-cooked food without the fuss! Whether you’re looking to be inspired and add some new recipes to your collection for quick weeknight meals or you want to learn how to create that wow factor dish, there’s something here for you.

Hi, I’m Shamal, welcome to Cooking With Shamoo. I love to cook (and eat) and I’m a firm believer that food brings people together.

I’ve been cooking for as long as I can remember, helping my mum and nanee (maternal grandmother) in the kitchen to prepare dinner after school. It’s how I learned to cook and experiment with food. I’ve always loved cooking, trying different dishes and I love to travel, so food is always a big part of the trip for me.

My family is from Guyana, so many of my recipes are inspired by Caribbean cuisine. Big family dinners/parties were always a thing, whatever the occasion there was always food, people and music! These three things have been a constant throughout my life. There’s no question that sitting down with people and sharing food just makes you happier. A prime example is, after a long day at work going out for dinner with friends, having a good chat and listening to some great music can literally make that long day feel so much better.

Before Covid hit, my life was non-stop, I used to eat out at least four times a week, so the pause in life was very welcomed. It allowed me the time to stop and actually afforded me the time to get back in the kitchen and cook again. I found that many people had exhausted their repertoire of recipes and were tired of eating the same meals or having to cook 3 meals a day, it’s a lot! I also discovered a community of people that lived alone (me included) or had lost loved ones and were now living alone. Cooking for one can be quite a challenge, this inspired me to share my knowledge of cooking and create a space for people that wanted to find the joy in cooking again, learn some new recipes and quick tips to help make mealtimes easier.

I started to host a couple of cooking sessions with friends and finally set up a separate Instagram page for all my food-related content (there’s a lot of it), and that’s how this little venture was born.