About Malika

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Hi! I'm Malika.

A Ferrandi-trained chef, mom of four, and your guide to simple, joyful plant-based eating.

I was born in Ivory Coast and grew up moving between Niger, Ivory Coast, and Senegal. Later, I lived in France and Montreal, and now I'm building a life in the United States with my husband Justin and our four kids.

Food has always been at the center of my world, from my early years cooking alongside family, to earning a French bakery degree from Ferrandi while working full-time in accounting.

But somewhere along the way, I made eating healthy way too complicated. I followed trends. I obsessed over rules. I made food stressful.

It took me years to arrive at something simple: the best way to eat is the one you can actually sustain with real food, real flavors, and real life.

Today I eat a whole-food, plant-based diet inspired by the seasonal, colorful, naturally abundant foods I grew up with. I cook for my family. I keep it simple. And I share everything I learn so you don't have to figure it out alone.

What I Believe About Food

  • Healthy eating should feel easy, not like another job
  • You don't need a nutrition degree to feed yourself well
  • Plant-based food is some of the most vibrant, satisfying food on earth
  • Simple recipes, made with real ingredients, are almost always the best ones
  • Food should bring you energy, joy, and connection, not stress.
Malika's family posing for a photo
Our blended family: Justin my husband and our four kids: Nahim, Marlow, Thea and Lyndon.

Eating well should be easy, and I'm going to show you how.

What You’ll Find On This Site

This blog is a companion to my YouTube channel. Here you'll find:

  • Simple plant-based recipes the whole family will love,
  • Easy meal ideas for busy weekday schedules,
  • Practical tips for eating healthy without overthinking it,
  • My honest take on nutrition: grounded, real, and free from diet culture,
  • Recipes inspired by my African Roots, my travel, and my blended family

No calorie counting. No diet labels. Just good food, made simple.

  • Malika in a blue hoodie preparing a salad

A Little More About My Life

I'm a property accountant by profession, a chef at heart, and a woman who believes deeply in growth, simplicity, and family.

I raise four kids with my husband Justin: Marlow, Nahim, Thea and Lyndon, and I do all of this while working full-time and building a wellness brand I truly believe in.

My cooking is shaped by where I've lived and who I've loved: the bold, colorful flavors of West Africa, the techniques I learned through my culinary training, and the daily creativity that comes from feeding a big, busy family.

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Me (around 4-5 years old) and my mom

Going Deeper (The Personal Part)

This space is also where I share the pieces of my life that shape who I am:

  • What it’s like raising a blended family of four kids, all with their own little personalities
  • How I balance a full-time job with building a wellness business
  • Our love story, Justin and I went from engagement to blended family to marriage in one deeply intentional, beautiful chapter of our lives
  • Travel, family trips, and everyday life.

This isn’t a perfect Youtube/Instagram journey.
It’s real, messy, beautiful, and full of growth.

Picture of 3 boys, Malika's sons: Nahim, Marlow and Lyndon in their bedroom
My sons, from left to right: Nahim, Marlow, Lyndon

My Mission

To show every busy woman that eating well doesn't require more time, more money, or more willpower, it just requires the right approach and principles. Simple, real, plant-based food that fits your life as it actually is.

Let's Do This Together

Every week on my YouTube channel, I share simple plant-based meal ideas, easy recipes, and honest conversations abou food and real life.

Have a question or just want to say hi? Reach me at hello@malikasani.com . I read every message.