I’m Kareem Youngblood — baker, teacher, and storyteller. Seen on Food Network and

Netflix, shaped by Brooklyn, and still learning out loud.


Explore, taste, and build something with me.

When I say this book has my whole heart in it, I mean it.
It’s not just a story. It’s my story — flipped, remixed, and reimagined for the next generation of kids (and grownups) who know what it’s like to try hard and still come up short… and keep going anyway….

Turning L’s into layers, and fails into flavor. WIth this Storytime + Cookbook



Soul Food Puff Patty
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Soul Food Puff Patty

Flaky, buttery, and filled with slow-braised greens, crispy fried chicken bites, and smoky neck bones — the taste of Sunday dinner wrapped up in a golden crust.

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How to fry chicken: My Family’s Fried Chicken
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How to fry chicken: My Family’s Fried Chicken

Lets fry some chicken! Soul food is a living recipe — absorbing a rhythm so deeply you could cook it with your eyes closed. The “instructions” might not look like a recipe at all. They might just say: Cook it until it smells like Sunday.

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