She’s a food influencer, entrepreneur, and viral recipe creator of “The Feel Good Foodie” platform which has more than 10 million social media followers. Now, Dearborn native Yumna Jawad just released her first cook book and stopped by “Live in the D” to share a few recipes from it.
“All of the recipes from my cookbook have something elevated about them because its Mediterranean dishes,” Jawad said. She said after having a presence, and sharing recipes on social media for nearly 11 years, now was the time to create a cookbook. She said her followers have been asking and she wants her recipes to live on.
She said she learned from her mother how to make time saving, delicious meals with the best flavor. Her cookbook The Feel Good Foodie was just released this week and features 125 recipes, 100 which are new.
Jawad will hold 2 book signings in Metro Detroit including one today at KITAB Bookstore in Detroit, and tomorrow at Williams Sonoma in Troy. Both events start at 6 p.m.
To see the entire interview, click the video above.