Preserving, publishing, and celebrating authentic Jamaican food culture online and in print for over a decade.
What truly made my online Jamaican cooking journey stand out across the global digital space is a very specific flavor shift. I introduced classic Italian culinary herbs—like parsley, basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, dill, and chive—straight into traditional island pots. This innovative method is the exact secret that made my Jamaican food cooking videos completely unique and famous online.
Now, let me be very clear: I did not originate the concept of cooking Jamaican food with herbs. Many people across the island use basic local herbs in their everyday kitchens. Which we all know as 'country seasoning'. However, there is a massive catch. Lots of home cooks tend to mix those fresh green herbs right back into salty, processed commercial all-purpose seasonings. I do not do that! By completely rejecting artificial all-purpose seasoning blends and relying 100% on unadulterated green herbs, my recipes deliver a clean, vibrant, and unmatched authentic taste profile that you cannot find anywhere else.
Although I do not cook with ready-made powdered seasonings, I am absolutely not against those who do. Sometimes I buy food form restaurants; and I do eat from people I know. In the seasoning category on this website, I even recommend how to cook the different meats with them. Everyone has their own style!
I want to be clear that I have no proof that cooking with those seasonings is cancerous. If I ever say that in my videos, I am just being humorous!
However, I strongly feel that consuming seasoning salt is not healthy. Do you ever wonder, what is seasoning salt, and why is the flavor of it so strong? To each his own...!
JamaicanDinners.com stands proud as one of the very first recipe directories completely dedicated to authentic Jamaican food online. Founded in 2012 with the mission to preserve classic culinary frameworks, we became an online kitchen haven for the global diaspora searching for a true taste of home.
From the crisp crunch of a perfect Fried Dumpling to the dark, aromatic depths of a slow-cured Christmas Black Cake, our platform has focused strictly on traditional flavor targets. We cut through modern over-complications to bring you genuine, generational island methods.
Behind this independent platform is MiQuel Marvin Samuels—the CEO of a dedicated one-man production registered label, publishing, and design house. Handling everything from local kitchen development and culinary photography to video production and multi-platform text layouts, MiQuel has spent years organizing traditional recipes into crisp, highly accessible formats.
With an expansive catalog of hit step-by-step videos on YouTube and over a dozen companion cookbooks selling globally on Amazon.com, this platform brings professional, independent publishing execution straight into your home kitchen setup.
To preserve our historical web footprint while respecting your time in the kitchen, JamaicanDinners.com is kept strictly as a streamlined, direct information resource. We do not require account creation, profile sign-ins, or complicated menu trees. You receive fast access to media context, cultural notes, and direct links to our premium formats where complete step-by-step kitchen indicators are safely housed.