From the book • pp. 122 to 123
Taste One • Camille
Lobster Mac & Cheese
Creamy cheese, tender lobster, and a golden top. The plate that makes a regular night feel like an occasion.
GIRL U CUTE BUT CAN U COOK®
A FREE TASTE
Three complete recipes. All the flavor. Straight from my kitchen to yours.
Welcome to my kitchen, Cutie! Pick a recipe, grab your ingredients, and cook along with me. When you're done, plate it, take a picture, and PROVE IT.
3 full recipes to cook
88 recipes in my full book
11 Cute Chefs inside
Inside the book
Meet Jamila
Come on in, Cutie. Let me introduce myself before we cook a single thing.
Love, Jamila
"Hey Cutie! I'm Jamila LaCosta, and cooking is my love language. I saved you a seat in my kitchen and picked three recipes just for you. Whether you're a beginner or you already know your way around the stove, there's room for you here."
Now, let's get cooking!
This is not just a cookbook. It is a creative kitchen experience. Inside these pages, you will meet bold personalities, fearless flavor combinations, and recipes designed to build confidence, not confusion. Every dish was intentionally crafted to help you step into the kitchen with authority and leave with something unforgettable.
Whether you are a Cutie mastering the basics, a Baddie learning to love the process, or simply ready to cook with confidence, this book was built for you. These recipes are playful yet precise. Expressive yet practical. They guide you without limiting your creativity.
With clear instructions, tested techniques, and intentional flavor balance, you will not just cook. You will command the kitchen. So when someone asks, GIRL U CUTE BUT CAN U COOK®? You will answer without hesitation. Yes. Let's cook.
Jamila LaCostaAll the creativity in one place. Let's Whip it Up!
What's on the menu
Your three tastes
Three full recipes from my book, word for word, with the real photos from their pages. Pick one and let's cook.
From the book • pp. 88 to 89
Taste Two • Spicy Starlet
Fiery Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Scotch bonnet, thyme, and allspice bring the island heat. Pick your heat level and prove it.
From the book • pp. 192 to 193
Taste Three • Crispy Critic
Strawberry Bailey's French Toast
Golden brioche, a creamy filling, fresh strawberries, and a sweet finish. Brunch, but make it luxury.
Taste One • Luxury Comfort
Lobster Mac & Cheese
That cheese pull deserves a moment. Rich, creamy, loaded. The plate that makes a regular night feel like an occasion. This is the luxury end of my book, and you are tasting it first.
Real photo from the book • pp. 122 to 123
Ingredients & Steps , word for word from my book
Tap to check off
Tap each one as you pull it out. These are my book's ingredients, word for word. Checked items drop into your basket below. Cooking for fewer or more? Scale it first and every amount follows.
Serves
For 6 cuties, exactly as written in my book
📖 From my book: “The joy of cooking lies not just in the final dish, but in the journey of creation.”
Cook Mode
Cook along with me
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Cook penne pasta according to package instructions until al dente.
Oven timer00:00
Why this one first?
I put this one first on purpose. You open on the showstopper and think, I could make THAT? Yes, you can. I am right here with you, step by step, until you plate it and prove it.
Your Basket
Nothing checked yet. Tap ingredients on any taste and your shopping list builds itself here.
Taste Two • Island Roots
Fiery Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Heat, smoke, and island flavor: Scotch bonnet, allspice, thyme. This one carries my story: my Trinidad, Barbados, and Portuguese roots, and the Jamaican mother who taught me herbs and island food after I turned 28.
Real photo from the book • pp. 88 to 89
Ingredients & Steps , word for word from my book
Tap to check off
Your basket keeps building across all three tastes, and these are my book's ingredients, word for word.
Pick your heat, Cutie
Island standard: proper jerk warmth that builds. This is the house way: the book's 2 Scotch bonnets, seeded and veined.
📖 From my book: “Chicken so fiery, it'll make your taste buds dance the reggae.”
My note: Cooking time may vary depending on the chicken's size and your oven's performance. Ensure the chicken reaches a safe minimum internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).
My note: Cooking time may vary depending on the chicken's size and your oven's performance. Ensure the chicken reaches a safe minimum internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).
Cook Mode
Cook along with me
Blend green onions, Scotch bonnet peppers, garlic, ginger, onion, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, canola oil, brown sugar, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, and salt until smooth.
Oven timer00:00
The story on the plate
“Girl, you cute, but you can't cook” is where my brand started. This chicken is my answer: learned, seasoned, and proven on a plate. I taught myself, and I won. Now it is your turn.
Your Basket
Nothing checked yet. Tap ingredients on any taste and your shopping list builds itself here.
Taste Three • Brunch, But Make It Luxury
Strawberry Bailey's French Toast
Thick, golden, stuffed with cream cheese, strawberries on top and that Strawberry Bailey's sauce running down the side. The sweet finish: slow morning, cute plate, no rush. You end the taste on a high you can recreate tomorrow.
Real photo from the book • pp. 192 to 193
Ingredients & Steps , word for word from my book
Tap to check off
Finish the set. My book's ingredients, word for word. Check these off and watch your Taste Journey fill up.
Strawberry Bailey's Sauce
The French Toast
📖 From my book: Serve with Strawberry Bailey's Sauce, whipped cream and powdered sugar (if desired), and lace these yummy stuffed French toast with the Strawberry Bailey's infused syrup.
Cook Mode
Cook along with me
In a medium saucepan, heat the strawberries, sugar, and Strawberry Bailey's over medium heat. Mix the cornstarch and water together and add to the strawberries. Cook and stir until thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer while preparing remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally.
Pan timer00:00
You tasted all three. ✓Cook it. Plate it. Take the picture. PROVE IT.
Now imagine 85 more where these came from.
Now imagine 85 more where these came from.
Your Basket
Nothing checked yet. Tap ingredients on any taste and your shopping list builds itself here.
60 Seconds • Just For Fun
Which Cute Chef cooks like you?
Six quick questions in my full app. Here is the mini version. Answer three and meet your Cute Chef. That is the chapter you will live in first.
1. Your plate energy is…
2. It's Sunday at 5 PM. You are…
3. Pick your compliment:
Your Cute Chef Is
Savory Sweetheart
Want More Flavor?
85 more are waiting.
You just tasted 3. My full book has 88 recipes across 11 Cute Chefs: comfort, seafood, brunch, island heat, bakes and more. Every chapter is a personality. Find yours and cook the whole chapter.
Savory Sweetheart15 recipes • Comfort first
Spicy Starlet15 recipes • Heat & shine
Flavor Baddie10 recipes • Bold plates
Camille10 recipes • Date night polish
Fiery Fusionista6 recipes • Fusion fire
Fresh Fashionista6 recipes • Fresh & pretty
Hearty Hero6 recipes • Feed the family
Umami Unicorn5 recipes • Deep flavor magic
Sour Scoundrel5 recipes • Bright & tangy
Crispy Critic5 recipes • Crunch, perfected
Bold Baker5 recipes • Bakes with nerve
Total: 88 recipesVerified count from the book
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You just cooked three recipes from my book, word for word, with the real photos from their pages: Lobster Mac & Cheese (pp. 122 to 123), Fiery Jamaican Jerk Chicken (pp. 88 to 89), and Strawberry Bailey's Infused Stuffed French Toast (pp. 192 to 193). The other 85 are waiting for you inside.
Your seat in the kitchen
is waiting.
I hope one day you would like to take a seat in my kitchen. We cook together, share recipes, go live at the Sunday Cookout, every Sunday at 5 PM ET, and I show you how to turn your cooking into your own cookbook and your own income.
The Cutie Community
PULL UP A CHAIR, CUTIE.
Come cook with us, share your plates, meet other women who love food, and learn how to turn your cooking into something of your own.
JOIN THE KITCHENA note from me
I built this kitchen for women who are ready to prove it to themselves. Come cook with me, share your plates, and learn out loud with us. There is a seat here with your name on it, Cutie.
CUTE WAS NEVER THE QUESTION.
Cook it. Plate it. Take the picture. PROVE IT.
See you in the kitchen, Cutie!
Jamila LaCosta, GIRL U CUTE BUT CAN U COOK®