Cooking Your Way Through Life
Cooking Your Way Through Life with Chef Hollywood Life’s a lot like cooking — sometimes you’ve got the perfect recipe, and other times, you’re improvising with what you’ve got. Each episode, Chef Hollywood breaks down real-life lessons through the lens of food — from building discipline and finding balance, to celebrating wins and learning from the burnt dishes along the way. Whether he’s in the kitchen or on the mic, Chef Hollywood brings humor, heart, and a dash of spice to every topic. Come for the recipes, stay for the stories, and discover how to cook your way through life one meal (and one moment) at a time. 👉🏾 Listen, learn, and laugh — and follow along at bio.chculinarycreations.com for recipes, YouTube episodes, merch, and more.
Episodes
This is just a short preview episode to kind of give you a better understanding of what this podcast is all about and who Chef Hollywood is.
This episode covers crushes from start to finish stages. We talk about how to get over a crush, get up the nerve to talk to your crush, and finding out sometimes it's better to leave things unsaid. We combine today's topic with a Strawberry Swirl Bunt Cake with Tequila Cream Cheese Frosting for a unique match made in heaven.
This episode covers the ups and downs that come with starting a business, from me and my special co-host's point of view. We try to give you some tips and tricks and hopefully drop some gems on you along the way. Today's recipe is Ceviche with a concentration on Mis En Place because organization is the key to business.
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Teshyya - @queenteshyya
This episode covers budgets and gives you a good start point on getting your finances together. We talk about personal finances, and what it takes to make sure no matter your tax bracket you are in control of your money. We combine today's topic with a Chocolate Soufflé that works perfectly with the topic and will impress your friends at your next dinner party.
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This episode covers the good and bad about friendships and goes over our opinions of how you should be a friend to have a friend. We explore the ins and outs of levels of friendships and also talk about what's it like to fall out with the ones you care about. Today's recipe is Basil Vinaigrette and we focus on teaching you about emulsification and how it directly correlates to friendship.
TJ Tekurio - @tjtedurio
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This episode we tackle mental health and really address finding a way to heal yourself and finding tools that work for you. I give you insight on how I learned to identify my ticks and took control of my feelings, as well as just remind you that your feelings are always valid. We combine this topic with Crème Brûlée and talk about how this dish really portrays mental health with having a hard outer shell and custud like center.
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This episode covers some ups and downs about being an adult and actually adulting in the real world. We share our experiences and some of the things we wish we knew growing up as well as some things that we would like to pass along to the next generation. Today's recipe is fresh pasta and Alfredo sauce, you learn how to make these things and how to curate them to your personal preference too.
Scooby - @scoobyhasheart
This episode covers how procrastination can hold us back from achieving our goals. I go over many different tools that you can use to fight back procrastination and how you can hopefully be a more productive person in general. Today's recipe is southern fried stuffed chicken breast and I teach you about the slight differences between everyone's recipe.
Virtual Cooking Class - ChefLeen.com
This episode goes over the importance of having a side hustle, but not getting swept up in it or getting overwhelmed by it. Keeping your priories straight and sometimes realizing that your side hustle and you main job or career might need to switch places. We share our own personal side hustles and give some tips on what not to do. Today we also go over cooking some side dishes and giving you 3 amazing recipes that you can pair ...
This episode goes into freshman year of college and some of the ups and downs that you experience. We ask the question of "did high school prepare you?" and more. Pho is paired with this topic because it really encapsulates the idea that freshman year consists of lots of components that need to all work together.
This episode covers chakras and give you an intro into what they are and how the food we put into our bodies really affect them. We give you a little insight into the world vs the USA and share our experiences as we traveled abroad. Today's recipe is a beet salad and we do this to tie into the first chakra because the root vegetable pairs well with the root chakra.
Tiffany Krystal - @_thepoetess
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This episode touches on the idea that failing is not the end all be all of life. Sometimes you have to fail to get up and get on the right path, so we discuss how to achieve this in your life. We also go over an iconic recipe today by making chocolate chip cookies and you find out why and how they tie into failure.
This episode covers love, lust, and everything in between. We go over gaining and understanding self-love before you depend on someone else's love. We also touch on the idea of managing your expectations of love and living in the real world vs fantasy. Today's recipe is gumbo and it is build upon creating layers of flavors and it goes hand in hand with building a foundation for love and relationships.
ChefLeen - @chefleen
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This episode really talks about all the many types of breakups we go though in life from lovers, friendships, and even from parts our own past. I share some of my ways I got through breakups in my life and let you know that there is a light at the end of that tunnel. We make a rustic style peach cobbler today and talk about another southern classic dish while preparing this one.
This episode covers traveling alone, with your spouse, or with friends. We cover the ins and outs of traveling to places you've never been to as well as to those places you want to visit again and again. Our dish of the day is Seafood Mac & Cheese and it gives you all the feels that you want when it comes to comfort, which is what most of us want from a vacation too!
Jamal - jbyeldell
Lexi - lexisrisuwan
This episode covers all things moving, but we take a peak behind the curtain and talk about what really happens when we move. I take a walk down memory lane and let you in on why I'm so good at moving and why I love my minimalistic lifestyle. Our dish today is a Steak Dinner and it is something I've always made after moving into a new home. We elevate the dish, but still serve it rustic style to make sure it reminds us of home.
This episode covers the ins and outs of what to do and expect when starting a new job. We cover some of our worst and best job experiences of the past and we look to what we think will be the new experiences of the future with everything going on around the world. Our dish of the day is Duck Confit with a Spicy Blueberry Sauce and it really encompasses the idea of starting a new job. It sounds super daunting, but in reality is ...
This episode covers all things family reunion related and goes over some of the ups and downs of attending one. I share some of the stories of my past as well as give some tips that I have learned from my mistakes. The dishes that we make today are staples at my family reunions, potato salad & baked beans. We take these classic dishes and change them up enough to make you want them year round, but they won't lose their essence.
This episode covers what it's like to work on cruise ships from both me and Warren's perspective. Between the 2 of us we have worked in 3 departments, 2 cruise lines, and held over 6 positions on ships so we have a lot to say. We try to give you the good and the bad of working at sea and share some funny stories along the way. Our dish for today is Jamaican Jerk Fish & Chips, which is a fusion recipe of a UK classic with a Carib...
This episode goes over the ups and downs of being alone for the holidays or going on a vacation by yourself. At first I was really scared to do either, but after doing them I actually like some aspects of both and I am an advocate of taking solo vacations. Learn why I feel this way and also I teach you how to make the easiest and best smoked pork sandwich too.
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