My name is Karina. Welcome to Cafe Delites, my beloved space for the last 10 years where my passion for food has flourished and connected millions!
Dedicated to creating a vibrant, engaging platform where delicious, healthy-ish recipes meet authentic storytelling, uniting me with you. Celebrate the sensual pleasures of food and modern flavours with me while honouring traditional home cooking.
My passion for food is enriched in both the kitchen and life. Enjoying food is all about finding the right balance and falling in love with it all over again! As you skim through my recipes you’ll find plenty of decadent and easy-to-make recipes using simple ingredients you may find in your kitchen.
I provide some low-fat, low-carb recipes as well as some cheat foods – because I’m a big believer in indulgence without regret.

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD
After years of feeling lost in the crazy world of crash diets, I’ve finally found myself in a healthy relationship with food. This means eating without any resentment or deprivation.
If you’re looking to work on your relationship with food, you’re in the right place! From a fresh Grilled Chicken Cobb Caesar Salad one day, to a Nutella Stuffed Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie the next, we are all about finding balance in your diet.
Updating my recipes regularly, here you will find endless inspiration for weekly meals, dinner party dishes, and breakfasts including our world-famous Best Fluffy Pancakes and of course, delectable desserts like our Brownies.
WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?
What started as a food diary on the Cafe Delites Instagram in 2014, quickly developed into a full-blown love affair both in the kitchen and behind the lens. Fast forward two years and Cafe Delites has become a foodie favourite across the globe.
Check out some of my published recipes that have been featured by other publications from around the world, on my media page.
This is my new path. After surviving cancer (Stage 4B Hodgkins Lymphoma) and a lot of life’s other great difficulties including childhood molestation and abuse; I am here, I am alive and although my life is far from perfect, I am eternally grateful to have been given a ‘second chance.’ Read more about my cancer journey (yes, I wrote a book too!).
Welcome to my blog!
Karina X
Lindsay White says
Hello! I love love love this site. Some of my favorite recipes are from here. Is there a cookbook that I can buy?
Andrew J says
DELICIOUS!!! May i respectfully also say “you are very easy on the eyes”!
Vanessa says
Thank you so much for sharing your story. And I am so excited to try your recipes, today I will be making your lasagna! so excited to see how it turns out 🙂
Juan Lopez says
i just tryedthe Chicken tikka masala and it was perfect!!
Thank you so much for share this recipe!! Love it!
Barbara L Cantilena says
To be frank, I am NOT the best cook in the world; however, I made the chicken cacciatore recipe for Thanksgiving and it was amazing. I hope to make it (successfully!) again for a family gathering. Thank you for this receipe.
Viktor says
Came across your website one time. Now I use it for everything that I can find on here. Thank you so much, your recipes are amazing!
Tori says
This is random, but tonight I decided to try cooking again after a bit of a fight with some depression, and I tried your chicken noodle soup because soup always makes me feel better – I want to thank you so much for doing what you do and for providing recipes because it was SO easy to make and it put the biggest smile on my face. I’m not even the best cook tbh, but I felt so proud and it tasted so amazing. Warmed my whole soul up haha. Thank you again for your recipes, I can’t wait to try more out!
Daniel says
Your recipes are amazing. I just made your butter chicken, and as an old Indian woman in a Jewish man’s body, I can guarantee you that it is spot on.
Need proof? I am caring for 7 feral cats. They were bothering me for food while I was making your recipe. I decided to give them some of the chili laden butter chicken and maybe they would leave me alone. Not only did most of them eat it, they literally fought over it, Normally cats covet spicy Indian food, so I think you deserve some real accolades. Nice job.
Julie DuVal says
I cooked up the creamy garlic scallops recipe last night and the dish was excellent! It turned out so well that I could hardly believe I made it myself. It was incredibly delicious! I plan to cook this dish for my daughter and her new husband, some time. I know they will be impressed. My daughter is married to a gifted chef, and I was reluctant to attempt to cook for them until I found your video on YouTube, and cooked it successfully. The dish is affordable, but tastes expensive. This has done wonders for my culinary confidence.
Lesley-Anne Baker says
I love your recipes and have tried so many of them and they are all so tasty. If I am looking for something new your website it the first place I look. It’s full of variety and really informative videos and tips. Keep doing what you’re doing, you’re fabulous!