Forget Everything You Know About Recipe Sites

MinooMakesStuff isn’t here to turn anyone into a Michelin-starred chef

The Goal?

Help real people make food that tastes amazing and fits into real life… Even when the sink’s full, the toddler’s yelling, and there’s a 90% chance the salt was forgotten.

The recipes are fuss-free, family-approved, and, most importantly, they actually work.

No gatekeeping. No complicated techniques. No ingredient lists that read like science experiments.

Just simple, bold-flavored food anyone can be proud to serve… even if they’re still figuring out which end of the spatula to hold.

Minoo’s Mission?

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To make home cooking feel doable, healthy, fun, and above all…

DELICIOUS

Like “hide the leftovers” kind of delicious

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Meet the Founding Team

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Minoo

Chief Everything-but-the-Dishes Officer

Creative director, recipe developer, and the creative force behind every recipe, reel, and ridiculously good bite. She makes the magic… And conveniently disappears when it’s time to clean up.

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Alireza

Chief Eating Officer

The tech guy, a trusted taste-tester and Minoo’s certified fiancé! He makes sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes, and if something’s missing from the fridge or the shoot, he probably ate it.

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Raised in Canada and surrounded by food from all cultures, Minoo Mahdavian quickly discovered that the kitchen was her favorite place to explore, experiment, and connect.

In 2019, she launched MinooMakesStuff with just a phone and a serious craving for a creative outlet.

She started out studying life sciences at the University of Toronto, later shifting to dietetics at Toronto Metropolitan University, but her true passion was never in lab reports. It was in creating recipes that real people actually want to make.

With support from her now-fiancé (and full-time taste tester), MinooMakesStuff has reached over 500 million people in 174 countries, becoming a go-to for recipes that are bold, unfussy, and genuinely fun to make.

Today, Minoo is a full-time content creator, cookbook author, and proud champion of: “I’d better not catch you buying it from the store.”

Millions Who Love Minoo’s Recipes

  • Your French Bread recipe became a county fair winner! Heading to the state fair. I helped a 12-year-old make it. We practiced twice together. The third one that went to the fair she did independently.
    Jan B.
  • I made bagels in the middle of my work day (I work from home) u0026amp; I am blown away at home good they are!! Thank you.
    Ashleigh
  • Minoo, I tried your Hot Cross Buns recipe for Easter and they were the best…. Everyone loved it and it was gone in an hour… thank you so much… I’ve been trying to get a good recipe for so many years but none came close to yours… Love you loads for the work you do ????????
    Marie X.
  • I have been making your bread for about two months, almost daily! One for me and one for neighbors and friends! Wow, have I got them fooled. They think I’m working hard on bread all day because they turn out perfect and delicious every time!
    Shauna L.
  • I made these, and now I CAN’T STOP!! I even have friends who taste tested and told me they really liked them (and they normally don’t like goldfish crackers at all!). ????????
    Stacie B.

Recipes Tried & Tested in 174+ Countries

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P.S.

If we catch you buying store-bought bread after this… Well, let’s just say WE BETTER NOT CATCH YOU buying bread from the store.