Hi, I’m Bachir Fasky

I’m the person behind Yumtastic Meals. I’m a home cook living in Quebec, Canada. I’m not a trained chef: everything I know about cooking started in my family’s kitchen in Morocco.

Where my cooking comes from

I learned to cook from my mother and my grandmother. Growing up, I watched them make the dishes our family ate every day, and the ones saved for special occasions.

When I left home to study in another city, I had to cook for myself for the first time. I started with the recipes I had learned at home, then tried recipes I found online, and little by little I began adding my own touch to them. I never stopped, and that habit is how my recipe sites started.

What you’ll find on Yumtastic Meals

Yumtastic Meals went online in March 2025. Dinners make up the biggest part of the site, and baking has its own large section with close to 900 recipes: cakes, cookies and other bakes. You’ll also find breakfasts, lunches and drinks.

The idea is simple: home cooking that works in a normal kitchen, from a quick weeknight dinner to something baked for the weekend.

A memory from my kitchen

When I moved to another city to study, one of the first things I cooked on my own was Moroccan-style chicken and rice, all in one pot. It was one of my first real steps into cooking for myself. Here’s how I make it: Moroccan Chicken & Rice.

How my recipes are made

I want you to know exactly how the content on this site is made:

  • The recipe comes from me. I decide the ingredients, the quantities, the cooking method and the preparation steps.
  • Cooked at home. I cook and test my recipes at home in Quebec, and my family are my first tasters.
  • AI helps with the writing. I use AI tools to help organize and draft the articles, so the explanations are clear and easy to follow.
  • The photos are AI-generated. The recipe images on this site are created with AI to illustrate the dish. They are not photos of my own cooking, so your result may look a little different.
  • Nutrition facts are estimates. The nutrition information on recipe cards is approximate and can change with the brands and exact amounts you use.

One person behind this site

Until recently, posts on Yumtastic Meals were published under different author names. Those were pen names, not real people. I’m the only person behind this site, so every post is now published under my name.

There’s no photo of me on this page for now. I’d rather show no photo than a fake one.

I also run Yumtastic Recipes, Yummiest Flavor, Viral Healthy Recipes and Recettes de Luxe (in French). Same cook, same kitchen, same way of working.

Get in touch

Have a question, a recipe that didn’t work out, or a mistake you spotted? Let me know through the contact page.

You can also find me on Instagram , X (@bachir_fasky) and Facebook.