Welcome to Yumfounded. First things first, let me introduce myself. I am Alexander Marais a South African/American, born close to beautiful Cape Town and have been living in the tropical area of Tampa Bay, Florida since the age of ten.

From the time of being able to peek over the kitchen counter to see what mom was cooking till now, I have always been interested in food and how it’s made. I am constantly in a search for new methods or flavors, better ways of doing things in the kitchen and sometimes trying to make recipes a little more healthy. After a time working in business, I turned my sedentary lifestyle into an active one and began focusing on eating a bit more healthily. Already a self proclaimed foodie, I became more interested in food and nutrition and began studying to become a DTR, Dietetic Technician Registered, with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Upon certification I immediately began working full time as a clinical Senior Dietetic Technician at a hospital where I met my beautiful wife. She has no complaints in the fact that I am the cook in the house ;).

I hope that through this website you are able to find use in the knowledge that I have acquired through my many years of loving food, the flavors I have found in my travels and from my South African heritage and Floridian home, and the influences food has on health in my experience as a DTR.

Please keep popping in every now and then for tried and tested tips, recipes, methods, interesting reads and a bit of healthful advice from the Marais kitchen.

Cheers!