Mikayla Marin - Mashed

With Us Since

2020

Location

Saskatchewan, Canada

School

Sonoma State University, University of Saskatchewan

Expertise

Desserts and baking, Cooking techniques and tips, Seasonal recipes, Cooking Techniques and Tips

Mikayla is the owner of the food blog The Flour Handprint where she develops and shares from-scratch recipes with fellow foodies and their families.
She's spent years developing her palate through working in restaurants, traveling, experimenting at home, and voraciously reading cookbooks by chefs she admires.
Her writing focuses on sharing useful techniques to make flavorful cooking easy at home so restaurant quality flavors can be enjoyed every day.

Experience

Mikayla has worked as a freelance writer for nearly a decade and has written for various industries such as wedding and event planning, food, gardening, and more. Over the past few years, her passions for food and writing have come together, developing into her thriving website The Flour Handprint, writing for publications like Mashed, and managing numerous freelance clients in the food industry. She's built her business from the bottom up, using her expertise in writing to engage and educate fellow home cooks on ways to bring more flavor to their cooking by sharing well-tested recipes and techniques. In her spare time, she's writing her first fiction novel and enjoys continuing her food education through traveling and dining out.

Education

Mikayla received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in English literature, with an emphasis on creative writing, from Sonoma State University. She went on to complete her Master of Fine Arts in writing at the University of Saskatchewan in 2026, where she is currently pursuing an adjacent master's degree in literature.

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