Nathaniel Lee 
One of my favorite potato alternatives is butternut squash. It is lighter than a potato and less sweet than a sweet potato or yam. Luckily, even though they are a fall vegetable, it is pretty easy to find butternut squash all year round. What is a Butternut Squash Puree? Butternut squash puree is made from …
One of the hottest food spots to hit the Las Vegas strip in recent years, Eggslut is pretty much the epitome of great ingredients, simple presentation, and just delicious results. Their flagship product “The Slut” is a coddled egg, on top a bed of pureed potatoes, and served with toast. Sounds simple right? Well yes …
Creamy, luxurious, seasonal, and yet so guilt free – butternut squash soup is the perfect treat for a cold winter night. What Is Butternut Squash Soup? Butternut squash is a soup made from pureed butternut squash. It’s very popular in the wintertime, and butternut squash soup can be made with vegetarian and vegan preparations. A …
Ever since I got an Instant Pot, I have been wanting to try all the different functions and features on it. One of the more unique uses of the Instant Pot is the “sauté” function. It just sounded so crazy – why use an Instant Pot just to cook with the cover off? While I …
T-Bone steaks are a classic cut and perfect for those who want a little variety in their meat experience. The T-Bone steak is a best of both worlds steak, containing a piece of the tender Filet and meaty flavorful New York Strip all in one. While giving diners an amazing variety of flavors and textures, …
Do you love Thanksgiving and Christmas food? Has your family always been the turkey type for the holidays? Are you now on your own or with your significant other and can’t justify a 20 pound turkey for two? Most of all, does chicken just not sound all that special? Well have I got the perfect …
I love eggnog and always pick up a quarter or half gallon of it for the holiday season. But it can be pretty hard for just me and my fiancé to drink that much eggnog before it goes bad or the holiday season ends. One of my favorite ways to use up all that eggnog …
When was the last time you enjoyed a glass of hot chocolate? For many, hot chocolate is associated with holiday memories, but not something I partake in very often. Well, that’s about to change. Today I’ll be making some delicious peppermint hot chocolate from ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now. The best …
Fresh cranberries are a real seasonal treat. Chances are many rarely see cranberries in my local supermarket until just before Thanksgiving and ending right around Christmas. Fresh cranberries, unlike blueberries or raspberries, are insanely tart and a tad bitter when raw. While you could try eating a handful of them, I would not recommend it. …
I am a huge fan of homemade sauces, and one of my favorites is barbeque sauce. You would not believe how easy it is to make a quality cranberry barbeque sauce at home that will blow the store bought sauce out of the water in just a few minutes on the stove. I’ll be using …
I am a huge fan of cranberry juice, so much that I pretty much always have at least one bottle of Cranberry Ocean Spray in the house. I also really love fresh fruit juices and blended drinks. There are two really kinds of “cranberry juice” out there. The first kind is the one you get …
When the holiday season comes around, I see the shelves of my local supermarkets flushed with fresh cranberries. Though, I don’t regularly buy, keep, or cook with cranberries so it can be very hard to tell if they are ripe, or worse off, spoiled. I’ll be going what identifies a cranberry as ripe so you …