Nathaniel Lee 
Confession time – I do not like pre-made pasta sauces. Ever since living in San Diego, I have basically sworn the stuff off. They are normally fairly dilute and often over herbed or over sugared. Sure, you may not have time to stew your own tomatoes for hours on end, but I’ll bet you have …
You know what I love? Smoothies. They are so simple to make, especially if you like buying and freezing your fruit in bulk. There is no summer where my freezer isn’t packed with frozen strawberries, bananas, and recently papayas (a story for another time). That said, one of the old classics is the chocolate peanut …
There is maybe no fruit that says summer more than the watermelon. Especially on those crazy hot muggy days, ice cold or frozen watermelon is the perfect thing to cool you down and help you relax. Well, what if you could take all the things you love about icy watermelon and mix it into a …
Perhaps the best side in the world for red meats is mashed potatoes. I am not sure who came up with the idea to pair them together originally but the world has certainly been a better place for it. I love mashed potatoes – for something seemingly so simple they can be so delicate and …
Watermelon is a great way to re-hydrate after a workout or just on a hot sunny day. Greek yogurt is also a great way to get some lean protein into your diet. Put the two together with a little ice and you have the makings of a quick, easy, delicious smoothie. Yes, just 3 ingredients …
Do you ever get cravings for chocolate milk but never have syrup on hand? Or maybe you just now realized cocoa powder has an expiration date and need a quick way to use it all up? Or maybe you just really can’t stand that fake stuff in the brown jug. Well no matter what scenario …
Here in San Diego I have tons of amazing fresh Mexican and Latin American cuisine. While you can do a decent job replicating the experience at home, one thing from the store never seems to measure up – the tortillas! Today I’ll go over how easy it is to make your own flour tortillas at …
While it might sound fancy, you don’t need to go to a fancy brunch place to get delicious crepes suzette. The perfect concoction of butter, sugar, orange, and fire can be made simply at home. Worried about the flame? Check out the tips below to help manage your expectations and maximize safety. What are Crepes …
When it comes to cookies, chocolate chip is king. But close behind for me has always been peanut butter. Not just normal peanut butter cookies, but Butterfinger peanut butter chip cookies are the way to go. What are Butterfinger Peanut Butter Chip Cookies? Butterfinger peanut butter chip cookies take everything I love about chocolate chip …
Roast chicken used to be a staple of the home cooks repertoire. Today, however, I have a surplus of take home rotisserie chickens on store shelves threatening this right of passage for home cooks. While it is easy to just pop into a store and pick up a bird, you will never get the same …
When I think of childhood food joys I often think of quesadillas. There was just something so easy about putting some cheese in a tortilla and popping it on the stove or in the microwave for an easy afternoon snack. Quesadillas were the late night snack food of sleepovers, all night study sessions, and one …
When I think of the smell of breakfast, pancakes with syrup are the first things that come to mind. I love pancakes and I love blueberries. Funny enough though, I don’t like blueberry pancakes. I think adding fruit to pancakes makes them soggy and undercooked, rather than fluffy and delicious. What I do love though …
