“Cooking is one of the great things you can give to those you love.”

Ina Garten

Hi. My name is Elaine Lee (@fitfoodiefashionista.to) and I created this blog to share with the world my husband, Charles Lee‘s passion for cooking (and also the reason I have to continuously exercise as much and often as I do.)

But first, to share a little about Charles… he is a full-time CPA Accountant by day, but home cook / chef in his evenings… cooking and baking up a storm for his food loving wife (moi), family and friends.

A long-time passion first ignited while watching his mother cook traditional Korean cuisine in his home kitchen, years later, having tasted the world, Charles practices replicating recipes from the best cooks and chefs in the world including heavyweight names such as French Laundry’s Thomas Keller to Hell’s Kitchen Chef, Gordon Ramsey, to name a few (and I get to photograph and eat them all!)

Cooking, baking, smoking, he does them all.  But his main claim to fame is his ability to take an ingredient and make its flavours shine.

Follow this blog if you’re interested in elevated home cooking, healthy but delicious and beautiful looking recipes, or simply curious how some things are made. Feel free to comment often or reach out with any questions you may have about any of the dishes you see.