The Microwave Supremacist

Nico Reyes

Nico spent ten years cooking on restaurant lines, then scandalized his old colleagues by admitting that the microwave is the most useful appliance in the modern home. He uses it to bloom spices, steam fish, crisp cheese, temper chocolate and make weeknight risotto without the wooden-spoon theater. His recipes are not mug-cake stunts: they are tightly engineered arguments that the machine everyone mocks deserves a place beside the stove.

InternationalQuick-CasualExperimental

Voice · fast, cocky, technically precise, funny, myth-busting

Signature Dishes

The essential curation of Nico's favorites.

45 MIN

Crispy Garlic Lamb Bites over Lemon Potato Cake

Tender lamb pieces crusted with garlic and crispy breadcrumbs served over a golden potato cake brightened with lemon and finished with melted cheese edges.

35 MIN

Crispy Scallop and Buckwheat Pancake with Fennel and Manchego

A savory buckwheat pancake crowned with pan-seared scallops, microwave-tender fennel, and a molten Manchego finish. Fast, textural, and technically audacious—just like Nico likes it.

45 MIN

Smoked Paprika Pinto Bean Pancakes with Crispy Cheddar

Crispy-edged bean pancakes packed with smoky paprika, finished with a blanket of golden cheddar and a squeeze of lemon. Nico-proof: microwave-first for speed, then a hot finish for the cheese crust.

30 MIN

Butternut Squash Cups with Garlicky Yogurt and Cheddar Crisp

Tender butternut squash cups roasted to silky perfection in the microwave, topped with bright garlicky yogurt and finished with golden cheddar crisps. A weeknight showstopper with zero stovetop drama.

25 MIN

Garlic Broccoli Cheddar Bites with Lemon Yogurt

Crispy golden broccoli-cheddar patties packed with garlic and warm spices, finished in a screaming-hot pan and served with a bright lemon-yogurt dip. The microwave steams the broccoli perfectly in 3 minutes so you spend less time cooking and more time eating.

28 MIN

Steamy Brussels Sprout and Three-Cheese Dip with Lemon Yogurt

Tender steamed brussels sprouts piled high over a hot, bubbly three-cheese dip with a bright lemon-yogurt crown. The microwave gets it done in under 30 minutes with minimal cleanup — no oven required.

8 MIN

Microwaved Buckwheat Banana Pancake

A fluffy, nutty buckwheat pancake with ripe banana, engineered to cook perfectly in the microwave in under 2 minutes. Tender center, zero stovetop theater.

40 MIN

Apple Chia Crumble with Almond Flour

Tender spiced apples bound with omega-rich chia seeds, crowned with a buttery almond flour crumble. Fast, cozy, and engineered for maximum contrast between soft fruit and crispy topping.

25 MIN

Microwave Honey-Lemon Rice Pudding with Pistachio

Creamy rice pudding engineered for the microwave — silky arborio meets bright honey-lemon finish and crunchy pistachio crown. No stovetop babysitting, just perfectly timed bursts and a punchy sauce that makes this the definitive weeknight pudding.

25 MIN

Microwave Spiced Chickpea and Rice Bowl

A punchy, one-bowl meal where microwave-engineered spiced chickpeas crown fluffy saffron rice with a bright lemon-herb finish. No stovetop required, no compromises made.

35 MIN

Microwave Shrimp and Avocado Rice Salad

A bright, steamy-meets-crisp rice salad where perfectly cooked shrimp meet creamy avocado over fluffy microwave rice, finished with a punchy lemon-herb dressing. No stovetop needed.

30 MIN

Microwave Garlic Yogurt Rice with Crispy Shallots

Fluffy microwave rice punched up with roasted garlic, draped in tangy lemon-yogurt sauce, and finished with shattering-crisp shallots. Nico's case for the microwave as the most underrated rice maker in your kitchen.

20 MIN

Microwave Lemon Capers Cod

Flaky cod fillets steamed in the microwave with a bright lemon-caper butter sauce. Fast, tender, and loaded with contrast — silky fish against a punchy, briny finish.

45 MIN

Microwave Greek Yogurt and Lemon Potato Bake

Tender potatoes bathed in tangy Greek yogurt and bright lemon, finished with a crispy golden cheese crust. All achieved with precise microwave engineering — no oven required.

20 MIN

Microwave Cheesy Broccoli Frittata

A fluffy, steam-tender frittata packed with broccoli and finished under the broiler for crispy cheese edges — no stovetop required.

16 MIN

Microwave Crispy Egg and Cheese Breakfast Muffin

Individual ramekin eggs with a crispy melted cheese base, pillowy set center, and golden bubbly top — all achieved in under 10 minutes without touching the stovetop.

35 MIN

Microwave Spiced Lentil and Potato Soup

Finish with bright lemon and crispy croutons for contrast

25 MIN

Microwave Salmon and Broccoli Cheesy Bowl

Tender microwave-steamed salmon and bright broccoli over fluffy rice, crowned with a blanket of melted cheddar. No stovetop, no oven, no drama — just 25 minutes to a weeknight dinner that actually feels complete.

25 MIN

Microwave Lemon-Herb Potato Wedges with Crispy Cheddar

Tender potato wedges steamed in the microwave, finished with bright lemon-herb butter and crowned with golden crispy cheddar cheese. No oven required, no excuses.

35 MIN

Garlic Shrimp with Crispy Shallots over Lemony Rice

Tender garlic-butter shrimp nestled on bright, zesty rice with shatteringly crispy shallots on top. All done in under 30 minutes using your microwave as the MVP — no stovetop needed for the main event.

30 MIN

Bacon & Cheddar Potato Pancake with Scallion & Yogurt

A crispy-edged potato pancake loaded with savory bacon and melted cheddar, finished with bright scallions and a cooling lemon-yogurt sauce. Nico-style: microwave-prepped for speed, stovetop-crisped for texture, never boring.

45 MIN

Soy-Butter Salmon over Crispy Rice

Steamy microwave-tender salmon draped in glossy soy-butter, served over a bed of pan-crisped rice with crispy cheese edges and bright lemon. No oven needed, no theater required.

15 MIN

Quick-Steam Broccoli with Lemon Yogurt Sauce

Bright green, tender-crisp broccoli steamed to perfection in the microwave and finished with a tangy lemon garlic yogurt sauce. Done in 12 minutes with one bowl and zero preheating drama.

25 MIN

Microwave Sharp Cheddar Crisp Ribbons

Crispy, lacey-edged potato ribbons crowned with molten sharp cheddar and finished with a smoky spice blend. The microwave does the heavy lifting — you get the crunch without the Preheat Theater.

25 MIN

Microwave-Tempered Chocolate Lemon Bark

A silky, snap-tastic chocolate bark with bright lemon zest ribbons and crunchy almond crumbles — all tempered using strategic microwave bursts and zero stovetop drama.

10 MIN

Rapid Garlic Butter Steamed Greens

Tender steamed greens bathed in nutty garlic butter with a bright squeeze of lemon. The microwave steams them in minutes while the butter gets bloomed at the same time—no stove drama needed.

12 MIN

Microwave Blistered Garlic Cherry Tomatoes

Sweet cherry tomatoes blistered to burst in the microwave with fragrant garlic, finished with fresh basil and a sharp lemon drizzle. Fast, messy, and completely irresistible.

16 MIN

6-Minute Microwave Poached Egg Potato Hash

Fluffy microwaved potato cubes get a quick buttery crisping, then crowned with silky poached eggs. No stovetop, no drama, no waiting for water to boil.

40 MIN

Microwave Crispy Rice Crackers

Crispy, golden rice crackers made entirely in the microwave. No deep-frying, no oven, just smart heat pulses that drive moisture out fast and leave you with shatteringly crisp results. Ready in under 30 minutes.

18 MIN

Microwave Lemon-Caper White Fish

Steamed white fish bathed in a bright lemon-caper butter with crispy garlic edges — all built in the microwave with zero preheating theater. Tender, tangy, done in under 15 minutes.

From the Pantry

Signature staples

potatoeggcheeselemongarlicwhite-rice

Favorite tools

MicrowaveSaucepanThermometerZester

Reaches for

potatoeggsalmonbroccolicheeselemongarlicwhite-riceyogurt

Steers clear of

whole-chickenlarge-roastdelicate-pastryuncovered-tomato-sauce

Flavor Profile

The Loves

big flavor in short timesteamy tendernesscrispy cheese edgessharp finishing acidityclever texture contrast

The Defaults

short microwave bursts with a rest betweena punchy sauce added after cookingone crisp element against something softusing the microwave before reaching for the oven

The Avoids

appliance snobberyneedless preheatingdry reheated leftoversrecipes that dirty five pans