Side dishes are the background singers of some of the most amazing stars, like mashed potatoes with a juicy, rare steak or roasted asparagus alongside Ina Garten’s insanely delicious roast chicken. But sometimes the side dishes stand out on their own and you realize there was a star back there all along. That’s what I…
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Blueberry Banana Almond Protein Smoothie
Blueberry Banana Almond Protein Smoothie Purple. I love it. There’s something about this color that reinvigorates me and gives me the will to live. I don’t know whether it’s my fondness for ube, a Filipino yam, or my undying love for Prince, or just the nature of the color itself, but when I was developing…
Roasted Eggplant & White Bean Hummus
Roasted Eggplant & White Bean Hummus Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-bean-and-roasted-eggplant-hummus-recipe.html You know how they say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” The same applies for this roasted eggplant hummus. I’ll be honest, this isn’t the prettiest thing. But just because it isn’t pretty doesn’t mean that what’s inside isn’t amazing. And that’s…
Tofu Summer Rolls
Tofu Summer Rolls Adapted from Bon Appétit: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/tofu-summer-rolls I feel like Jabba the Hutt. I spent seven days on the Cape (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) and ate all the food. All. The. Food. Fried seafood: check! Cape Cod Potato Chips (when in Rome…): check! Pie – make that pieS – from Centerville Pie Company (It’s one…