The “Fast & Furious” franchise is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. To go along with the franchise name, you can make this soy chorizo queso dip very quickly (five minutes or less) and the chorizo gives it a little kick, or a “furious” taste.
Read MoreWhen I saw Alia Shawkat’s character eating a bowl of pasta resembling cacio e pepe during my binge watch of “Search Party” earlier this year, I knew what my pairing would be.
Read MoreWhen brainstorming what food to pair with “The Orville,” the episode where the crew convinces Lt. Commander Bortus to eat a bunch of random items, including a cactus, came to mind.
Read MoreI love a good coming-of-age movie, and “Reality Bites” hits all the right notes of mid-1990s nostalgia. I chose the 4 different toppings for these mini polenta pizzas to represent the movie’s four main characters.
Read MoreFor the first Veg Out super hero movie pairing, I knew I wanted to pick “Captain America,” my favorite movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hot dogs seemed like another natural choice. And when my fiancé joked that I should call this pairing America’s Weiner, it stuck.
Read More“Always Be My Maybe” is one of my newer favorites, in large part because one of the main characters is a chef and restaurateur. I made teriyaki chickpea bao based on a scene involving the two main characters and some coveted free buns.
Read MoreA good share of “Twenties” (especially the first season) takes place at the coffee shop the main character frequents while working. It made me think of the coffee shop that used to be in the office building where I worked and how I always went for the chocolate chip banana bread as an afternoon treat.
Read More“Hot Fuzz” is part of filmmaker Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy (a.k.a. the Blood & Ice Cream trilogy), so the pairing for this movie came pretty easy.
Read MoreWe love donuts, and “The Simpsons” is an obvious pairing due to Homer Simpson’s love of these yummy breakfast pastries.
Read MoreI drew inspiration for this recipe from “Aggretsuko” and its lead character. What looks like a typical warm, inviting bowl of miso ramen soup gives you a bit of a wallop with the intensity of the red pepper flakes.
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