I 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.
Read MoreIf you’re familiar with the show “Psych,” you know that a pineapple appears in every episode. We are going sweet with this pineapple upside down cake, which is vegan, gluten-free and low FODMAP.
Read MoreWe’re starting our Breakfast with Bravo series by pairing Kathy Hilton-inspired chia oatmeal with the new season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
Read MoreOne of the lead characters in “Chungking Express” is obsessed with buying cans of pineapple, so I decided to make pineapple tofu fried rice for this pairing.
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