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No Fail Roast Recipe
Food

Fail-Proof Roast Beef Recipe

I’m all for fail-proof recipes because I am someone who once messed up pancake mix, and I just don’t like following recipes rules. I also hate wasting an expensive piece of grass-fed beef because I always seem to overcook food but this fail-proof prime rib takes a few minutes to

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Food

Easy Fail-Proof Hummus Recipe

My Greek boyfriend loves his hummus, and being #cheapandasian, making hummus at home is just so much more economical. Plus it is sooooo easy and most importantly, I know exactly what is in my hummus. I don’t buy a lot of already-prepared foods because I like to curate as many

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Huma Gels
Fitness

What I Eat Before/During/After Bike Rides

PRE-RIDE If you are just an amateur athlete like me, most people don’t realize but they don’t actually need to eat much before doing a workout in the morning (depending on the intensity, of course!). If I am doing a ride at an easy pace (which is pretty much most

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lots of steak, even more veggies
Food

Benefits of Cooking

Back in my twenties, you would always hear me ranting, “I hate cooking!! With my spare time, I’d MUCH rather be doing something else!!” [aka riding my bike]. Now that I’m a little older and wiser, I’m glad to say that I immensely enjoy cooking for both therapeutic and health

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Food

Mango-Coconut Chia Pudding

What do you do when you have a case of fresh, ripen mangos at home? Make chia pudding! Mango-Coconut Chia Pudding is my absolute favorite and I NEVER seem to get sick of it. Mangoes are one of those fruits I can’t bear to throw in a blender with other

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Food

Favorites: Tropical Protein Smoothie

In the summer, we would go out for long bike rides and then I’d come home, covered in dirt, sweat and grime, quickly shower so I can make myself a glass of one of my favorite smoothies: a tropical protein smoothie that is SUPER refreshing and tastes like heaven, especially

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Food

Kombucha-Lover

Kombucha is a raw, fermented, probiotic, and naturally carbonated tea. Some like to call it love at first sip, but it took a hundred sips for me to fall in love. I’ve seen videos of how this fermented tea is made and knowing I was drinking a colony of bacteria

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Food

A Lament to Watermelon (and my ITB)

I’m sitting here trying to come up with something to blog about that has nothing to do with my personal life and despite having over 100 drafts of unfinished posts that will probably never see the light of day, my mind is totally blank. To be honest, the last month,

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Food

Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight

Are you one of those unfortunate souls who are always on a diet, obsessed with your weight and body image yet you never seem to be seeing any results? Here are some common mistakes people make and reasons why you are not losing weight: You overcomplicate things. Losing weight is

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Food

Healthy Black Forest Cake

Black forest cake is one of my favorite desserts and I’ve been constantly craving it, no thanks to my best friend. Here is a recipe for a healthy black forest cake I made the other night and it’s filled with lots of protein from… black beans! Ingredients: 1/2 cup black

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Food

Nomness: Boiled Chicken Legs & Ginger

Is it weird that I love love LOVE unseasoned boiled chicken leg? I love that pure taste of chicken dipped into a yummy ginger dipping sauce. I don’t mind eating it alone but it’s also good served with quinoa or steamed veggies… but especially good with white rice (think Hainanese

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Food

Sugar-Free Challenge: Commence!

A few months ago I did a 2-week sugar-free challenge and I’m happy to announce that I’m doing it again but for a week only this time as a kick off to our weekly challenges. My first challenge really opened my eyes as to how addictive sugar is and although

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