Don’t get me wrong; I do love apples and carrots sticks, but most days they’re not enough to satisfy my in-between-meal cravings. Unfortunately the old saying goes abs are made in the kitchen, and it couldn’t be more true.

I love hosting people at my apartment. My thing is having themed food parties. I’ve done Momofuku, Pure Food and Wine (i.e. raw vegan theme), and most recently Jew food-themed. The problem is while I love to host, I don’t love to cook.

Lots of traveling, a hectic schedule, and a mother who does a lot of cooking and lives across the street has pretty much made me give up on using my Vitamix these last few months. That all changed however when my friend, currently a student at Columbia Business School, introduced me to Daily Harvest…