If I had any say whatsoever in creating random holidays, I would make founding an Avocado Day a top priority. (Though there are, it seems, two whole days in celebration of guacamole). Why? Because avocados are among the most versatile and nutritious foods nature has givenread more
It’s February. It’s cold and you’re tired of wearing four layers of clothing to take out the trash. Mornings are the worst because even though the sun wakes up a little earlier each day, its rays never seem to warm up the chilly floor youread more
In case you didn’t get the memo, Saturday night we started Daylight Savings Time. And according to the adage, “spring ahead, fall back,” we’ve all lost an hour of precious sleep. I bet that this morning, Monday, felt even more like Monday than usual. This bright andread more
I was in a suburban grocery store recently and found myself overwhelmed by the number of orange-tinted and pumpkin-flavored fall treats: from trick-or-treating candy to cookies to tea, everything seemed to be taking on this now-ubiquitous sign of fall. It’s discouraging to me, though, that so muchread more
In a few days it will be Thanksgiving. Have you been getting ready for the feast, Dumplings? This year, it feels especially urgent to remind ourselves of what we’re grateful for, which (all circumstances aside) is a whole lot. If you start with number one–yourself–andread more
Karma is one of those words that’s thrown around a lot in many contexts and usually outside of its original intent. It’s at once a promoter of good vibes, but is also serves as a kind of Panopticonic guilt-inducing gaze: Someone is watching you, and if you’reread more
Following instructions puts me on my A-game. Give me a box of Ikea component parts, a tiny wrench, and a word-less assembly guide, and I’ll be in my happy place for the next seven hours. The exception is cooking. Although I identify as both a baker andread more
As spring weather continues to tease us during these transitional months between winter and summer, it seems that a lot of people are itching for a tropical escape–an opportunity to start fresh and reset mind and body. This moist bread is just the thing you need ifread more
For years I worshipped at the temple of rolled oats for breakfast, but I’ve recently converted to whole oat groats—the same grain, but with the sanctity of its entire nutritional profile honored. A two-step process of soaking and pre-cooking softens these tough seedy grains onread more
I think and talk a lot about reframing situations to make them more manageable and/or more pleasant. Stuck on line at Trader Joe’s? Meditate. Out of cash to get fruit at the fruit stand for breakfast? Make it a savory one instead. Wishing every mealread more
