One year and four days ago, I decided it would be a fun and productive game to not buy anything new for a whole year. My decision came from a feeling of overwhelm every time I walked through my neighborhood on the Upper West Side,read more

They say accessories make an outfit, but the expression is rarely used when it comes to food. Ingredients like onions, garlic, and spices are traditionally used as important garnishes or flavor bases, but they are usually the foundation of a meal, not the stars. This simple soupread more

“To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.” —Buddha Back in March I set myself a goal to not buy any new things for a year. Inspired by Colin Beavan’s No Impact Man, I vowedread more

Feeling unwell often results in a sense of desperation. For myself, I know that my typically regimented and disciplined set of routines falls apart when my body and mind aren’t speaking the same language; in an attempt to feel better, I’m prone to making hastyread more

When my sister and I were young–and let’s face it, this tradition lasted long past we could call ourselves that—our mom would show off her cunning side with our yearly Easter egg hunt. It was normally too cold to hide eggs outside like they do with great fanfareread more

When I attended last year’s Seed Food and Wine Festival in Miami, there was a lot of discussion about changing the face of veganism—to be more blunt about it, changing the skin color and bank account balance of veganism. As Instagram and other online mediaread more

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” So said Mark Twain aboutread more

When I heard my phone vibrate in my backpack last Thursday afternoon, I was unusually relieved. I was going on hour four of what was meant to be a two-hour “moderate” hike in peaks near Cold Spring, New York, where I had fled on aread more

Marie Kondo’s sometimes ruthless tactics toward sparking joy in one’s home—especially one’s closet—seemed wildly original in their frankness when they first hit the US. Take everything you own out of its place and touch it, making sure you really love it, before putting it backread more