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I let my driver's license expire. For years, it didn't seem like such a big deal. Frankly, not driving had some nice benefits: Riding in the passenger's seat was the one time in my life I could relax.
We learned in kindergarten that by mixing blue and yellow, we create the color green. But which artist played with those paints so happily and endlessly to give us this almost infinite palette of greens?
You can have it all without spending a small fortune. If you plan ahead, you don't need to splurge every time you shop.
The strong life energy of the spring moves our emotions, and if we are listening, we can find the places where our energy is stuck -- the places that need healing.
This is the Vermont tourists never see: Wild storms fling out of Canada and the Maritime Provinces, drowning the hills in icy rain.
We long for authentic beauty -- for the autumn colors of the deciduous forests of New England or for the groves of redwoods further up the California coast.
From asparagus to peas to avocados, the markets have come alive with beautiful spring produce. Here are 12 easy vegetable recipes to celebrate the season.
Eggs are healthy, cheap, and quick-cooking. They can be prepared in any number of ways: poached, scrambled, fried, frittata-ed, or any combination of the above.
We've watched the days get lighter, felt the sun get warmer. We've been going to the farmers' market, eagerly grabbing (and gobbling) those hallmarks of spring: ramps, artichokes, and now, asparagus!
If winter is the time to hunker down and be meditative, spring is the time to spring into action. If you're ready to shake off the winter blahs and the extra padding you accumulated over the past few months, take a cue from nature.
After a long day at work, often the last thing you want to do is get in the kitchen and make a meal. Isn't it just easier to order a pizza and relax? Easier, maybe, but in the long run there are some pretty huge benefits to making even a simple homemade meal.
We're fully ready to welcome spring's bounty, and to do so, we will be cooking a feast, a light Greenmarket feast full of recipes highlighting the best of this season's fruits and vegetables.
What if there were no spring? If the earth forgot to awaken this year? If trees decided not to bloom? If flowers didn't feel like opening up? If birds changed their mind about chirping?
So your body may not have been in top-notch condition for spring break, but there's still time to get that bikini bod by summertime!Â
Do as the Romans do, and whip up a spring-inspired feast, a menu that teases the most out of spring's vast bounty. Buon appetito!
