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I’d made the mistake of thinking that “doing something” was a shortcut to “being someone.”
Ali Francis
Do they teach personal space in virtual kindergarten?
Angela Garbes
I call it my DIY-MCA
Alex Beggs
It’s the New Year’s resolution my soul needs.
Christina Chaey
I’d never been into crystal balls or natal charts, but the pandemic had me looking for answers in unexpected places.
MacKenzie Chung Fegan
We could all use a stash of activities and exercises to feel a bit better, especially this winter.
Martine Thompson
I knew the hallowed 10,000 steps a day marker was created by a company selling pedometers. But it was a metric I could control—until I couldn't.
Brodie Lancaster
I pursued hunger with the hopes that maybe it could fix me.
Bindu Bansinath
Esther wasn’t just teaching me about making food enjoyable, she was teaching me about survival.
Nicole Johnson
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, eating with the 24 solar terms promotes harmony both within our own bodies and with the outside world.
Megan Zhang
A Japanese donabe makes it simple to whip up beautiful, nourishing, riffable meals.
Christina Chaey
My battle with cancer left me too sick to cook, so my friends made soup. Now it’s my turn to feed them.
Caroline Wright
A little goes a long way.
Christina Chaey
Growing up with a single mother who was disabled, I often fed myself. Now I’m doing my best to feed her.
Mariella Rudi
A make-ahead method for a week’s worth of breakfasts.
Christina Chaey
How I use pantry staples to heal my family's scars, burns, and rashes
Paloma Quevedo
If it fits between two slices of bread, it belongs in a sandwich.
Christina Chaey
A spirit of boldness led me to join the class, and I'm taking that attitude with me.
Grace Kennedy
Quick pickles, fruit compotes, and more ways to hang onto the season’s best.
Christina Chaey
There are many variations on the beans-and-rice theme, particularly within African diasporas. To me, they all taste like home.
Ruth Terry
How I traded barre classes and celery juice for tea and rest.
Rose Truesdale
A bit of it on everything I cook is the daily luxury I need right now.
Christina Chaey
A hyper-specific cook packs for time away from her kitchen.
Christina Chaey
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I wasn’t supposed to be in charge of my sister’s ritual postpartum recovery. But when my mom couldn’t travel due to the pandemic, it was up to me.
Charlene Wang de Chen