Abby Stern

Though pumpkin (and its spices) usually dominates fall recipes, it’s not the only sweet squash that should be dancing on your taste buds this season. Allow us to introduce you to butternut squash, the sweetest of all squash varieties—literally.…

I recently reconnected with a male acquaintance over coffee. Of course the topic of what we'd both been up to lately arose. He told me that he'd been traveling and recently was in New Zealand. He and a friend had roughed it in an RV and taken a road…

Let’s be honest: Without dressing, a salad is just vegetables, and vegetables can be really boring. But they’re important, and the easiest way to get your daily dose is with a salad. Dressing will tszuj up your greens, but the bottled stuff can be…

We don’t know about you, but working during the summer heat gives us major wanderlust. While we’re stuck in the office all day, we’re daydreaming and planning our next vacay. And where better to escape to and say “aloha” (goodbye) to the grind of…

As soon as Memorial Day hits, it seems like we have senioritis and all we want to do is plan vacations—and the options are endless. Not only are there a ton of locales to choose from (we’d like to travel the entire world, thanks), but there are so…

I did not go to Coachella this year. I spent the first and second weekends relaxing, and not doing much of anything. I didn't upload a photo of myself with a Ferris Wheel, neon or otherwise. Nor did I take to Instagram to post a picture of my…

In our On Demand world, there still isn't an app for one thing: instant success. Sometimes no matter how hard you work, it seems like there's a never-ending wait and surge pricing to get closer to your dream. That doesn't mean your time isn't…