March is that tricky month where winter keeps trying to hang on, but you can feel something shifting. The light lasts a little longer. The first signs of green start appearing. Your body starts craving things that aren't root vegetables and braised meat.

These three meals are designed to ease you into spring—bright, fresh, and full of the season's first whispers. A lemony breakfast that feels like sunshine. A quinoa salad packed with tender peas and asparagus. A simple chicken dinner that lets spring vegetables shine.