November 17, 2023

Her Cheese Was So Good That We Had to Break Up

Small gestures can build relationships — and also tear them down. She offered to bring fancy cheese, the kind that costs $35 per pound. I said […]
November 17, 2023

Her Cheese Was So Good That We Had to Break Up

Small gestures can build relationships — and also tear them down. She offered to bring fancy cheese, the kind that costs $35 per pound. I said […]
September 25, 2023

Egg Crack Challenge and Cheese Slice Trick: Are Parents OK?

With the “cheese slice trick” and the “egg crack challenge,” parents vie for viral recognition — and the illusion of control over their children. The other […]
May 20, 2020

At Home Newsletter: All the Google Docs that are fit to print.

Welcome to At Home. Here’s an example of an email I used to get roughly four times a week before the pandemic, when my main job […]
April 13, 2020

Substitutes for Cooking: Oil, Buttermilk, Heavy Cream and More

The most important skill in the kitchen — and, arguably, life — is adaptability. The list below, which is by no means comprehensive, is meant to […]
November 22, 2017

The Culture Is Changing, With Feminist Cheese

Last year Erin Bligh, the proprietor of Dancing Goats Dairy in Newbury, Mass., planned to introduce a new cheese — hard, with spicy peppers — called […]