I left work and hopped on the subway a little before 9pm on Friday, which is always a long work day with my new schedule. My car was fairly empty when I boarded, but more and more people entered as we made our way downtown. Many of the other passengers were dressed for a night out in New York City. The car buzzed with restless, youthful weekend energy, intensified by the news that we’d have 70 °F weather on Saturday. (We did, and…

As I enter a new and especially busy period, I’ve been thinking a lot (and sharing a lot) about time management. One of the funny things about time is that it seems so concrete in one moment and so subjective in the next. Sometimes looking at the clock gives me an unwelcome reality check—how have hours gone by, when it felt like only minutes? And sometimes the opposite feels true: it’s as if time has expanded to accommodate my engagement with something. (I…

One of my ongoing projects is an effort to slowly, but steadily, ensure that older recipes on this blog are kept healthy. This means that I periodically revisit old posts, re-test the recipes, and make sure that they work as intended. I double check measurements, read over my instructions to see if they make sense, and spruce up the recipe card so that everything is clear. Some people have old journals or diaries that serve as records of their personal histories. I have…