I’ve tried for years to find more sustainable kitchen storage solutions, but like many well-intentioned fresh starts (think New Year’s resolutions to take long walks in the cold, vows to eat a bunch ...

Ms. Adler is a food writer. This piece is adapted from her forthcoming book, “Feast on Your Life: Kitchen Meditations for Every Day.” Nov. 28, 2025 I’m desperate to not be made desperate by dark days.

Whenever I cook with my mom, I always end up adding new kitchen gadgets to my shopping cart. That’s because she always has her kitchen stocked with the most useful and unexpected kitchen tools, all of ...