How to Create Perfect Cheeseboards Year-Round

Posted on December 20, 2025December 19, 2025 by Reluctant Retiree

Let’s start with an apology. We’re sorry we didn’t bring this hack to you back in November. This was before all the holiday cheese boards and charcuterie boards. Trust us, if we had known about this trick back then, we would have shared it with you.

Fortunately, cheese isn’t just a holiday food. It is everyday food for many of us. There are always occasions to make cheeseboards. Some occasions include birthdays and anniversaries. Valentine’s Day, an Oscar party, and the big bowl game are other examples. Even an average Tuesday is a good time, to name a few.

If you always volunteer to bring the cheese to an event, you should know about this trick. You like your cheese boards to look professional with uniform slices.

How to Use a Fork to Uniformly Slice Cheese

This viral cheese-cutting tip that spread.the.grub posted on Instagram is so simple and so genius.

Here’s how it works. Grab a dinner fork (any regular old dinner fork). Grab your block of cheese. This trick seems like it would work best with a semi-hard cheese such as Cheddar, Gouda, Swiss, or provolone. It wouldn’t work very well with a soft goat cheese or Brie that isn’t easily sliceable. Hard cheeses, such as Grana Padana or Parmesan, would probably crumble under the knife.

But for those cheeses that are cut into slices cleanly, this method will make easy work out of uniformity.

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The 14 Recipes We Can’t Wait to Make This January

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Reluctant Retiree

The holidays have come and gone, which means we’re entering a new year full of memories, resolutions, and good intentions to carry us through January. Maybe that also means we’re ready to leave the Christmas cookies and eggnogbehind and make something a bit different. So what better way to start out 2025 than by testing out new recipes?

Between soups, salads, and one-pot meals, we have plenty of options to both warm us up on those cold winter days and freshen our palates. Here are the recipes we can’t wait to make.

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This Clever Hack Makes Grating Cheese Much Easier

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Reluctant Retiree

Adding some freshly shredded cheese to your dinner may seem like an afterthought, but the truth is that your humble box cheese grater has merit that extends beyond a hunk of Parmesan (not that there’s anything wrong with that). You can (and should) utilize your grater to shred all kinds of foods, like ginger root, lemon zest, butter, and even herbs — and thanks to this clever trick, you can do so without making a mess.

The trick? Simply look at your grater from a different angle. Instead of holding your box grater vertically and not exactly knowing how much food you’re grating, turn the tool on its side and grate while it’s lying flat. Since you aren’t holding the grater up, you can use that now-free hand to keep the grater in place and exercise greater control.

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This Is the Secret to “Legendary” Scrambled Eggs, According to One Creator

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Reluctant Retiree

“I think this is legendary,” the video starts. In a recent TikTok posted by @intothesauce, the creator behind the account, Tori Falzon, describes how she discovered a trick for buttery, perfect scrambled eggswith one unexpected ingredient.