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Top 10 Kid-Approved Toys for 2011

Top 10 Kid-Approved Toys for 2011

Each fall, The Children’s Museum store in Indianapolis invites kids to test the newest toys, then vote on their favourites for the upcoming holiday season. Here, just released, is the Top Ten list of Kid-Approved Toys for 2011.

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So You Want to Knit a Shrug?

So You Want to Knit a Shrug?

Knit designer Stefanie Japel leads the One-Skein Shrug Workshop, providing both the pattern and easy-to-follow instructions. Right now you can get in free at the Craftsy.com learning site.

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How to Peel Garlic – Fast!

How to Peel Garlic - Fast!

What is the chef’s secret for how to peel garlic? Sure, you could get yourself a fanscy-schmancy garlic peeler, but there’s another way to get the skin off, fast and easy! Whether you need to peel one single clove, or a whole head of garlic…

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Art Furniture from WW2 Mines

Art Furniture from WW2 Mines

It just doesn’t get any more Steampunk than this! Estonian sculptor Mati Karmin’s mine furniture pieces — armchairs, tables, beds, woodstoves, even a baby carriage! — are made from old WW2 Russian anti-submarine mines.

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Do You Know This Italian Almond Bread?

Do You Know This Italian Almond Bread?

Food Mystery! One of our readers has written in with a wonderful food mystery on his hands — there’s a certain almond bread he remembers from back in the 1970s, and he is hoping to find the recipe to share with his family. Now, I’ve run this question past a couple of food-savvy friends, and [...]

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