My friend Peter is a professional baker by day, and one of the most excellent home cooks I’ve ever met. He gave me permission to publish his peanut sauce recipe which is good on everything from tofu to chicken to just plain rice. The way he writes recipes is very helpful, too; he uses a […]
Joel Veitch and his pals from Rathergood made “gigantic, nightmarish” kazoos out of gas masks. I have acquired some old Soviet gas masks, sent over from Berlin. They are absolutely nightmarish, as you can see from this photo. The Soviets weren’t happy with simply making them functional, they made them look like something from depths […]
I have a powerful sweet tooth, but I’m a much better cook than baker (I tend to throw things together and read recipes out of order, which can mean disaster for cakes and meringues). But for some reason (pregnancy hormones?), I have a newfound interest in baking and have been attempting to train myself. (Coming […]
Jo points us to these fabulous vintage Betsy McCall paper dolls that you can download and print. I’m drooling over the darling illustrations and fantastic outfits. This one, from February 1959, could even be worked into a fun Valentine.
Why *another* PIC-based clock project on the Net? Builder Alex argues this one is different. It can show different timezones, planetary times, moon phase, Jupiter’s GRS transit times,, anything periodical. It has 16 timers that can be paused and reversed independently, each with independent alarm. Oh, and it’s egg timer, too. I love his use […]
Happiness is a fresh Sharpie. I don’t think there’s a crafty person out there who doesn’t own a Sharpie (or 20). This ubiquitous staple of artists worldwide is the subject of a show going on now through March 1st at L.A.’s Crewest Gallery. Peep some of their offerings on their Flickr stream. Via Juxtapoz.
Make: television is currently airing on 201 public TV stations reaching 71 Nielsen markets and more than half the TV households in the United States, including 14 of the top 20 markets. In addition, 11 more stations have premiere dates in late February & March, with many others planning to premiere in spring or summer, […]
