Okay, so I'm usually wary of giveaways, BUT we have an extra copy of Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages kicking around the Brainery, and we might as well do something useful with it.
How did we end up with two copies of this lovely book? Let's just say I don't pay all that much attention to what's in the Amazon cart before I place orders, and sometimes multiple copies of things magically arrive.&n...
If I had my way about things, I'd just hibernate until spring. Since only bears and frogs get that luxury, though, it's time to dig out some wintertime hobbies.
As far as I can tell, cold weather is all about baking. Butter stays firm, helping make flaky pie crusts, and doughs rise nice and slow giving a better (if more patience-requiring) flavor. It's also a great excuse to keep your oven on all day - "I swear it...
Yep, December is the busiest month ever, but you can't possibly go to a holiday party every single night, can you? (Well, maybe you can.)
Some highlights?
Lots of things to make those parties more awesome: punch, bitters, dumplings, ravioli, and an explanation of where some holiday traditions come from
Things to do inside during the winter: archery, chess, screenprinting, video making on your phone
Thin...
I was flipping through On Food and Cooking by the awesome Harold McGee tonight and stumbled on the #1 fact of all time:
Cheeses made with rennet melt, while cheeses made with acids don't.
This is amazing! We've all tried to make a grilled cheese with some leftover queso blanco (haven't we?) only to discover that it doesn't work at all, much to our disappointment. Well, now you know that it's becau...
Instead of lots of Halloween candy, we're giving you a bunch of new November and December classes--from the serious, like the origins of capitalism, to the strange, like a tasting of weird spices.
And just in time for the holidays, it's finally time for our long-awaited cake decorating class, complete with a mini decorating kit to take home and practice with. Or perhaps you'd rather hone your joke-telling ski...
Study Session is a review of a test we presented to everyone at a party ages and ages ago. Follow along with the whole test here.
2. How many planets would they count on July 17, 1844?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
The number of planets has historically been way more fluid than you'd think, but I'm happy to report that on July 17, 1844 scientists In The Know would steadfastly put the number at SEVEN. The que...
First off, if it's before 10am Saturday, you can nab the last spot in our all-day Make Your Own Stationery class. It's going to be cold and you won't want to be outside anyway, so you might as well learn about phototransfers.
What else are we doing next week?
Monday: We're taking the night off and OMG are we excited about it. Everyone's got better things to do on Halloween than learn stuff, right?
We'll prob...
Two big pieces of news for next month's meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Social Studies.
What's different?
1) It's on Tuesday, November 8
2) It's at Public Assembly, 70 North 6th Street (best fact: the building used to be a mayonnaise factory.)
What's the same?
Everything else! Still 7pm, still free, still educational/fun, still full of themed drink specials.
This month's topic is the Civil War,...
The other day, for some reason I can't quite explain, I was looking into the 1881 death of one of our most overlooked presidents: James A. Garfield, Republican of Ohio.
You've got to feel for Garfield, considering he only lasted 200 days as prez and spent the last 80 of them dying slowly and painfully. (Only poor William Henry Harrison's 32-day term was shorter.) In fact, dying in a fairly exciting fash...
We just put up a whole batch of new classes, for the remainder of October and heading into November. They'll fill up fast, so hop on over to the courses page and register now!
What've we got? Baking Science, PowerPoint Design, No-Knead Bread, Stamped Jewelry, a five week Introductory Spanish class, a wide-ranging look at Medieval History, and way, way more.
In addition, you should head over on Thursday...
