We’ve got five videos of Chef Thomas Keller sharing tips, tricks and inspiration from his newest book, Ad Hoc at Home, and we’ll be posting a new one every day.
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We’ve got five videos of Chef Thomas Keller sharing tips, tricks and inspiration from his newest book, Ad Hoc at Home, and we’ll be posting a new one every day. Check back tomorrow for the last video!

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We’ve got five videos of Chef Thomas Keller sharing tips, tricks and inspiration from his newest book, Ad Hoc at Home, and we’ll be posting a new one every day. Check back tomorrow for the fourth video!

We’ve got five videos of Chef Thomas Keller sharing tips, tricks and inspiration from his newest book, Ad Hoc at Home, and we’ll be posting a new one every day. Check back tomorrow for another!

Chef Thomas Keller talks about his newest book, Ad Hoc at Home. Ad Hoc at Home is filled with family-style home-cooking recipes and Keller’s perfected versions of classic comfort foods.

Fred’s false teeth fell five hundred feet,
From the fifty-fourth floor onto 45th street,
Fred flagged a fleet florist,
With five ferns from the florist,
Who said, “Fred, now how will you eat?”

Can you say that five times fast? How about just once? The limerick tongue-twisters of Twimericks: The Book of Tongue-Twisting Limericks will have you flubbing words and switching syllables in nutty, poetic prose.

For games, puzzles, and a look behind the creation of Twimericks, visit Twimericks.com!

Everyone has their own special Sesame Street memories. I remember singing along with the Huey Lewis and the News-inspired lesson on shapes, “It’s Hip to Be A Square,” and my family watching the episode when Maria had her baby when I had a new sister on the way.

Today, things look a little different. Elmo has his own crayon-drawn world, and Cookie Monster has incorporated moderation and diversity into his diet, but the fun spirit of learning and clever songs are still there.

Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street by Louise A. Gikow takes you back through the memorable stories, songs, and characters, and shows kids how far the show has come over the past four decades. You’ll also get a look behind-the-scenes with photographs from the Sesame Workshop showing everything from the construction of Bert to the puppeteers busy at work on (and under) the set.  This book gives Sesame Street fans and collectors a fresh and unique look at Sesame Street’s captivating history, inside and out.

Looking for a way to spice up your Fourth of July grilling? Check out Steven Raichlen’s Caveman T-Bone with Hellfire Hot Sauce, a primal way of cooking your steak right on the coals. Click here for the complete recipe.

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Sandra Boynton’s filmmaking debut: One Shoe Blues, starring B.B. King. It’s a song, a book, and a movie all about the search for a missing shoe.

To buy One Shoe Blues, click here.

Everyone with an instrument has had the inspiration at least once-let’s start a band! But things often fall apart when it becomes apparent that mere possession of an old guitar isn’t enough to push you to stardom. Luckily, today’s youth has Jessica Hopper’s The Girls’ Guide to Rocking-a guide to starting a band, writing songs, becoming a rock legend, and all of the roadblocks along the way.

Click here to read an excerpt

The Girls’ Guide to Rocking // Adventure from Alan Del Rio Ortiz on Vimeo.