My favorite New Year's resolutions are cultural ones — they take determination, but are also kind of indulgent. Last week I asked which books you were determined to read in 2011, and the majority of you named classic works of literature. Here are 15 books you plan to read in 2011. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens Waiting For Godot, Samuel Beckett Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift Don Read more

When it comes to giving books as gifts, you can judge them by the covers. I asked what books make good gifts for the holidays, and OnSugar user Roaring Silence suggested Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, reminding me no book lover could dislike a favorite classic bound into an old-school hardback. Penguin Classics republished popular classics, like Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, and Wuthering Read more

One of the things I love the most about cooking is how you can take a couple of very simple ingredients, say butter, garlic, and bread, and turn them into something absolutely extraordinary. You may not think that the word extraordinary should be used to describe garlic bread, but when you realize that everyone has their own variation and everyone enjoys eating it, extraordinary is a perfectly Read more

There's a reason classic storybooks continue to resonate with lil ones. The sweet tales, with their fun characters, colorful story lines and ultimate morals, have educated generations of tots. Getting tykes interested in the classic characters can be a tough sell. Given all of the products associated with the movies, television and video games they watch, it can be hard to convince a wee one to Read more