Christian Science Monitor | Living

My mother's kind of pumpkin pie

19 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

A new pumpkin pie recipe was no match for a family favorite.

Thanksgiving for two

19 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

The holiday dinner can be festive even without the crowd.

The saga of a runaway elephant bull

21 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

and beast when G5, a seven-ton elephant bull, escaped a Mozambique national park.

Sidewalk stanzas

18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

A public arts project in St. Paul, Minn., inscribes poems on neighborhood sidewalks.

Marriages follow the ups and downs of the economy

17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

During tough economic times, couples find that financial problems can affect their marriage.

Gay activists protest Mormon church

13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Beyond the anger over the church's support for a gay-marriage ban in California, some seek dialogue.

From tiny acorns, mighty oaks

13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Have acorns? Grow oaks. The new book 'Growing Trees From Seed' shows how.

On the trail of the perfect recipe

12 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

She wanted to re-create the cream puffs she had tasted in Venice. Was that possible or just a pipe dream?

These acorns aren't for the squirrels

12 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

The little girl surprised her mom with a sweet treat.

Court to weigh Utah sect's monument

12 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Justices must decide if the Summum group can put up a religious display in a city park.

Bush, other leaders to promote interfaith dialogue at UN

12 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

The gathering follows a successful Muslim-Catholic forum at the Vatican.

In modern Cameroon polygamy doesn't pay

14 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

When life is more complex than just fields to tend, a passel of wives is more a financial strain than a status symbol.

Whole lotta clucking going on in cities

10 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

More Americans raise chickens in their backyards

My favorite cookbook

05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Readers tell about why certain cookbooks have become favorites in their kitchens.

A favorite cookie at every altitude

05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Molasses can turn a regular chocolate chip cookie into something more special.

Battle of the bagels

05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Two Montreal bakeries compete to make the best rounds of hot, soft bagels.

Accused of a crime, a Rwandan refugee has her day in court

08 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

A faulty subway fare card lands her in handcuffs and court. But all is forgiven when a white reporter shows up.

Three cups of tea was a ticket to education

07 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

At the invitation of author Greg Mortensen, a Kashmir village woman from his next book comes to Montana to boost her confidence in leading women.

Obama made inroads with religious vote

07 Nov 2008 15:14:00 EST

The Democrat prevailed with Roman Catholic and Jewish voters. He even picked up support among Evangelicals.

Mayan pride flies high

03 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

A town expresses its cultural pride through kites.

Mary Barley crusades behind the scenes for the Everglades

06 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

The wealthy widow uses her money and connections to become one of Florida's most potent protectors of the ‘river of grass.'

Will Canadian educational beacon go dark?

03 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

A unique adventure tourism site in New Brunswick is run entirely by students. But its founder is retiring.

Be a fugitive slave for a night in 'Escape on the Underground Railroad'

05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

Cleveland offers the historically curious a sample of the heart-pounding panic, anger, and tears of escaped slaves making their way to freedom in Canada

The thunder of a speeding water buffalo thrills rural Thais

04 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

The unsung hero of Asian rural economies gets its due at the races.

My husband the gourmet

29 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST

When it comes to the culinary life, I clearly married up.