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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2018 "Food is our common ground, a universal experience". ~ James Beard
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| The Perfect Cake: Your Ultimate Guide to Classic, Modern, and Whimsical Cakes by America's Test KitchenWhy you should read it: It's America's Test Kitchen's first cake cookbook and a wonderfully comprehensive collection (it even includes cheesecakes, cake pops, and cakes you microwave in mugs). There are also tips about getting started and core cake-baking techniques.
Recipes include: Classic White Layer Cake, Blueberry Jam Cake, Vegan Dark Chocolate Cupcakes, Petit Fours, and Spice Cake. |
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Candle Making Basics: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started
by Eric Ebeling
What it is: Step-by-step color photographs and descriptive detail make this book indispensable for beginners looking to create beautiful and functional scented candles on their very first try, and for experienced crafters who want to sharpen their skills. Precise instructions eliminate the guesswork that too often creeps into how-to books and help you avoid common mistakes.
Contents: Candle Making Materials and Equipment, A Good Work Environment, Candle Safety, Basic Container Candle, Basic Molded Candle, Basic Dipped Candle, and Basic Rolled Beeswax Candle.
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Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix: 238 New Plants to Shake Up Your Garden and...
by Niki Jabbour
Who it's for: gardeners who want to branch out and grow unusual vegetables. Using a "Like this? Then try this!" approach, Jabbour describes all sorts of veggies that readers may never had heard of -- and gives growing instructions. Lovely, colorful photos enhance the friendly writing style.
Want a taste? If you like cherry tomatoes, Jabbour recommends you try ground cherries, Cape gooseberries, tomatillas, and less familiar varieties of cherry tomatoes, such as the sweet Snow White.
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Vegetables Love Flowers: Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty
by Lisa Mason Ziegler
Featuring: instructions divided into four sections on how to incorporate flowers into your vegetable garden, including Flowers in the Vegetable Garden, Plants by Season, Heroes in the Garden, and Growing a Healthy Garden.
Buzzing for an excerpt? "What do bumblebees offer tomatoes that other bees don’t? Buzz pollination. Tomato blooms have all the necessary parts to self-pollinate, so to get that process moving, either wind needs to knock the pollen loose or a bumblebee can visit and do the job. The bumblebee reaches in and grabs the anther with its jaws and vibrates its wings. This action forcibly expels pollen out, where it would have been otherwise trapped."
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2017 James Beard Award Winners
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| Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran... by Naomi DuguidWhy you should read it: Delicious recipes plus stories from Naomi Duguid's travels as well as compelling photographs, facts about the five countries she visited, and an annotated bibliography make this book a James Beard winner in the International category.
Recipes include: Cabbage Dolmas, Spinach Borani, Kurdish White Beans, Mint Dumplings, Tabriz Meatball Soup, Beef Stew with Onion and Tomato, Marinated Pork Kabobs, Fruit Leather, and Cardamom Cookies. |
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| Dorie's Cookies by Dorie GreenspanWhat it is: This James Beard Winner in the Baking and Dessert category offers techniques, tips, and a variety of creative, mouthwatering recipes.
Recipes include: Melody Cookies, Almond Crackle Cookies, Chocolate-Cornflake Haystacks, Blueberry Buttermilk Pie Bars, Snowy-Topped Brownie Drops, and Honey-Blue Cheese Madeleines.
Look for: the Beurre and Sel section, which includes all the recipes from the author's popular-but-now-closed Manhattan cookie store. |
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| You Have It Made: Delicious, Healthy, Do-Ahead Meals by Ellie KriegerWhat it is: a collection of freezer-friendly and make-ahead dishes that are both easy to make and good for you (which helped it win the James Beard Award in Health); storing and reheating instructions are included as needed for each recipe.
Recipes include: Blueberry-Chia Overnight Oats in Jars, Pumpkin Waffles, Pulled Pork Tacos, Cod and Potato Cakes, Black Bean Veggie Burger, and Almond-Crusted Chicken Tenders. |
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Taste & Technique : Recipes to Elevate Your Home Cooking by Naomi PomeroyWhat it is: Self-made chef Naomi Pomeroy's debut cookbook, featuring nearly 140 lesson-driven recipes designed to improve the home cook's understanding of professional techniques and flavor combinations in order to produce simple, but show-stopping meals. Recipes include: Hazelnut Romesco; Steak Tartare on Brioche with Quail Eggs; Classic French Onion Soup; Melon with Radicchio, Crispy Prosciutto, and Caramelized Honey-Black Pepper Vinaigrette; Blistered Cauliflower with Anchovy, Garlic, and Chile Flakes; Porcini Braised Chicken Thighs; Herbed Leg of Lamb; and Apricot-Brown Butter Tart.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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