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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2021
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| Living Without Plastic: More Than 100 Easy Swaps for Home, Travel, Dining, Holidays... by Brigette Allen and Christine WongWhat it is: a readable guide to non-plastic alternatives in a number of areas, including food, home, health and beauty, kids and babies, pet care, and crafts. In addition, there are lovely photos, a resource list, and a 30-day plastic detox plan.
Did you know? Many chewing gums contain plastic.
Read this next: 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg; Simply Living Well by Julia Watkins. |
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| Pie Academy: Master the Perfect Crust and 255 Amazing Fillings, with Fruits, Nuts, Creams... by Ken HaedrichWhat it is: a comprehensive, friendly guide for bakers of all levels that includes favorite tools and ingredients, 250 recipes (including for a variety of doughs), and an illustrated, step-by-step pie-making tutorial.
Recipes include: Two-Berry Mint Pie; Cheddar-Crusted Apple Pie; Maple Pecan Pie; Amish Milk Pie; Peach Custard Pie; Fried Cherry Pies; Creamsicle Ice Cream Pie; Richard's Rice and Ricotta Pie. |
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Fix-it and forget-it plant-based comfort food cookbook : 127 healthy slow cooker & instant pot meals
by Hope Comerford
What it is:"Easy vegan recipes for your slow cooker or Instant Pot-from the New York Times bestselling series!"(Fix it and Forget It).
Read it: "If you're ready to include more meatless, dairy-free, egg-free, plant-based dishes in your cooking, this cookbook is for you. And if you want to cook confidently for your vegan friends or family, Fix-It and Forget-It Plant-Based Comfort Food Cookbook is full of tasty ideas.
What's inside: "Slow cooker and Instant Pot breakfasts, dinners, side dishes, and desserts that you can make with confidence! All of the recipes are easy to prepare and made with easy-to-find ingredients. Here are tried and true comfort food favorites. . . [and] lots of fresh ideas, too! Experience how enticing and satisfying plant-based cooking can be!"
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Resistance : a songwriter's story of hope, change, and courage
by Tori Amos
What it's about: The Grammy-nominated music artist reflects on how her career has reflected her political views on toxic patriarchal power structures, urging readers for active engagement in protecting the environment and supporting the #MeToo movement.
What it is: "Filled with compassionate guidance and actionable advice--and using some of the most powerful, political songs in Amos's canon--Resistance is for readers determined to steer the world back in the right direction" (from dust jacket).
Also available: as an eBook on Sunflower eLibrary
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| 350+ Crochet Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets by Jan EatonWhat it is: a highly informative book for crochet newcomers and old hands alike that provides guidance on tools and yarns, has detailed tutorials, and offers tips and techniques as well as information on color theory, design, dyeing yarn, and more.
Reviewers say: the book includes "color photographs illustrating just about everything involved in crocheting" (Booklist). |
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| Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza by Ken Forkish; photography by Alan WeinerWhat it is: a James Beard and IACP Award-winning book that offers an in-depth look at baking as well as recipes for amazing breads and pizzas you can bake at home.
Chapters include: Eight Details for Great Bread and Pizza; Equipment and Ingredients; Basic Bread Method; Levain Method; Pizza Doughs.
Recipes include: Pain au Bacon; Weeknight White Bread; Overnight Country Brown; Zucchini Focaccia; Iron-Skillet Meat Pie. |
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| Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen by Alexander Smalls with Veronica ChambersWhat it is: a delightful mix of recipes, musical musings, and tales from the author's childhood and his opera career, plus photos.
Recipes include: Deviled Eggs; Gullah Dirty Rice; Fried Catfish Plate; Buttermilk Mac and Cheese; Grits and Sage Sausage Gravy; Spicy Okra Shrimp Soup; Sweet Potato Biscuits; Blackberry Cobbler.
About the author: Chef Alexander Smalls is a James Beard Award winner and a former opera singer who won a Grammy and a Tony as a cast member of Porgy and Bess. |
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