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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2021
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The backyard homesteader : how to save water, keep bees, eat from your garden, and live a more sustainable life
by Alison Candlin
"The essential beginner's manual on living a greener, healthier, and more self-sufficient lifestyle. Easy-to-follow advice on planning, establishing, and maintaining a small-acre farm or a backyard garden. With step-by-step instructions, photographs, andillustrations, this book is a practical and comprehensive guide to living off the land"
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| Food Between Friends by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie TanousWhat it is: a chatty cookbook by two best friends, Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and chef/recipe tester Julie Tanous, that's filled with tempting dishes inspired by his Southwest and her Southern roots.
Recipes include: Buckwheat Waffles; Camping Chili; Cheesy Cauliflower Enchiladas; Gulf Coast Grouper & Grits; Hatch Green Chile Mac & Cheese; Gas Station Cherry Hand Pie; New Mexican Sopaipilla.
Don't miss: the amusing short intros to each recipe. |
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Simply Julia : 110 easy recipes for healthy comfort food
by Julia Turshen
A New York Times best-selling cookbook author offers 110 foolproof recipes for healthier, but still satisfying, comfort foods including Stewed Chicken with Sour Cream + Chive Dumplings, Hasselback Carrots with Smoked Paprika and Lemon Ricotta Cupcakes. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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| Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore by Patric Richardson with Karin B. MillerWhat's inside: a fun, practical ode to laundry and textiles; instructions for doing washing right and getting stains out; details for dealing with dry-clean-only items; personal stories (complete with a cast of characters).
About the author: Patric Richardson, who's loved clothing since he was a toddler in Kentucky, founded the popular Laundry Camp at Minnesota's Mall of America and stars in a new TV series, The Laundry Guy.
Want a taste? "My mission is to help you make laundry faster, cheaper, kinder to the environment, and more fun." |
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| Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric ElieWhat it is: a sprinkle of DIY (how to build a BBQ pit and burn barrel), a dash of memoir, and lots of mouthwatering recipes from the James Beard Award-winning pitmaster and restaurateur.
Recipes include: Hog Seasoning; Macaroni and Cheese; Pimento Cheese; Fried Catfish; Smoked Chicken; BBQ Bacon Burgers; Chicken Perloo; Hushpuppies; Corn Bread with Honey Butter; Banana Pudding.
Reviewers say: "[Rodney] Scott’s intensely flavorful recipes and masterful grill techniques are exceptional" (Publishers Weekly). |
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The Flower Workshop: Lessons in Arranging Blooms, Branches, Fruits...
by Ariella Chezar
Luminous photographs of brilliantly colored blossoms brighten the pages of this introduction to contemporary floral arrangements. Designer Ariella Chezar walks you through how to choose the right flowers -- whether you're purchasing or foraging -- as well as how to select the necessary tools, containers, and styling techniques to achieve the effect you want. Whether you're interested in making huge banquet bouquets, tiny nosegays, or anything in between, The Flower Workshop "offers beauty and inspiration to flower arrangers at most levels of skill" (Booklist). For a similarly modern but more visually oriented floral arrangement guide, try Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo's The Flower Recipe Book.
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| Martha's Flowers: A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying by Martha Stewart with Kevin SharkeyWhat's inside: a lush guide to planting, growing, and arranging gorgeous flowers, including "seasonal all-stars" such as tulips, azaleas, lilacs, roses, and dahlias, as well as other favorites like hellebore and foxglove, from preeminent lifestyle expert Martha Stewart and a longtime creative collaborator.
Why you might like it: Martha's Flowers has stunning photos, fascinating floral history and tidbits, and clever tips and tricks. |
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