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Home, Garden, and DIY March 2019
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Chinese Heritage Cooking from My American Kitchen : Discover Authentic Flavors With Vibrant, Modern Recipes by Shirley ChungFrom growing up in Beijing to attending culinary school in California, to making her name in the restaurant world and on Top Chef, today Shirley Chung is dishing out new and dazzlingly delicious takes on Chinese cuisine. These recipes are fresh and inspired, yet approachable for home cooks. These recipes use simple ingredients and techniques, but have the standout flavor and texture you expect from top-notch restaurants―no wok required! Plus you’ll find fascinating history and chef’s tips tucked away in the headnotes and instructions that will make you a better cook. Shirley brings the same lively energy to her book that made her a fan-favorite on Top Chef. She’ll make you excited to cook, and her recipes―each with a gorgeous photograph―will have you drooling over the pages.
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Searing Inspiration : Fast, Adaptable Entrees and Fresh Pan Sauces by Susan Volland Sear, deglaze, enhance, and serve: flavorful dinners can be that simple. In her unique, approachable style, Susan Volland first explains how to skillfully wield a hot skillet to sear entrées, then shows how a sauce can be made quickly in that same hot pan. In more than 60 enticing recipes for seafood, poultry, meats, vegetables, tofu, and eggs, Volland invites home cooks to adapt her recipes for taste, diet, and ingredient availability. Searing Inspiration gives cooks the confidence to invent their own dishes, reintroducing a classic technique to modern tastes and kitchens.
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Outer Order, Inner Calm : Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness by Gretchen RubinFor most of us, outer order contributes to inner calm. And for most of us, a rigid, one-size-fits-all solution doesn't work. The fact is, when we tailor our approach to suit our own particular challenges and habits, we're then able to create the order that will make our lives happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative. Gretchen Rubin has found that getting control of our stuff makes us feel more in control of our lives. By getting rid of things we don't use, don't need, or don't love, we free our minds (and our shelves) for what we truly value. With a sense of fun, and a clear idea of what's realistic for most people, Gretchen Rubin suggests dozens of manageable steps for creating a more serene, orderly environment—one that helps us to create the lives we want.
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Paper Crafts : A Maker's Guide by Victoria & Albert Museum Paper crafts are as old as paper itself, with a profusion of different traditions originating around the world. The latest volume in the V&A’s Maker’s Guides series introduces a range of these fascinating traditions, offering paper projects inspired by a variety of diverse techniques. From the classic Japanese art of origami to the gorgeously colorful and festive Polish “Wycinanki” folk decorations, the international scope of Paper Crafts is astonishing. It also features a practical guide to tools, techniques, and materials for the modern paper crafter. Step-by-step projects allow aspiring and established paper artists to hone their craft. With projects ranging from braided paper-string jewelry to a concertina papercut peepshow, from a silhouette family portrait to a handmade paper notebook, this book will introduce crafters to the immensely exciting creative possibilities of paper.
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Crochet Kaleidoscope : Shifting Shapes and Shades Across 100 Motifs by Sandra EngExplore a lively twist on crocheted motifs as you shift through various shapes and color combinations. From the traditional granny square to more complex forms, these faceted motifs are the building blocks to creating unique and stunning designs. Crochet Kaleidoscope will help make your projects pop with the perfect mix of color in every stitch. Along with a collection of 100 fresh motifs, this book includes a complete guide to choosing yarn colors, what order to put them in, and how many to include. Plus, get five home decor and accessory patterns including a table runner, pillow, and rug from crochet designer and author Sandra Eng. You can shift shapes and shades to make the perfect piece for your home. Every turn of the crochet kaleidoscope allows you to get creative with color and apply your own unique personality to your crochet motifs.
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Birdsong By the Seasons : A Year of Listening to Birds by Donald E. KroodsmaBirdsong by the Seasons is a celebration of birdsong from January through December. The stories begin with a pileated woodpecker on New Year's Day; they unfold through the year, covering limpkins and scrub-jays in February in Florida, prairie birds in May, Scarlet Tanagers in July, and ending with a chorus of singing birds in Massachusetts just before Christmas. Readers get inside the mind of a scientist and see how answers only lead to more questions. Kroodsma provides a unique experience: with his gentle guidance, the pairing of sonagrams with the audio CDs make birdsong accessible and fascinating.
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How To Be a Better Birder by Derek Lovitch This unique illustrated handbook provides all the essential tools you need to become a better birder. Here Derek Lovitch offers a more effective way to go about identification -- he calls it the "Whole Bird and More" approach -- that will enable you to identify more birds, more quickly, more of the time. He demonstrates how to use geography and an understanding of habitats, ecology, and even the weather to enrich your birding experience and help you find something out of the ordinary. Lovitch shows how to track nocturnal migrants using radar, collect data for bird conservation, discover exciting rarities, develop patch lists--and much more. This is the ideal resource for intermediate and advanced birders. Whether you want to build a bigger list or simply learn more about birds, How to Be a Better Birder will take your birding skills to the next level.
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Jon L. DunnNational Geographic’s iconic, best-selling guide for birders and birding enthusiasts of all levels includes unique subspecies maps never before seen in a field guide; extensive migration information overlaid on species maps; field-mark labels on all artwork; text updates with new species; reorganization reflecting taxonomic changes in the bird community; organization, readability, and increased page count.
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Thursday, March 14 Pi Day All Day! Participate in Pi activities at the library, starting in the afternoon. Demonstrations and S.T.E.M. activities. Friday, March 15 The Life of Albert Einstein 6:30 p.m. Learn about the man whose name has become synonymous with "genius." Wednesday, March 27 Literary Conversation Cafe 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 Great Decisions Screening & Discussion 7:00 p.m. The topic is "The Middle East: Regional Disorder."
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Friday, April 12 New Resident Reception 7:00 p.m. Learn a little about the library, town, and other Cranbury organizations. Then enjoy refreshments and conversation with your new neighbors. Wednesday, April 24 Literary Conversation Cafe 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 Go, Van Gogh! 6:30 p.m. Explore Van Gogh's works of art, with a focus on pieces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tuesday, May 14 Great Decisions Screening & Discussion 6:30 p.m. The topic is "Nuclear Negotiations."
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