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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2018
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| Design Your Own Crochet Projects: Magic Formulas for Creating Custom Scarves, Cowls, Hats, Socks, Mittens, and Gloves by Sara DelaneyWhat it is: A guide for beginning and experienced crocheters, especially those who are budding designers. With color photographs and clear instructions, it details 31 different stitches, how to choose yarn, how to create a pattern, and lots more.
Projects include: scarves, cowls, hats, socks, mittens, gloves, and others that can all be customized. |
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Artist's Drawing Techniques
by Dorling Kindersley
What it is: Showing aspiring artists the basic principles of drawing in every medium, a practical guide presents the tools, tutorials, tips and methods needed to master more than 80 techniques, including shading, blending and cross-hatching.
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| The Sullivan Street Bakery Cookbook by Jim Lahey with Maya JosephWhat it is: A cookbook featuring various recipes from the author's famous, Italian-influenced New York City bakery.
Why you should read it: Remember that easy no-knead, Dutch-oven bread recipe that took over the internet a while back? Yeah, that's Jim Lahey's; clearly the man knows his way around a kitchen.
Recipes include: Several sourdough starters, Simple No-Knead Sourdough, Apple-Fennel Pizza, Orange Olive-Oil Cake, Oven-Baked Pasta, Chili, Garlic Roast Potatoes, and Panettone. |
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| Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine by Lidia Bastianich and Tania Bastianich ManualiWhat it is: an authentic, comprehensive cookbook by the personable Emmy-winning host of PBS' Lidia's Kitchen. Written with her daughter, this book provides a delicious guide to Italian cooking, including details about ingredients, techniques, and tools. There's also an extensive glossary of Italian food terms and information about Italian culture.
Recipes include: Zucchini Fritters, Stuffed Mushrooms, Chicken Liver Crostini, Rosemary and Lemon Focaccia, Chicken Cacciatore, Tomato and Bread Soup, and Pomegranate Sorbet. |
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| EveryDayCook by Alton Brown; photography by Sarah De HeerWhat it is: a more personal cookbook by popular author and Food Network star Alton Brown, which showcases 101 of his favorite recipes as well as his choice of tools, spirits, methods, and less-common pantry items.
Recipes include: Breakfast Carbonara, Buttermilk Lassi, Bad Day Bitter Martini, Crispy Chickpeas, Beef Pho, Smoky the Meat Loaf, The General’s Fried Chicken, BBQ Potato Chips, and Green Grape Cobbler. |
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Brunch @ Bobby's : 140 Recipes for the Best Part of the Weekend
by Bobby Flay
What it is: A treasury of favorite, simple and most-sought recipes centering on the celebrity's chef's brunches includes a variety of beverages, main dishes and sides.
Recipes include: Sangria Sunrise, Carrot Cake Pancakes, Sautéed Bitter Green Omelets, Wild Mushroom-Yukon Gold Hash.
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Mexican Today : New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens
by Pati Jinich
What it is: The host of the popular PBS show Pati's Mexican Table serves up recipes for both traditional dishes as well as ones with her own spin that show the evolution of Mexican food north and south of the border and will bring everyone together to share food and stories.
Recipes include: Mexican Pizza with Grilled Skirt Steak and Onions, Mexican Dreamboat Hotdogs, Cal-Mex Fish Tacos with Creamy Slaw, Miners' Enchiladas, Drunken Rice with Chicken and Chorizo.
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