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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2023
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"Home Detox: Make Your Home a Healthier Place for Everyone Who Lives There"by Daniella ChaceWhat it is: "a thoroughly researched and practical guide" (Library Journal) to detoxing your home, room by room.
Why you might like it: "Home Detox" examines toxins found in common household items and gives tips for eliminating or reducing them, plus offers suggestions for tidying tools and recipes for homemade cleaners.
Want a taste? "Toxins are linked to thousands of common health conditions and diseases."
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"Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home"by Eric KimWhat it is: a fun, innovative debut cookbook that also discusses family and growing up Korean American in Atlanta, by a talented young New York Times food writer.
Chapters include: TV Dinners, Rice Cuisine, Feasts, Korean Bakery.
Recipes include: Gochugaru Shrimp and Roasted-Seaweed Grits, Kimchi Sandwiches, Perfect White Rice, Sheet-Pan Bibimbap with Roasted Fall Vegetables, Maeuntang, Gochujang Chocolate Lava Cakes.
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"My Hygge Home: How to Make Home Your Happy Place"by Meik WikingWhat it is: an inspiring look at making your home and life better using the Danish concept of hygge to create cozy, welcoming spaces, based on the author's research at Copenhagen's Happiness Institute.
What's inside: lovely photos and illustrations, friendly writing, and an assortment of tips, design ideas, checklists, and more.
Did you know? "Some studies suggest we spend around 90 percent of our time indoors."
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"Home Therapy: Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence, and Creating Calm"by Anita YokotaWhat it is: an engaging holistic home design guide with color photos and practical tips, by therapist-turned-designer Anita Yokota, who considers your style preferences as well as your emotional well-being.
Read it if... you want a lovely, well put-together home and a more thoughtful life.
Reviewers say: "Yokota’s calming charm makes for an original approach to domestic bliss" (Publishers Weekly).
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"The Ultimate Ice Cream Book : Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, and More"by Bruce WeinsteinWhat it is: Containing more than five hundred recipes, a comprehensive guide to every flavor of ice cream, sorbet, and granita also features recipes for shakes, malts, and other cold drinks, including tips on how to make your own ice cream cones and toppings. About the author: Bruce Weinstein is a trained chef, cooking instructor, culinary columnist, creative director, knitting instructor, knitwear designer and co-host of the "Cooking with Bruce and Mark" podcast.
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| "How to Grill Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Flame-Cooked Food"by Mark BittmanWhat it is: an excellent entry in Mark Bittman's bestselling "How to Cook Everything" series that offers color photos, grilling basics, clear instructions, and 1,000 recipes ranging from appetizers to desserts.
Recipes include: Smoky Guacamole, Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp, Tofu Steaks, Green Chile Cheeseburgers, Jerk Chicken, Pulled Pork with Lexington BBQ Sauce, Crisp Broccoli, Grill Fries, Pita, Apple Crisp. |
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Some techniques: "Scruffing" (roughing up meat and vegetables), "clinching" (cooking directly on hot coals) and "hot potato" (turning and moving the meat while cooking).
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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 James Beard Award-winning pitmaster and restaurateur Rodney Scott.
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: "Scott’s intensely flavorful recipes and masterful grill techniques are exceptional" (Publishers Weekly). |
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"The Ethnic Vegetarian : Traditional and Modern Recipes From Africa, America, and the Caribbean"by Angela Shelf MedearisWhat it is: Ranging from Moroccan Zucchini Pancakes to Congo Moambe, a taste-tempting array of recipes for meatless dishes is based on African, Afro-Caribbean, Native American, Creole, Slavery and Southern, and Modern culinary traditions and is accompanied by tips on how to create an ethnic vegetarian kitchen, culinary techniques, personal reminiscences, and culinary lore. About the author: Angela Shelf Medearis has written more than 100 books for children based on African-American history and culture, as well as seven cookbooks with an international focus.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library 660 W. 5th Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 336-703-3030www.forsythlibrary.org |
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