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Home, Garden, and DIY March 2023 |
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| The Complete Guide to Healthy Drinks: Powerhouse Ingredients, Endless... by America's Test KitchenWhat's inside: 160 recipes for delicious, good-for-you beverages, from smoothies to a DIY sports drink, all made with healthy ingredients and minimal sweeteners. Plus an equipment list, buyer's guide, storage tips, and substitution suggestions.
Recipes include: London Fog Tea Latte, Raw Hot Chocolate, ATK V5 Juice, Old-Fashioned Mulled Cider, Mango Lassi, Milk Kefir, Sparkling Mixed Berry Kombucha, Pear and Vanilla Spritzer. |
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| Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals by Lisa BryanWhat it is: a debut cookbook packed with 100 simple, big-batch recipes focused on whole foods, plus details on tools, prep, and storage.
Recipes include: Mediterranean Sheet Pan Eggs, Lemony Lentil Soup, Creamy Salmon Zoodles, Honey Citrus Chicken, Key Lime Tartelettes.
Read this next: For another cookbook that eschews refined sugar and gluten, try Danielle Walker's Healthy in a Hurry. If you want more on healthy meal prep, pick up Skinnytaste Meal Prep by Gina Homolka or The Ultimate Meal-Prep Cookbook by American's Test Kitchen. |
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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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| 100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat by Laura EricksonWhat's inside: details on planning a bird-friendly garden as well as in-depth profiles of 100 plants -- including herbaceous plants, trees, grasses, shrubs, and vines -- that will provide food and shelter for birds throughout the entire year.
Don't miss: the details on why bird habitats are needed, the beautiful color photos, planting and care advice, and a list of plants to avoid. |
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| Embroidery: The Ideal Guide to Stitching, Whatever Your Level of Expertise by Lucinda GandertonWhat's inside: This "quintessentially perfect reference" (Booklist) provides a comprehensive embroidery guide for creators of all levels, showcasing over 200 stitches, plus creative ideas on how to use them, loads of illustrations, advice on materials, and a bit of history.
Sections include: Materials, Tools, and Techniques; Gallery of Stitches; Line and Border Stitches; Openwork Stitches; Needlepoint Stitches. |
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| AphroChic: Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home by Bryan Mason and Jeanine HaysWhat it is: an interior design book exploring Black history and the idea of home via the inspiring personal spaces of well-known Black Americans.
Featured homeowners include: Jason Reynolds, Alexander Smalls, Danielle Brooks and Dennis Gelin, and Bridgid Coulter.
Don't miss: gorgeous photos of art-filled rooms; information about the home ownership barriers Black Americans have faced. |
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| Watercolour Lessons: How to Paint and Unwind in 20 Tutorials by Emma LefebvreWhat it is: personable YouTuber Emma Lefebvre's approachable, beautifully illustrated guide to watercolors, based around 20 tutorials, that's perfect for beginners or anyone who wants to improve their skills.
Chapters include: Supply Guide, Colour Theory and Colour Mixing, Before You Begin, Botanical Painting Projects, Landscapes, Animals. |
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| Home Therapy: Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence, and... 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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