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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2018
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| The Perfect Cake: Your Ultimate Guide to Classic, Modern, and Whimsical Cakes by America's Test KitchenWhy you should read it: It's America's Test Kitchen's first cake cookbook and a wonderfully comprehensive collection (it even includes cheesecakes, cake pops, and cakes you microwave in mugs). There are also tips about getting started and core cake-baking techniques.
Recipes include: Classic White Layer Cake, Blueberry Jam Cake, Vegan Dark Chocolate Cupcakes, Petit Fours, and Spice Cake. |
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Japanese knitting stitch bible : 260 Exquisite Patterns
by Hitomi Shida
A well-known Japanese designer shares her strikingly original designs in this guide for the experienced knitter who is looking for new stitches that yield spectacular results, and includes step-by-step instructions for a series of small projects that offer practice for working with a variety of large patterns. Original.
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The colorful dry garden : over 100 flowers and vibrant plants for drought, desert & dry times
by Maureen Gilmer
A design-focused, easy-to-use guide to colorful, eye-catching foliage and flowers for your whole yard, from the ground plane to the canopy, for homeowners and landscapers faced with replacing thirsty gardens in California and other dry regions in the Western US.
If readers must reluctantly remove water-guzzling favorites from the garden, they need equally beautiful substitutes! Maureen Gilmer provides chapters on design categories of plants—flowering shrubs, the ground plain, eye-catching accents, ephemeral flowers, perennials for color, animated plants and fine textures, canopy, and edibles—with profiles for each plant plus background info and top picks lists.
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Garden builder : complete plans for creative outdoor projects you can build
by JoAnn Moser
Garden Builder is a treasure trove of lovely yard, patio and garden projects you can build yourself!
Perfect for any gardener or outdoor enthusiast with a few basic DIY skills, it is packed with 31 complete project plans, each one featuring finished photos of the project along with cut lists and shopping lists, a construction diagram, and step-by-step instructions (complete with photos) show exactly how to build every project.
Most projects are made from durable exterior-rated wood and can be created with basic carpentry skills. But several of these highly desirable garden accessories are made with materials like concrete, metal, and wire.
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2017 James Beard Award Winners
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| Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran... by Naomi DuguidWhy you should read it: Delicious recipes plus stories from Naomi Duguid's travels as well as compelling photographs, facts about the five countries she visited, and an annotated bibliography make this book a James Beard winner in the International category.
Recipes include: Cabbage Dolmas, Spinach Borani, Kurdish White Beans, Mint Dumplings, Tabriz Meatball Soup, Beef Stew with Onion and Tomato, Marinated Pork Kabobs, Fruit Leather, and Cardamom Cookies. |
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| Dorie's Cookies by Dorie GreenspanWhat it is: This James Beard Winner in the Baking and Dessert category offers techniques, tips, and a variety of creative, mouthwatering recipes.
Recipes include: Melody Cookies, Almond Crackle Cookies, Chocolate-Cornflake Haystacks, Blueberry Buttermilk Pie Bars, Snowy-Topped Brownie Drops, and Honey-Blue Cheese Madeleines.
Look for: the Beurre and Sel section, which includes all the recipes from the author's popular-but-now-closed Manhattan cookie store. |
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| You Have It Made: Delicious, Healthy, Do-Ahead Meals by Ellie KriegerWhat it is: a collection of freezer-friendly and make-ahead dishes that are both easy to make and good for you (which helped it win the James Beard Award in Health); storing and reheating instructions are included as needed for each recipe.
Recipes include: Blueberry-Chia Overnight Oats in Jars, Pumpkin Waffles, Pulled Pork Tacos, Cod and Potato Cakes, Black Bean Veggie Burger, and Almond-Crusted Chicken Tenders. |
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| Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes by Ronni LundyWhat it is: The James Beard winner for American cooking, Victuals is more than a cookbook, it's also an insightful exploration of the foodways, people, and places of the Mountain South.
Recipes include: Karl Worley's Roasted Chicken & Dumplings; Venison or Beef Hand Pies; Mama's Mashed Potatoes; Country Ham, Ramps & Taters; Miner's Goulash; Colecannon; Old-School Tomato Gravy; and Busy Day Cobbler. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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The Public Library 501 Copper NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 505-768-5141abqlibrary.org |
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