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Home, Garden, and DIY September 2018
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| Jam Session: A Fruit-Preserving Handbook by Joyce Goldstein; photographs by Ed AndersonWhat it is: a beautifully photographed and clearly written guide to preserving various fruits, presented by a James Beard Award-winning chef and covering fruits of each season plus preserving basics.
Recipes include: Strawberry Jam, Apricot Mustard, Spiced Whole Cherries, Pickled Peaches, Plum Chutney, Eggplant Conserve, Tomato Sauce, Membrillo, Lime Marmalade, and Roasted Pumpkin Butter. |
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The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener
by Grace Gershuny
The Rodale Book of Composting offers easy-to-follow instructions for making and using compost; helpful tips for apartment dwellers, suburbanites, farmers, and community leaders; and ecologically sound solutions to growing waste-disposal problems.
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The Beginner's Guide to Dehydrating Food: How to Preserve all your Favorite Vegetables, Fruits, Meats, and Herbs
by Teresa Marrone
This essential companion for putting your food dehydrator to work features instructions and techniques for drying all the most popular fruits and vegetables, along with meat and herbs. You’ll learn to dry fruits and vegetables at their peak, giving you an easy and economical way to stock your pantry with apple rings, mango slices, banana chips, dried soup beans, tomatoes, and much more for year-round enjoyment. In addition, drying guidelines for specialty items like meat jerky, fruit leather, dried herb and spice mixtures, backpacking meals, and even baby food round out this friendly handbook.
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| The Superiority Burger Cookbook: The Vegetarian Hamburger Is Now Delicious by Brooks Headley with Julia Goldberg, Gabe Rosner, et al. Who it's for: those who like to make creative vegan and vegetarian meals or are fans of the popular East Village restaurant.
Recipes include: Sandwiches (Superiority Burger, Sloppy Dave); Cool Salads (Okra Rice Salad); Warm Vegetables (Crunchy Potatoes); Soups and Stews (Red Lentil Stew); Sweets (Bread Pudding, Sorbet); and Pantry Recipes (Cashew Cream). |
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Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits: Breeds, Care, Housing
by Bob Bennett
The fifth edition of this best-selling handbook features the same detailed approach that has made it the trusted source for raising healthy, productive rabbits — plus a total redesign with color photos and graphics. Whether you’re interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur, or as pets, this comprehensive guide offers expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, humane handling, and more. In addition, author Bob Bennett includes the most up-to-date information on preventive health care, treating diseases, marketing, and showing.
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Pests & Diseases
by Pippa Greenwood
Offers hundreds of photographs to help identify common garden pests and diseases, and gives detailed advice on treatment, control, and prevention.
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Cat Lady Embroidery: 380 Ways to Stitch a Cat
by Applemints
Fat, striped, cheshire, or grumpy, this books offers more than 300 embroidery stitch patters for cat lovers. Each set of patterns offers a range of ideas in different styles, shapes, genres from simple to more complex. A purrfect book for embroidery beginners or those looking for fun and simple patterns. Original designs and clear instructions make this book a must have for any embroidery enthusiasts library.
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Stylish Succulents: Japanese Inspired Container Gardens for Small Spaces
by Yoshinobu Kondo
Colorful and hardy succulent plants are perfect for creating Japanese-style Bonsai and Ikebana arrangements. Stylish Succulents presents a totally new approach to container gardening. Trendy, low maintenance succulents come in hundreds of different colors, sizes, shapes and textures—making each project one-of-a-kind.
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Small Art Quilts: Explorations in Paint & Stitch
by Deborah O'hare
This inspiring book guides the reader through Deborah's creative and inventive textile work: from painting fabrics and building textures to embellishing with hand and machine stitching. This book contains a wealth of inspiration for any textile artist, showing them how to create gorgeous, textured pieces of art.
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Print Play: Screen Printing Inspiration for Your Life and Home
by Lara Davies
Covering all the basics of screen printing at home, two screen printing designers and teachers invite readers into their colorful, pattern-filled world in this fun guide that provides 30 how-to projects with easy-to-follow instructions.
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| The New Rules of the Roost: Organic Care and Feeding for the Family Flock by Robert and Hannah LittWhat's inside: tons of information on the best breeds for homeowners (breed profiles are included), good hen habitats, proper nutrition, dealing with predators, and health and illnesses.
Who it's for: Backyard chicken owners and those who are thinking about it as well as fans of Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow who'd like to know more about organic poultry keeping. |
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The Advanced Photography Guide
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley
This practical, visual guide offers photographers advice, inspiration and basic techniques for taking their digital images to the next level, including experimenting with lenses, exposure and aperture and how to use framing and cropping techniques effectively.
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Gardening Under Lights: The Complete Guide for Indoor Growers
by Leslie F. Halleck
A horticulturist provides essential information for gardeners and hobbyists looking to grow plants indoors, including information on photosynthesis and how much light a plant actually needs, an overview of available tools, and techniques for growing ornamental and edible plants inside.
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Backyard Treehouses: Building Plans, Tips, and Advice
by Dan Wright
Backyard Treehouses is an inspirational how-to book for those who want to build their own treehouses while minimizing the impact on their trees. It’s designed for do-it-yourself builders with limited time and money who still want to build something safe, durable and beautiful for their families.
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| The Kitchen Shortcut Bible: More than 200 Recipes to Make Real Food Real Fast by Bruce Weinstein and Mark ScarboroughWhat it is: a new way of thinking about making good meals quickly, which embraces non-traditional uses for some ingredients and kitchen utensils (including waffle irons and colanders).
Reviewers say: "So many surprising inspirations appear here that even jaded cooks may learn a thing or two" (Booklist).
Recipes include: No-Hassle Bacon and Eggs for a Crowd; No-Bake Carrot-Cake Cookies; Egg Rolls; Falafel Burgers; Instant Gnocchi; One-Pot Chorizo Mac and Chickpeas; and Bundt-Pan Hen and Dressing. |
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| One-Pan Wonders: Fuss-Free Meals for Your Sheet Pan, Dutch Oven, Skillet, Roasting... by America's Test KitchenWhat's inside: Over 130 taste-tested recipes that can each be cooked in a single vessel, from a roasting pan to a slow cooker and beyond, with recipes organized by cooking container and illustrated with color photos.
Recipes include: Skillet Paella, Indian-Style Chicken Curry, Spicy Shrimp Skewers with Cheesy Grits, and Breakfast Pizza. |
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| One Pan & Done: Hassle-Free Meals from the Oven to Your Table by Molly GilbertWhat it is: The follow-up to Molly Gilbert's first cookbook, Sheet Pan Suppers, One Pan & Done provides 135 recipes for single-pan cooking (using a Dutch oven, skillet, muffin tins, etc.) that cover every part of the day.
Recipes include: Ham & Egg Cups, Portobello & Black Bean Chili, Easy Chicken Tikka Masala, and Nutty Sticky Rolls. |
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One Pot: 120+ Easy Meals from Your Skillet, Slow Cooker, Stockpot, and More
by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
A treasury of easy-to-prepare comfort foods that can be make using a single pot or pan places an emphasis on flavor and convenience, offering such options as Cajun Stew made in a Dutch oven, slow cooker Lamb Shanks and Potatoes, Kale and White Bean Soup made in a pressure cooker and much more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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