Home, Garden, and DIY
May 2022
Recent Releases
The Art of Papercraft: Unique Projects Using Origami, Cutting, Quilling, Pop-Up, and...
by Helen Hiebert; foreword by Michael G. LaFosse

What it is: Artist and teacher Helen Hiebert presents a comprehensive look at paper arts (including paper making) and 40 unique projects by a variety of artists, each using just one sheet of paper.

What's inside: detailed instructions; colorful, inspiring photos; info on paper, tools, materials, and skills (including folding and stitching). 

Projects include: Origami Candy Dish; Inflatable Paper Votive; One-Sheet Tree; Pop-Up Alphabet; Floral Lantern; Plantable Paper; Storytelling Mask; Mini Tunnel Book; Swirling Flower; Exploding Cube.
 
Available on Hoopla
The Wok: Recipes and Techniques
by J. Kenji López-Alt

What it is: an in-depth look at the wok that covers it all, including buying, cleaning, and using, by the award-winning author of The Food Lab.

What's inside: 
over 200 recipes; a pantry list; color photos; details on how to stir fry, deep fry, simmer, and braise; info on rice and noodles. 

Recipes include: Mandarin Pancakes; Egg Drop Soup; Clams with Garlic, Sake, and Butter; Sesame Chicken; Beef with Broccoli; Japanese Fried Noodles; Thai-Style Omelet; Stir-Fried Eggplant with Sake and Miso; Smoky Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce; Bibimbap. 
 
Available on Hoopla
Unbelievably Vegan: 100+ Life-Changing, Plant-Based Recipes
by Charity Morgan

What it is: the cookbook debut of a private chef to elite athletes who began eating vegan years ago alongside her NFL linebacker husband and who appeared in the documentary The Game Changers.

What's inside: more than 100 flavorful plant-based recipes; color photos; tips for incorporating vegan foods; ingredients to watch out for.

Recipes include: Eggless French Toast; Walnut Chorizo; Cream of Broccoli Chedda Soup; Caribbean Ceviche; Taco Salad in Baked Tortilla Bowls; Smoky Jambalaya; Flaky Pie Dough; Pecan Sticky Buns.  
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life
by Matt Paxton with Jordan Michael Smith

What it is: an empathetic, step-by-step approach to decluttering and downsizing by an expert who addresses mental roadblocks and offers poignant stories from his life and the lives of people he's helped.

Don't miss: the substantial resource lists at the end of the book.

For fans of: TV's The Legacy List with Matt Paxton and Hoarders (both of which feature the author); Marie Kondo; decluttering.
 
Also available on Libby/OverDrive
Knit 2 Socks in 1: Discover the Easy Magic of Turning One Long Sock into a Pair!
by Safiyyah Talley; foreword by Jeanette Sloan

What's inside: a step-by-step guide that teaches a new way to knit socks that starts with a cuff, creates a tube (with lifelines as markers), and ends in a cuff, with heels and toes added after; 21 sock styles.

Styles include: Savasana Yoga Socks; Huntsman's Cottage Socks; Flower Buds Anklets; Mosaic Rib; Frilly Booties; Glass Slippers.

Reviewers say: "knitters of all strokes will appreciate this innovative primer" (Publishers Weekly).
 
Available on Hoopla
Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes From Across the African Diaspora
by Bryant Terry (editor)

What it is: a wide-ranging collection of recipes, essays, poems, and art celebrating Black culture and food by a variety of creators, including Edna Lewis, Erika Council, Lazarus Lynch, and Nina Compton.

Recipes include: Buttermilk Biscuits; Vegetarian Gumbo; Jerk Chicken Ramen; Peach Hand Pie; Ghanaian Crepe Cake; Whiskey Sour. 

Read this next: Toni Tipton-Martin's Jubilee; Alexander Smalls' Meals, Music, and Muses; or Marcus Samuelsson's The Rise.
Bittman Bread: No-Knead Whole-Grain Baking for Every Day
by Mark Bittman and Kerri Conan

What it is: a thorough guide to making healthy everyday breads using whole grains and starters, plus information on a variety of grains and flours, a "Beyond the Basics" chapter, and helpful photographs.

Recipes include: Whole Wheat Starter, Buckwheat Pancakes, Baguettes, Amazing Cheddar Biscuits, Olive Bread, Savory Hand Pies, Focaccia, Cinnamon Rolls, Crumby Oatmeal Cookies, Berry Torte.
Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America
by Mayukh Sen

What it is: a thoughtful, well-researched group biography of seven women who, throughout the 20th century, brought flavors and foods from their homelands to the United States, changing the way Americans eat.

Don't miss: Award-winning author Mayukh Sen also discusses Julia Child, Craig Claiborne, food journalism, and fame.

The seven women: Chao Yang Buwei from China, Elena Zelayeta from Mexico, Madeleine Kamman from France, Marcella Hazan from Italy, Julie Sahni from India, Najmieh Batmanglij from Iran, and Norma Shirley from Jamaica.
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