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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2018
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Black & Decker the Book of Home Improvement : The Most Popular Remodeling Projects Shown in Full Detail
by Cool Springs Press
What it is: Whether your ambition is as big as remodeling the kitchen down-to-the-studs , or as modest as changing a bathroom faucet , you will find all the guidance you need to do the job right. This giant book is the ultimate resource and trusted advisor for anyone who wants to make the home a better place to live.
Chapters include: Cabinets & Countertops, Exterior, Floors, Plumbing, Walls & Ceilings, Windows & Doors, and Wiring.
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Family Handyman Do-it-yourself Basics : Save Money, Solve Problems, Improve Your Home
by Family Handyman
What it is: A guide, designed to save you money to make your house more self-sufficient and your life easier, reveals over 120 step-by-step, do-it-yourself secrets and offers ways to clean and replace filters, plumbing fixes, painting tips and trips, garden and landscape ideas and much more.
Chapters include: Master Tools, Electrical, Plumbing, Appliances, Windows & Doors, Walls & Floors, Cleaning, Exterior, and Auto.
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Garden renovation : transform your tired yard into the garden of your dreams
by Bobbie Schwartz
What it is: The author, drawing on her years of experience as a garden designer, helps readers turn a problem-filled yard into a lush paradise, in a do-it-yourself guide to a complete garden rehab that features design plans, a gallery of before-and-after photos and much more.
Chapter's include: Recognizing the clues that your yard needs to be updated, landscape basics, ideal soil, sun and shade charts, and hardscape elements that you can incorporate into your design.
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L'appart : the delights and disasters of making my Paris home
by David Lebovitz
What it is: The professional baker and best-selling author of My Paris Kitchen presents a latest recipe-complemented account of his ex-pat life in Paris, drawing on his maddening experiences in apartment renovation as a launching point for stories about French culture, food and what it means to revamp a life. Includes recipes. In this biography, Lebovitz maintains his distinctive sense of humor with the help of his partner Romain, peppering this renovation story with recipes from his Paris kitchen. In the midst of it all, he reveals the adventure that accompanies carving out a place for yourself in a foreign country.
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Good Housekeeping Instant Pot Cookbook : 60 Delicious Foolproof Recipes
by Good Housekeeping Institute
What it is: Good Housekeeping explains exactly how to use this miracle machine. With its 6-in-1 capabilities, the multicooker saves time and space in the kitchen. Every recipe is triple-tested in the Test Kitchen, using the pressure-cooking and slow-cooking functions.
Chapters include: featuring 60 family-pleasing dishes that range from Quick Coq au Vin and Carnitas Tacos to Pulled BBQ Beef and Weeknight Tuscan Ragu.
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| Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine by Lidia Bastianich and Tania Bastianich ManualiWhat it is: an authentic, comprehensive cookbook by the personable Emmy-winning host of PBS' Lidia's Kitchen. Written with her daughter, this book provides a delicious guide to Italian cooking, including details about ingredients, techniques, and tools. There's also an extensive glossary of Italian food terms and information about Italian culture.
Recipes include: Zucchini Fritters, Stuffed Mushrooms, Chicken Liver Crostini, Rosemary and Lemon Focaccia, Chicken Cacciatore, Tomato and Bread Soup, and Pomegranate Sorbet. |
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| EveryDayCook by Alton Brown; photography by Sarah De HeerWhat it is: a more personal cookbook by popular author and Food Network star Alton Brown, which showcases 101 of his favorite recipes as well as his choice of tools, spirits, methods, and less-common pantry items.
Recipes include: Breakfast Carbonara, Buttermilk Lassi, Bad Day Bitter Martini, Crispy Chickpeas, Beef Pho, Smoky the Meat Loaf, The General’s Fried Chicken, BBQ Potato Chips, and Green Grape Cobbler. |
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| Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from my Corner of the South by Vivian Howard; photography by Rex MillerWhat it is: an award-winning combination of cookbook and memoir that details more than 200 recipes and includes information about essential parts of Southern cooking, addressing ingredients, tools, seasoning meats, canning, and more.
Who it's for: viewers of PBS' A Chef's Life, fans of classic Southern food, and lovers of fresh takes on Southern food.
Recipes include: Grandma Hill's Hoecakes, Foolproof Grits, Blueberry BBQ Chicken, Peaches and Cream Cake, and Tempura-Fried Okra. |
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Honest to Goodness : Everyday Recipes for the Home Cook
by Christine Tizzard
What it is: Chef and TV Host Christine Tizzard knows that for all the things you can't control in this world, what you put on the table is entirely up to you. In Honest to Goodness she showcases years of experience preparing food in front of and behind a camera, sharing over 100 nutritious, stress-free and flavourful recipes that will have your family savouring every bite.
Recipes include: Familiar recipes are tweaked with the substitution of healthier, tastier ingredients.
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