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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2019
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| Micro Living: 40 Innovative Tiny Houses Equipped for Full-Time Living, in 400... by Derek "Deek" DiedricksenWhat's inside: a colorful, photo-filled look at 40 tiny homes that vary wildly in style and location, with floor plans are included for each.
Don't miss: "In Retrospect," where owners share what they would have done differently, and "The Inside Story," which notes why tiny houses aren't for everyone, discusses how to use a tiny kitchen, and more.
Author buzz: Diedricksen hosts HGTV's Tiny House Builders. |
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| Ground Rules: 100 Easy Lessons for Growing a More Glorious Garden by Kate FreyWhat it is: a vibrant guide to creating pleasing, personalized gardens using a sustainable approach, illustrated with beautiful photos.
Rules include: make a list of plants or colors you like; be lavish with containers; learn to hydrozone; never, ever plant invasives!
Want a taste? "A garden must work well within its local conditions and the framework of your life." |
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The Trapper's Bible: the Most Complete Guide On Trapping and Hunting Tips Ever
by Eustace Hazard Livingston
What's inside: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hunting and Trapping! A collection of tips, tactics, and anecdotes from the finest trappers the United States has ever seen. The Trapper’s Bible offers the best of the best — an informative look into life as a trapper.From a complete listing of steel traps to constructing a variety of deadfalls, pens, traps, triggers, and snares, the collected sources take you through the ins and outs of trapping, including practical how-to instructions as well as personal stories and letters from real trappers.
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Fishing Flies: A World Encyclopedia of Every Type of Fly
by Mark Greenhalgh
What it's about: Fishing Flies examines the entire range of fishing flies -- more than 1,300 in all, many by some of the world's most famous fly-tiers. These flies have been selected not only for their worth as lures but for their contribution to the progress of fly-tying. Specially taken color photographs show hundreds of fly styles and variations. Every fly featured in this book can be tied using readily obtained materials, and detailed instructions cover each step in the fly-tying sequence.
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| The Mac + Cheese Cookbook: 50 Simple Recipes from Homeroom, America's... by Allison Arevalo and Erin WadeWhat it is: a cookbook devoted to mac and cheese (with some love given to sides and desserts), co-written by the creators of Homeroom, the popular Oakland, California, macaroni and cheese restaurant.
What's inside: a Béchamel sauce how-to, cheese recommendations, troubleshooting tips, beer and wine pairings, and more.
Recipes include: Classic Mac, Spicy Mac, Chili Mac, Truffle Mac, Gluten-Free Mac and Cheese, Quick Dill Pickles, and Lime Bars. |
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Stir-fries
by Joanne G. Fullan
What's inside: 68 reliable recipes offer mealtime solutions for families on the go.
Cooking on a deadline?: If you need a recipe in a pinch, log on the BRIDGES. Yes, BRIDGES. There are over 100 cookbooks on BRIDGES and they are at your disposal 24/7 with your library card.
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The yogurt bible
by Pat Crocker
What it's about: Provides thirty-five recipes for homemade yogurt and more than one hundred recipes that feature yogurt as a main ingredient or topping.
Want to dive deeper?: take a look at the "Culinary Arts Collection" from Gale Resources. Not only are there recipes, but a wealth of information about cooking and the culinary industry.
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| Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life by Kate McDermottWhat it is: a popular primer on pie (both savory and sweet) by a self-taught home baker who reminisces about her life; recommends ingredients, methods, and tools; provides detailed instructions for making crusts; and discusses life lessons we can learn from making pie.
Recipes include: Cookie Crumb Crust, Vegan Pie Dough, Buttermilk Pie, Pie Pops, English Pork Pies, and Apple Quince Pie. |
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