Home, Garden, and DIY
March 2023
Recent Releases
The Complete Guide to Healthy Drinks: Powerhouse Ingredients, Endless...
by America's Test Kitchen

What's inside: 160 recipes for delicious, good-for-you beverages, from smoothies to a DIY sports drink, all made with healthy ingredients and minimal sweeteners. Plus an equipment list, buyer's guide, storage tips, and substitution suggestions.

Recipes include: London Fog Tea Latte, Raw Hot Chocolate, ATK V5 Juice, Old-Fashioned Mulled Cider, Mango Lassi, Milk Kefir, Sparkling Mixed Berry Kombucha, Pear and Vanilla Spritzer.
Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals
by Lisa Bryan

What it is: a debut cookbook packed with 100 simple, big-batch recipes focused on whole foods, plus details on tools, prep, and storage. 

Recipes include: Mediterranean Sheet Pan Eggs, Lemony Lentil Soup, Creamy Salmon Zoodles, Honey Citrus Chicken, Key Lime Tartelettes. 

Read this next: For another cookbook that eschews refined sugar and gluten, try Danielle Walker's Healthy in a Hurry. If you want more on healthy meal prep, pick up Skinnytaste Meal Prep by Gina Homolka or The Ultimate Meal-Prep Cookbook by American's Test Kitchen.
Home Detox: Make Your Home a Healthier Place for Everyone Who Lives There
by Daniella Chace

What it is: "a thoroughly researched and practical guide" (Library Journal) to detoxing your home, room by room.

Why you might like it: Home Detox examines 
toxins found in common household items and gives tips for eliminating or reducing them, plus offers suggestions for tidying tools and recipes for homemade cleaners.

Want a taste? "Toxins are linked to thousands of common health conditions and diseases."
100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat
by Laura Erickson

What's inside: details on planning a bird-friendly garden as well as in-depth profiles of 100 plants -- including herbaceous plants, trees, grasses, shrubs, and vines -- that will provide food and shelter for birds throughout the entire year.

Don't miss: the details on why bird habitats are needed,
 the beautiful color photos, planting and care advice, and a list of plants to avoid. 
Embroidery: The Ideal Guide to Stitching, Whatever Your Level of Expertise
by Lucinda Ganderton

What's inside: This "quintessentially perfect reference" (Booklist) provides a comprehensive embroidery guide for creators of all levels, showcasing over 200 stitches, plus creative ideas on how to use them, loads of illustrations, advice on materials, and a bit of history.

Sections include: Materials, Tools, and Techniques; Gallery of Stitches; Line and Border Stitches; Openwork Stitches; Needlepoint Stitches.
AphroChic: Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home
by Bryan Mason and Jeanine Hays

What it is: an interior design book exploring Black history and the idea of home via the inspiring personal spaces of well-known Black Americans.

Featured homeowners include: Jason Reynolds, Alexander Smalls, Danielle Brooks and Dennis Gelin, and Bridgid Coulter.

Don't miss: gorgeous photos of art-filled rooms; information about the home ownership barriers Black Americans have faced.
Watercolour Lessons: How to Paint and Unwind in 20 Tutorials
by Emma Lefebvre

What it is: personable YouTuber Emma Lefebvre's approachable, beautifully illustrated guide to watercolors, based around 20 tutorials, that's perfect for beginners or anyone who wants to improve their skills.

Chapters include: Supply Guide, Colour Theory and Colour Mixing, Before You Begin, Botanical Painting Projects, Landscapes, Animals.
Home Therapy: Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence, and...
by Anita Yokota

What it is: an engaging holistic home design guide with color photos and practical tips, by therapist-turned-designer Anita Yokota, who considers your style preferences as well as your emotional well-being.

Read it if... you want a lovely, well put-together home and a more thoughtful life.

Reviewers say: "
Yokota’s calming charm makes for an original approach to domestic bliss" (Publishers Weekly).
Contact your librarian for more great books!
Daviess County Public Library
2020 Frederica Street
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
(270) 684-0211

www.dcplibrary.org
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