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Home, Garden, and DIY March 2017
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À La Mode: 120 Recipes in 60 Pairings: Pies, Tarts, Cakes, Crisps, and More...
by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
If you're in possession of an ice cream machine, some standard baking equipment, and an epic sweet tooth, this drool-worthy collection of innovative ice cream and dessert recipes is for you. Each of the 60 recipes for frozen treats comes with a perfectly paired dessert recipe, enabling you to serve up irresistible combos such as coffee-poached pears with hazelnut gelato, peanut brittle pie with popcorn ice cream, and pine nut pound cake with orange marmalade frozen custard. If the variety alone isn't enough to tempt you, the encouraging tone and useful tips (such as how long to store each ice cream, or how to improve your pie crust) may just win you over.
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| Bowls of Plenty: Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Whole Grain Meals by Carolynn CarreñoThere's something inherently satisfying about a one-bowl meal -- especially if the recipe comes from this new collection by award-winning food writer Carolynn Carreño. "Flavor first" is her guiding philosophy, and it's on full display in dishes like butternut-squash risotto with slow-cooked kale, goat's milk rice pudding with raisins, or Umbrian farro and mozzarella salad. In addition to sharing anecdotes from her career and de-mystifying some lesser-known grains, Carreño also provides guidelines for building your own bowls with whatever you've got in your kitchen. One-bowl aficionados looking for further healthy ideas may also want to try Sara Forte's The Sprouted Kitchen Bowl and Spoon. |
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Container Theme Gardens: 42 Combinations, Each Using 5 Perfectly Matched Plants
by Nancy J. Ondra; photography by Rob Cardillo
If you're new to container gardening or you've been frustrated by past attempts, this inviting book has the answers you need. Here, you don’t have to worry about painstaking design; all you have to do is choose a container and a theme and follow the instructions. Want an arrangement of edible greens, low-light plants, or flowers with blue blossoms? You'll find all of those options and more, each appearing with its own shopping list and each featuring five plants that are matched to grow in harmony. Moreover, each of the individual plants is described in detail, alongside tips, tricks, and suggested substitutions to ensure that you can always find a plant that will work for you.
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DIY Temporary Tattoos: Draw It, Print It, Ink It
by Pepper Baldwin
Temporary tattoos have grown up a lot from the flimsy vending-machine trinkets they used to be, as you'll discover when you browse the gallery of designs in this stylish how-to guide. Using illustrated, step-by-step instructions, designer Pepper Baldwin walks you through the temporary tattoo process: composing a design, deciding on placement, making and applying the tattoo, and caring for it so that it lasts longer. Whether you love variety too much to commit to one tattoo or you want to try out a design before making it permanent, DIY Temporary Tattoos may change your relationship to body art.
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| 200 Tips, Techniques & Recipes for Natural Beauty by Shannon BuckShopping for beauty products can elicit two kinds of sticker shock: mainstream products can be packed with unpronounceable ingredients, while organic products can be prohibitively pricey. You can avoid both pitfalls with this thorough, photo-illustrated guide to homemade natural beauty products. Offering options for an impressive range of skin and hair types, these recipes are also rich in context, including details about the science of essential oils, sourcing fresh ingredients, and finding vegan alternatives (among many other topics). Whether you're concocting products for yourself or gifting them to others, 200 Tips is sure to pique the exploratory spirit of DIY beauty devotees. |
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DIY Wardrobe Makeovers: Alter, Refresh & Refashion Your Clothes...
by Suzannah Hamlin Stanley
If you've ever tried on a piece of clothing only to learn that the term "ready to wear" doesn't apply in your case, this is the book you've been waiting for. Each of the friendly step-by-step tutorials in DIY Wardrobe Makeovers show you how to use an average home sewing machine to turn off-the-rack clothes into tailored, personalized fashion. Though some of the makeovers transform (turning a dress into a top or flared pants into skinny pants, for instance) while others adapt (shortening hems or letting out waistbands), all turn something ill-fitting into something you can wear with pride. For further wardrobe rehab, pick up The Refashion Handbook by Beth Huntington.
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| Do It Gorgeously: How to Make Less Toxic, Less Expensive, and More Beautiful Products by Sophie UlianoLauded as "a Mary Poppins for the new millennium" (Good Housekeeping) and "ever so eco-chic" (Los Angeles Confidential), bestselling author Sophie Uliano has appeared on Oprah and other TV shows to proclaim that "clueless is out -- and crafty is in!" Her book Do It Gorgeously equips readers with the know-how to make their own non-toxic beauty products, household cleaners, and much more. Uliano also shares straight-from-grandma advice on gardening, cooking, and fixing things around the house -- and throws in a simple, no-machines-required workout to boot -- all in a lighthearted, no-pressure style. |
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Natural Hair Coloring: How to Use Henna and Other Pure Herbal Pigments...
by Christine Shahin
Henna, indigo, amla, and cassia -- before there were chemical dyes, these plants were the go-to resources for hair coloring, and they're still valuable today for people in search of nontoxic beauty products. Eco-salon owner Christine Shahin is an advocate for these natural pigments, and by using this book, you can replicate her methods for tinting your tresses in various shades of black, brown, or red. Shahin's clear, careful instructions (complete with photos) make it easy to follow along, even if you're new to the world of natural dyes. For a wider range of natural beauty products, pick up Annie Stole's Homemade Beauty.
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