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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2019
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| Seasonal Flower Arranging: Fill Your Home with Blooms, Branches, and Foraged... by Ariella Chezar with Julie Michaels; photos by Erin KunkelWhat it is: a beautifully written guide arranged by season that encourages the use of locally grown flowers and provides flexible, step-by-step instructions for 39 floral projects.
Don't miss: the eye-catching color photos and the section about creating a cutting garden.
Reviewers say: "a delightful companion for gardeners, florists, or armchair naturalists" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). |
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| Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes to Make You a Great Cook by Carla Lalli MusicWhat it is: a modern cookbook (ordering staples online is encouraged) showcasing the author's six most-used cooking methods, 70 flexible recipes, her shopping philosophy, and tips for a pared-down kitchen.
Author buzz: Though Carla Lalli Music is Bon Appétit's Food Director, this book focuses on her life as a home cook.
Try this next: new cooks should check out Mark Bittman's or America's Test Kitchen's clearly written books featuring well-tested recipes. |
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Living With Air Plants : A Beginner's Guide to Growing and Displaying Tillandsia
by Yoshiharu Kashima
Air plants require no soil-- just some spritzing, soaking, the right sunlight and good air circulation. The they work in just about any space! Discover everything you need to know, from basic cultivation and creative display. If you despair of ever being able to keep a houseplant alive, these are the plants-- and the book-- you need.
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| Dinner Illustrated: 175 Meals Ready in 1 Hour or Less by America's Test KitchenWho it's for: busy people who want a meal kit in book form and would enjoy dinners like Crispy Skillet Turkey Burgers with Tomato-Feta Salad; Rice Noodles with Crisp Tofu and Cabbage; and Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Green Beans and Potatoes.
What's inside: 175 recipes for fast meals (including sides and salads); illustrated, step-by-step directions; ingredient lists that work as shopping lists; nutritional information; gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options. |
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| The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard by Susan MorrisonWhy you should read it: It takes a lifestyle-based approach to garden design that'll help aspiring gardeners turn their modest-sized yards into personalized spaces.
What's inside: inspiring color photographs, thoughtful questions, and suggestions for livable, low-maintenance designs using appropriate plants, furniture, and hardscaping. |
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The big tiny : a built-it-myself memoir
by Dee Williams
The sustainability advocate author of Go House Go describes the heart condition and hectic lifestyle that compelled her to scale back and simplify while spending more time with family and friends in her self-built, 84-square-foot home.
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| Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio SasakiWhat it is: a contemplative memoir and guide to minimalism with color photos by a Japanese book editor who got rid of all of his books.
Topics include: what minimalism is and why it's grown in popularity; tips on decluttering; why we own so much stuff; the positive changes in the author's life since going minimalist.
Other decluttering options: books by Marie Kondo, Peter Walsh, Joshua Becker, Francine Jay, or Dana K. White. |
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