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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2019
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| Perfect Pan Pizza: Square Pies to Make at Home, from Roman, Sicilian, and Detroit... by Peter Reinhart; photos by Johnny AutryWhat it is: a beautifully photographed, creative guide to making delicious pan pizza at home, written by an obsessed pizza expert who offers clear explanations as well as tools, tips, tricks, and techniques.
Recipes include: Naturally Leavened Dough; Crushed Tomato Pizza Sauce; The Classic Red Stripe Pizza; Veggie "Pepperoni" Pizza; Bacon and Egg Pizza; Herbed Tomato and Pesto Focaccia. |
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Hero dinners : complete one-pan meals that save the day
by Marge Perry
Hero Dinners gives you the superpower to make delicious, well-balanced meals using fresh, wholesome ingredients--all in just one sheetpan or skillet. The wizardry behind these complete meals is in super smart, innovative-- and simple!--techniques that ensure you won't end up with muddled flavors and textures.
Includes: Mouth-watering pictures for each recipe. Tips to shave time and calories, as well as ingredient substitutions if necessary.
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The big book of lap quilts : 51 patterns for family room favorites
by That Patchwork Place
Get a whopping 51 patterns for the always-popular lap quilt--designs for everyday, seasons, holidays, and special days abound. And at just 55 cents per pattern, you'll enjoy both inspiration and savings!
Designers include: Country Threads, Kim Diehl, Amy Ellis, Jill Finley and more!
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| Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire... by William GurstelleWhat's inside: historical facts, scientific explanations, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions for making amateur ballistic devices, including a catapult, a tennis ball mortar, and a hydro pump rocket.
For fans of: DIY science projects.
Don't miss: the safety advice (please!), ideas for further study, and tips for acquiring materials. |
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| The Backyard Homestead by Carleen MadiganWhat's inside: the basics of adapting a variety of agricultural activities to city or suburban conditions: vegetable gardening (in yards, balconies, or windowsills); growing wheat and hops (for home-brewed beer); keeping poultry, livestock, or bees; cultivating fruit and nut trees; making butter and cheese; preserving your bounty, and more.
Read this next: Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen's The Urban Homestead. |
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The suburban micro-farm : modern solutions for busy people
by Amy Stross
Outlines the ways to run a suburban homesteading garden, covering such topics as developing and nurturing healthy soil, using permaculture techniques, and making money with crops
Perfect for: People who want to try homesteading with minimal time and space.
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Storey's guide to keeping honey bees : Honey Production, Pollination, Health
by Malcolm T. Sanford
Learn how to: properly house your bees in all seasons; manage your colony's nutrition; maintain an effective pollination schedule; prevent and treat mites and disease; introduce a new queen to the hive; capture a swarm; harvest and store your honey crop.
Is it for you? Whether you have a single rooftop hive, a few bee boxes in your backyard, or a large-scale apiary, this is the only reference you'll need.
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