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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2020 "There's nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book." ~Betty MacDonald
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| Skillet Love: From Steak to Cake, More Than 150 Recipes in One Cast-Iron Pan by Anne ByrnWhat's inside: 150 beautifully photographed recipes, ranging from appetizers to desserts, made in the affordable, versatile cast-iron skillet.
Don't miss: historical details about the pan, ten principles of cooking with them, and tips on selecting and caring for them.
Recipes include: Queso Fundido; Easy Garlic Skillet Knots; Vegetarian Paella; Dotty's Chicken-Fried Steak; Georgia Burnt Caramel Cake. |
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| Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-MartinWhat's inside: historical details plus 125 newer recipes often matched with older ones from African American cookbooks, all pulled together by the author of the James Beard Award-winning The Jemima Code.
Recipes include: Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham; Crab Cakes; Chicken and Dumplings; Braised Celery; Quick Eggnog; Pralines; Fruit Fritters.
Award buzz: Jubilee was named one of The New York Times' and NPR's best cookbooks of 2019. |
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Inside Outside: A Sourcebook of Inspired Garden Rooms
by Linda O'Keeffe
What it is: Using the principles and language of interior design, the author offers a fresh and inspirational look at creating inviting, beautiful and personalized outdoor rooms.
What's inside: inspiration for you to create an outdoor living space that offers an oasis of comfort and style, with chapters focusing on space, structure, movement, mood, furniture and time.
Don't miss: the dramatic topiaries and black tulips in Massachusetts and the living wall in the courtyard of a Paris penthouse.
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| Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking: From Everyday Meals to Celebration Cuisine by Maangchi with Martha Rose ShulmanWhat it is: the acclaimed, user-friendly second book by YouTube star Maangchi, which offers 150 well-photographed recipes and includes helpful, highly detailed chapters on shopping and Korean cooking techniques as well as a section on vegan Buddhist Temple dishes.
Recipes include: Barley Rice Bibimbap; Kimchi Stew; Soy Butter Pan-Grilled Chicken; Fluffy Pine Nut Rice Cake; Bread Rolls; Honey Cookies. |
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Embroidery Now: Contemporary Projects for You and Your Home
by Jennifer Cardenas Riggs
What's inside: learn about the materials included in the practice, nine different stitch techniques with illustrated step-by-step instructions, and 30 individual projects designed for you to use in your home and wardrobe featuring unique, current designs, sophisticated color palettes and on-trend motifs.
Projects include: Neutral Native Canvas Pouch; Black Rose Hoop Necklace; Retro Wave Tea Towel; Falling Stars Linen Dress; Floral Cushion; Geometric Boho Lampshade.
Don't miss: the section on embroidery tips and tricks.
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The Home Barista: How to Bring Out the Best in Every Coffee Bean by Simone EggerWhat it is: for coffee enthusiasts everywhere, a charming handbook to becoming your own favorite barista.
What's inside: the secrets to brewing a perfect cup of coffee, from understanding the origins of the coffee bean and establishing a palate to perfecting roasting, grinding, brewing, and adding milk texture and foam designs.
Want a taste? "Coffee is a complex thing, capable of expressing myriad characteristics."
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| The Mitten Handbook: Knitting Recipes to Make Your Own by Mary Scott Huff; photographs by Lesley UnruhWhat it is: a well-illustrated, versatile guide to creating mittens that covers design theory, yarns, techniques, fit, embellishments, and more.
What's inside: 20 patterns for knitting mittens plus instructions for tweaking those patterns, as well as ways to combine various mitten parts (Edges, Cuffs, Thumbs, Hand, and Tops) for dozens of custom styles.
Don't miss: the Mitten Design Worksheet, which not only helps you plan a mitten, it also makes creating duplicates easier. |
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| Easy Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match: 70 Recipes to Pair and Share by Ivy ManningWhat's inside: 70 recipes (45 for soup, 25 for bread) that helpfully note preparation times (though all take less than an hour), plus tips on boosting flavor, making soup quicker, and troubleshooting.
Recipes include: Blender Gazpacho with Thin and Crispy Breadsticks; Fast Irish Stew with Mini-Irish Soda Breads; Lighter Broccoli and Cheese Soup with Beer and Cheddar Bread; Mexican Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Corn Tortillas; Korean Kimchi and Tofu soup with Korean Egg Bread. |
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| Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillyn SmithWhat's inside: a chatty look at creating an uncluttered yet cozy space using the author's home as a model, plus personal anecdotes, tips on finding your style, and the proper order to do things (hint: sort out seating first).
Don't miss: the appendices, which offer the "Cozy Minimalist home recipe" and before-and-after pictures of the author's family room.
Who it's for: fans of the author's popular Nesting Place blog; readers who'd appreciate the occasional references to Christianity; those who need help getting started. |
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Vegan Diner: Classic Comfort Food for the Body and Soul
by Julie Hasson
What's inside: a collection of recipes that provides guilt-free comfort-food indulgence for vegans everywhere.
Recipes include: The Blue Plate Special; Breakfast Benedicts Florentine; Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl Bread; Quick and Hearty Chili; Not Your Mama's Pot Roast with Roasted Vegetables; Barbequed Ribz; Chipotle Scallion Double Cornbread.
Read this next: America's Test Kitchen's Vegan for Everybody or Isa Chandra Moskowitz's Isa Does it.
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