Home, Garden, and DIY
September 2019
Recent Releases
Everyday decorating
by Jeffrey Bilhuber

Provides decorating tips based on the words the designer hears most from clients, happy, colorful, personal, lighter and brighter, sexy, charming, and cozy
Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers
by Leslie F. Halleck

What it is: an engaging, well-illustrated guide to plant propagation by a horticulture expert.

Who it's for: novices and green thumbs alike.

Topics include: materials and tools, how plants multiply, starting from seed, creating cuttings, water rooting, and common pests.
Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need
by Tracy McCubbin

What it is: a decluttering book that addresses why clutter happens and how to stop it by focusing on seven emotional blocks (such as "My Fantasy Stuff for My Fantasy Life") in addition to organizing advice.

Want a taste? "What I have discovered over the thousands of decluttering jobs I have done is that when clutter has gotten the upper hand, there is inevitably an emotional root."

Did you know? Families in the United States have 3.1% of the world's children, but buy 40% of toys sold.
Home hacks : Cleaning, Storage & Organizing, Decorating, Gardening, Entertaining, Clothing Care, Food & Cooking, Health & Safety, Appliances & Gadgets, Easy Repair
by Reader's Digest Association

Presents hundreds of clever do-it-yourself tips and tricks to streamline the home improvement and housekeeping processes, covering such topics as storage, gardening, and entertaining
Recent Award Winners
Eat a little better : great flavor, good health, better world
by Sam Kass

The former chef to the Obamas and White House food policy advisor shares recommendations for ecologically responsible grocery shopping, cooking and eating, providing 90 simple, zero-deprivation recipes that focus on health and sustainability.
Milk Street: Tuesday Nights
by Christopher Kimball

What's inside: internationally inspired recipes from the popular PBS TV series, divided by category (Fast, Faster, Fastest, Easy Additions, Supper Salads, Pizza Night, One Pot, Roast and Simmer, and Sweets). 

Winner of... both the 2019 James Beard Award and IACP Award for General Cookbook.

Read this next: Ellie Krieger's Weeknight Wonders, America's Test Kitchen's Dinner Illustrated, or Melissa Clark's Dinner.
Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine
by Edward Lee

What it is: a lyrical travelogue and food memoir -- with 40 recipes -- by Edward Lee, a chef and restaurateur who spent two years traveling the United States learning about different food cultures.

Recipes include: Green Tea Beignets, Hasenpfeffer, My Version of a Slaw Dog, Fried Pork Chops with Miso Creamed Corn and Pickle Juice Gravy, Octopus Stir Fry, Lacy Cornbread with Rhubarb Jam.

Winner of... the 2019 James Beard Award for Writing.
Food52 Genius Desserts: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Bake
by Kristen Miglore

What's inside: a collection of well-tested dessert recipes by a variety of well-known authors and cooks paired with genius tips and lovely photos. 

Recipes include: World Peace Cookies, Best Cocoa Brownies, Coconut Custard Macaroons, Easy Baklava, Almond Cake, Chocolate Cloud Cake, Grasshopper Shake, Atlantic Beach Pie, Pumpkin Butter.

Winner of... the 2019 IACP Award for Baking.
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