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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2019
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| Micro Living: 40 Innovative Tiny Houses Equipped for Full-Time Living, in 400... by Derek "Deek" DiedricksenWhat's inside: a colorful, photo-filled look at 40 tiny homes that vary wildly in style and location, with floor plans are included for each.
Don't miss: "In Retrospect," where owners share what they would have done differently, and "The Inside Story," which notes why tiny houses aren't for everyone, discusses how to use a tiny kitchen, and more.
Author buzz: Diedricksen hosts HGTV's Tiny House Builders. |
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| Ground Rules: 100 Easy Lessons for Growing a More Glorious Garden by Kate FreyWhat it is: a vibrant guide to creating pleasing, personalized gardens using a sustainable approach, illustrated with beautiful photos.
Rules include: make a list of plants or colors you like; be lavish with containers; learn to hydrozone; never, ever plant invasives!
Want a taste? "A garden must work well within its local conditions and the framework of your life." |
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| Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking by Albert G. Lukas and Jessica Harris; contributions by Jerome GrantWhat's inside: over 100 traditional and new recipes (organized by region) and food history, all informed by the (U.S.) National Museum of African American History and its popular Sweet Home Café.
Recipes include: Field Green Salad, Hoppin' John, Maryland Crab Cakes, Jamaican Grilled Jerk Chicken, and Banana Pudding.
For fans of: Michael Twitty, Carla Hall, and Todd Richards. |
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| Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious by Michael Solomonov and Steven CookWhat it is: an acclaimed, full-color book filled with an assortment of Israeli recipes together with information on culture and history.
Recipes include: varieties of shawarma, sabach, hummus, falafel, schnitzel, breads, salads, soups, sweets, drinks, and Ashkenazi food.
Author buzz: James Beard Award-winning authors Solomonov and Cook traveled to numerous Israeli cities, markets, and restaurants for this fascinating book (photos included!). |
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Carla's Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes from Around the World
by Carla Hall with Genevieve Ko
Fans of Top Chef and The Chew will be delighted to discover that chef Carla Hall's enthusiastic, engaging attitude comes across just as well in a cookbook as it does on TV. Here, Hall (along with co-writer Genevieve Ko) sings the praises of cross-cultural comfort foods, encouraging cooks to experiment with flavor combinations from far afield. In addition to flavorful, homestyle recipes such as rustic bacon apple pie and vadouvan curried carrot soup, she offers up suggested variations, prep tips, and personal anecdotes in a chatty, reassuring tone that's perfectly pitched for beginning chefs. For further cozy and comforting recipes from Hall, check out Cooking with Love: Comfort Food That Hugs You.
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Eat feed autumn winter : 30 ways to celebrate when the mercury drops
by Anne Bramley
An ingenious cookbook that explains how to take full advantage of nature's bounty during autumn and winter offers helpful tips on how to stock one's pantry for the cold weather months, includes imaginative ideas for autumn and winter entertaining, and presents one hundred tempting recipes that range from Wheat Berry and Fig Salad to Cheese Fondue and Onion Rösti.
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Making winter : a hygge-inspired guide to surviving the winter months
by Emma Mitchell
A guide that draws on the Danish philosophy of hygge—which is all about coziness, simple pleasures and the company of loved ones—features 25 creative crafts and recipes, with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs, that will keep you warm no matter how cold it is outside.
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