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Home, Garden, DIY & TravelJuly 2025 |
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The Blue Kitchenby Cider Mill Press Unlock the secrets to a happier, healthier life with recipes that embrace centuries-old traditions, nutritional wisdom, and the remarkable power of food. From colorful salads to hearty grain bowls, these dishes are as delicious as they are healthful. The Blue Kitchen isn’t just about cooking—it’s about transforming your lifestyle. This book brings the very best of these dishes into your home and proves that living a long life is not just a matter of luck, but something that we can take control of. Inside you’ll find: - Plant-forward appetizers
- Protein-packed entrees
- Innovative and flavorful salads
- Quick weeknight options
- Tips to keep you on track in your pursuit of healthier living
- Recipes centered around fresh, nutrient-dense foods
- How to infuse the wisdom of the ages into your cooking
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The Chinese Wayby Betty LiuBetty Liu cooks Chinese all the time—but this doesn’t mean she makes the same food her great-grandparents did. In her kitchen, the wok sits next to a Dutch oven, and the soy sauce in her pantry lives alongside tomato paste and harissa. The key to great Chinese cooking lies not in strict “authentic” recipes and ingredients, but in adaptable techniques. The Chinese Way teaches eight key methods that anyone can use to unlock their cooking: first, how to master heat (Steam, Fry, Boil, and Braise) and then, how to create irresistible flavor combinations (Sauce, Infuse, Pickle, and Wrap). In each chapter, Betty boils down the basics in classic dishes like Mapo Tofu and White-Cut Pork Belly. Then, she brings those techniques to the modern kitchen, with local produce and global flavors. The result? Dishes such as Scallion Oil Smashed Potatoes, Harissa Glazed Torn Tofu, Braised Cabbage and Chorizo, Dashi Steamed Mushrooms, and Tomato-Bacon Sticky Rice. One core technique at a time, Betty shows how to become a better cook—whether you’re stir-frying cauliflower or adding preserved lemon to broccoli for extra zing. Betty’s food is not traditional—but it is Chinese. And you can cook that way, too.
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The Curious Kitchen Gardenerby Linda ZiedrichThe Curious Kitchen Gardener is for cooks and gardeners interested in bringing novelty and variety into their lives and homes. It follows each season of planting and harvesting—featuring nearly 35 often overlooked edibles, with illustrations, and a delicious recipe for each, encouraging us to see our gardens as an integrated whole and a year-round practice. Calling upon decades of Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver experience, Linda Ziedrich includes fascinating cultural context and personal connections to each plant. The result is the story of how and why an adventurous gardener cultivated a unique cuisine for herself and her family—and how you can too.
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Plant Dyesby Camille Binet-DezertDive into the colorful world of plant-based dyeing! Are you interested in dyeing fabric with plant-based dyes but don't know where to start? Are you a beginner, or would you like to improve your skills and learn more about plant dyeing and printing techniques? This book offers you a complete approach: from picking plants to dyeing fabrics, from mordanting to creating patterns. Besides creating the dyes, learn shibori techniques, how to make flower and leaf prints, tips for dying yarn, and more. You'll also find step-by-step instructions for 12 unique projects including giving new life to a stained shirt, dying cloth napkins, botanical wall hangings, dyed macrame plant hangers, and more. Camille Binet-Dezert's takes an eco-responsible approach, repurposing old fabrics, reusing vegetable peels, and utilizing nature's gifts to their fullest. Color charts show more than 20 common plants that will give you a beautiful range of dyes.
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Backyard chicken keeper Melissa Caughey shares her years of experience and research about our feathered friends with this entertaining and informative exploration of what chickens think and feel. From chick days to the golden stage of "henopause," Caughey offers insights into the range of feelings that chickens can express, their unexpected intelligence, personality types, and flock dynamics. |
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Hiking with Kids Idaho : 50 Great Hikes for Families by Holly HorchThrough fifty curated hikes with maps and photographs, Hiking with Kids Idaho provides more than just a collection of easy hikes for families. It’s a collection of bucket-list explorations to enjoy from toddlerhood through the teen years across the state. Organized around location, the book features 50 easily accessible day hike locations, with each hike featuring color photos and maps. Hiking with Kids Idaho will keep its young participants engaged with tips on cool scavenger hunts; how to identify various animals, fun facts about the history of the land, and more.Inside you’ll find:- Detailed hike descriptions
- Easy-to-follow maps for every route
- Information on restrooms, stroller compatibility, and trail users
- Color photos to help your kids envision themselves on the trail
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Crush Your Money Goalsby Bernadette JoyGet ready to Crush Your Money Goals and turn to the power of habits to make lasting financial changes! When it comes to building financial health, adopting good money habits that will last (and dropping bad ones) can insure financial freedom. In Crush Your Money Goals, you will find information on the psychology behind why habits work to achieve goals, and twenty-five simple habits to adopt, and which to drop, to help you invest properly, budget, save, climb out of debt, and so much more. Join expert money coach Bernadette Joy as she guides you through her C.R.U.S.H. approach to financial wellness, a program she’s been using for years to help her followers get in financial shape. With C.R.U.S.H., you will learn to:
-Curate Your Accounts
-Reverse into Independence
-Understand Your (Net) Worth
-Spend Intentionally
-Heal Your Money Wounds
Each letter covers 5 easy-to-implement habits you will use to take control of your finances. From trying the $1 rule and facing your financial fears to holding a digital detox and decluttering your calendar, Crush Your Money Goals will have you saving money in no time! By changing your patterns with better habits, you’ll be on your way to making financial changes not just for today, but for tomorrow!
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Granny Square Styleby Hyllam Lefèvre Unlock the timeless charm of granny squares with an easy, modern guide designed for beginners and seasoned crocheters alike. Learn essential skills, master classic designs, and craft stylish projects that showcase your personal flair. You’ll be amazed at all you can create using one simple technique and a handful of yarn. With this book, you will: - Learn 10 easy, vintage-inspired granny square patterns
- Tackle bold color combinations to match any style or season
- Create trendy belts, cozy pillows, stylish totes, scarves, and afghans
- Craft personalized gifts for birthdays, holidays, or just because
Whether you’re stitching for yourself or making a thoughtful handmade gift, this guide is your perfect companion for learning, celebrating, and mastering the art of crochet. Start simple, dream big, and watch your creativity bloom — one beautiful square at a time!
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The Italian Summer Kitchenby Cathy WhimsFor a culinary tour of Italy, or a master class in creating the nation’s many regional gems in your home kitchen, you couldn’t ask for a better tour guide than Cathy Whims. In her debut cookbook, Cathy brings together dishes from Italy’s many and varied regions, united by her masterful interpretation of cucina povera―literally “food of the poor,” which means fresh produce, local meats, handmade pasta and pizza, and simple cooking methods. These recipes for drinks, appetizers, pasta, pizza, risottos, meat and fish, and desserts are united not by region but by feeling: everything is authentically Italian yet easy for the home cook to create no matter where they live. Step-by-step instructions demystify essential skills like how to make fresh pasta, cook a perfect risotto, and craft heavenly, light-as-a-cloud gnocchi. Readers will find tips and techniques from professional chefs and everyday home cooks, seasoned with Cathy’s always-engaging wit and reflections on history and on food, life, travel, and more.
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Martha's the CookbookJoin Martha in the kitchen as she shares favorite recipes and invaluable tips. Learn how to cook her mother’s humble Potato Pierogi, her decadent Gougères, a comforting Apple Brioche Bread Pudding, and the famous Paella she makes for the luckiest friends who visit her in summer. You’ll find something to satisfy everyone’s taste, whether it’s a simple meal you make for yourself, a weeknight family dinner, or a special celebration, recipes range from breakfast & brunch to soups & salads, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, dinner, and of course dessert. Like a scrapbook of Martha’s life in cookbook form, this is the ultimate collection for devotees as well as newer fans who want to become more confident in the kitchen and do what Martha does best: Start with the basics and elevate them. From timeless classics to contemporary delights, these recipes reflect storied moments from her legendary, trailblazing career.
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