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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2019
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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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Fantastical cakes : incredible creations for the baker in anyone
by Gesine Bullock-Prado
What it is: The owner of a baking school in Vermont provides step-by-step instructions for baking, piping and decorating spectacular cakes at home using her "BaDASS" method: Bake ahead, Dam, Assemble, Smooth coat and Spruce it up.
Why you might like it: Step by step instructions. From custom shapes to ultra-gorgeous towering layer cakes.
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| A Meatloaf in Every Oven: Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes... by Frank Bruni and Jennifer SteinhauerWhat's inside: witty writing by two New York Times journalists, tips on pans and ingredients, and an assortment of side dish and meatloaf recipes that cover time and geography and includes offerings by Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Michael Solomonov, Melissa Clark, and Bobby Flay.
Recipes include: Swedish Meatball Loaf, Turkey Meatloaf Muffins, Jerk Chicken Loaf, Tuna Melt Loaf, and Cheeseburger and Fries Loaf. |
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| Bean by Bean: More Than 175 Recipes for Fresh Beans, Dried Beans, Cool Beans... by Crescent DragonwagonWhat it is: a chatty ode to the humble bean that includes bean basics, such as soaking methods, complimentary herbs and spices, and more.
Recipes include: Hillbilly Hummus; Syrian Zucchini-Chickpea Soup; Brown Bean Chili with Sweet Potatoes; Vegetarian Cassoulet; Summer Garden Potpie; Traditional Falafel; and Red Bean Ice Cream.
Don't miss: the vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and "meatist" tags as well as the charming black, white, and green illustrations. |
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Pie squared : irresistibly easy sweet & savory slab pies
by Cathy Barrow
What it is: Explores the food trend of slab pies, which make it easy to serve sweet or savory pastry to a crowd.
Recipes include: Curried Chicken Slab Pie and Sour Cream Peach Melba Slab Pie, Grande Mocha Cappuccino Slab Pie.
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| The Book of Greens: A Cook's Compendium of 40 Varieties, from Arugula to Watercress... by Jenn Louis with Kathleen SquiresWhat it is: an IACP Award-winning guide to greens that includes information on origin, season, flavor, and nutrition, along with tips on buying, storing, and cleaning, as well as 150 recipes.
Recipes include: Swiss Chard Polenta; Green Pancakes; Slow-Braised Spigarello; Coconut Milk Rice Porridge with Tatsoi; Kimchi Soda; and Lettuce and Carrot Cake. |
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