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Home, Garden, and DIY March 2020
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Gennaro's pasta perfecto! : the essential collection of fresh and dried pasta dishes
by Gennaro Contaldo
""There's nothing Gennaro doesn't know about pasta-he's an absolute legend!" -Jamie Oliver This new book from celebrated Chef Gennaro Contaldo is all about pasta. An inexpensive staple that can be easily transformed into a luxurious meal, the possibilities of pasta are endless-perfect for busy families and for easy entertaining. Join Gennaro on an exciting Italian adventure and discover both new and traditional dishes that can often be whipped up in a matter of minutes. Gennaro's Pasta Perfecto is a delicious collection of over 100 recipes, beautifully photographed by David Loftus. It features dried, fresh, filled, and baked pasta dishes, such as lasagna four ways, minestrone soup, homemade ravioli, and pesto. Packed with tips for picking the best shape for sauces, and featuring recipes from across Italy, this is an essential book for any pasta enthusiast"
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Jubilee : recipes from two centuries of African American cooking
by Toni Tipton-Martin
Drawing from historical texts and rare African-American cookbooks, a collection of 125 recipes takes readers into the world of African-American cuisine made by enslaved master chefs, free caterers and black entrepreneurs and culinary stars that goes far beyond soul food. Illustrations.
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| Martha Stewart's Organizing: The Manual for Bringing Order to Your Life, Home & Routines by Martha StewartWhat it is: a practical, beautifully photographed how-to guide for organizing not only your home, but also your life, using routines and monthly checklists and offering hundreds of ideas, projects, and tips that cover cooking, home care, gardening, scheduling, and more.
Why is it a good thing? It's lovely to look at, wonderfully organized, and includes a few surprises, such as recipes and crafts. |
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The beekeeper's handbook
by Diana Sammataro
Since 1973, tens of thousands of first-time and experienced beekeepers alike have relied on The Beekeeper's Handbook as the best single-volume guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping. Featuring clear descriptions and authoritative content, this handbook provides step-by-step directions accompanied by more than 100 illustrations for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony of bees and a generous supply of honey. This book explains the various colony care options and techniques, noting advantages and disadvantages, so that beekeepers can make the best choices for their own hives.Book Annotation
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Buzz : the nature and necessity of bees
by Thor Hanson
The conservation biologist and award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers presents a natural and cultural history of the bee that traces its evolution and varieties while evaluating the environmental hazards placing them at risk. 30,000 first printing
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The Bee-Friendly Garden: Design an Abundant, Flower-Filled Yard That Nurtures...
by Kate Frey and Gretchen LeBuhn
If you've ever wondered what you can do to counteract the increasing scarcity of pollinating insects, garden designer Kate Frey and biologist Gretchen LeBuhn have an answer: plant a bee garden! It's a win-win for all involved: bees (both native bees and honeybees) get a welcoming habitat in which to flourish, and gardeners get beautiful, sustainable gardens with higher yields. In this practical and insightful volume, you'll learn about "super bloomers," seasonal progression, nest boxes, and other subjects relevant to cultivating a bee garden. And if your new bee garden leaves you feeling inspired to learn more, pick up Alethea Morrison's Homegrown Honey Bees to begin your adventures in apiculture.
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The bee : a natural history
by Noah Wilson-Rich
Explores the role that bees play in the life of the planet, detailing such topics as the diversity of bee species, the human-bee relationship over time, beekeeping, identification, bee ecology and genetics, and bee health
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| The Fresh Honey Cookbook: 84 Recipes from a Beekeeper's Kitchen by Laurey MastertonWhat's inside: Grouped by season, the 84 featured recipes for appetizers, meals, and desserts highlight a delicious array of varietals, from tulip poplar honey in June to orange blossom honey in January.
Did you know? Even the non-honey ingredients in the delectable recipes found here, such as Bacon, Basil, and Tomato Bites or Strawberry-Rhubarb Cream, purposefully utilize foods that couldn't be sustained without the efforts of the valiant honeybee. |
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