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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2019
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I am a Filipino : And This Is How We Cook
by Nicole Ponseca
Two trailblazing restaurateurs present a modern cookbook filled with a vast array of Filipino recipes that capture the unexpected and addictive flavors of this vibrant and diverse cuisine. 25,000 first printing.
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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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| 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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The colorful dry garden : over 100 flowers and vibrant plants for drought, desert & dry times
by Maureen Gilmer
A design-focused, easy-to-use guide to colorful, eye-catching foliage and flowers for your whole yard, from the ground plane to the canopy, for homeowners and landscapers faced with replacing thirsty gardens in California and other dry regions in the Western US.
If readers must reluctantly remove water-guzzling favorites from the garden, they need equally beautiful substitutes! This book is a visual treat that supports the transition to dry gardening by proving that gardeners can have all the gorgeous color and flowers they had in the past using just a fraction of the water.
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Making chocolate : from bean to bar to s'more
by Todd Masonis
Four craft chocolate makers describe how to make your own chocolate through the “quick-start” and “deep-dive” methods and discuss the sourcing, fermenting, drying and roasting of the cacao beans and how to incorporate your homemade craft chocolate into artisan treats.
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The Sourdough School : The Ground-Breaking Guide to Making Gut-Friendly Bread
by Vanessa Kimbell
Achieve the delicious crust and addictive tang of a homemade sourdough loaf with this comprehensive guide from expert Vanessa Kimbell. At her renowned Sourdough School, Vanessa has taught countless students the secrets of this healthy, more easily digestible bread, and now she has compiled her teachings for the home baker.
From creating your own starter from scratch, you'll then move on to basic breadmaking techniques, before progressing to using sprouted grains and experimenting with flavors to produce Fig and Earl Grey and Cherry Plum loaves.
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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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All about eggs : everything we know about the world's most important food
by Rachel Khong
Featuring 88 recipes for breakfast dishes, sauces, desserts and appetizers, this detailed handbook showcases the versatility and importance of the humble egg, providing the science and production of eggs, their numerous and varied regional uses and interesting anecdotes, essays and fascinating factoids.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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San Mateo Public Library 55 West 3rd Avenue San Mateo, California 94402 (650) 522-7802www.smplibrary.org |
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