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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2019
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| Milk Soaps: Making Milk-Enriched Soaps, From Goat to Almond by Anne-Marie FaiolaWhat's inside: step-by-step directions for creating 35 soaps (labeled beginner, intermediate, and advanced) using a plethora of milks, including cow and camel, coconut and rice, as well as details about the soapmaking process and the chemistry behind it all.
Recipes include: Shea and Aloe Bars with Yogurt; Cupcake Soaps with Whipped Cream; Layered Coffee and Cream Bars; Shampoo Bars with Hemp Milk and Apple Cider Vinegar; Super Rainbow Swirl. |
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| A Way to Garden: A Hands-On Primer for Every Season by Margaret RoachWhat it is: an updated version of the gardening expert's 1998 book, which offers many tips and is arranged by a plant's life cycle over the course of a year; it also thoughtfully explores how both the author and the gardening world have changed over 21 years.
Reviewers say: "a compelling book to read straight through that is also useful as a reference for particular details" (Booklist, starred review). |
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101 Epic Dishes : Recipes That Teach You How to Make the Classics Even More Delicious
by Jet Tila
With a brand new gig on Iron Chef America, regular TV appearances on other national cooking shows such as Cutthroat Kitchen and Chopped, connections to big-name cooking stars, plus a bestselling debut cookbook, Jet Tila is taking America’s food scene by storm. In his second cookbook, Jet partners with his co-chef and wife, Ali, to teach people how to cook food like they do in restaurants via specially curated, amazing recipes. With solid training and cooking experience, Jet knows how to cook well, develop high-quality content that people crave and sell it. The recipes are easy and beginner-friendly, but have that extra special flavor twist and/or key technique that makes them stand out.
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| Keep Out! Build Your Own Backyard Clubhouse: A Step-by-Step Guide by Lee MothesWhat it is: a cheerful, family-friendly guide to building your own clubhouse that includes basic plans for several types of treehouses and playhouses, with guidance on everything from how to use basic hand tools to how to build with inexpensive or recycled materials.
Read this next: For crafty outdoor activities this summer, check out Sew a Backyard Adventure by Susan Maw and Sally Bell. |
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Backyard Medicine : Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies
by Julie Bruton-seal
Backyard Medicine is a beautiful book, packed with nearly 300 color photographs and over 120 herbal remedies that you can make yourself. It gives a fascinating insight into the literary, historic, and world-wide application of the fifty common plants that it covers. It is the sort of book you can enjoy as an armchair reader or use to harvest and make your own herbal remedies from wild plants.
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