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Home, Garden, and DIY March 2020
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| The New Gardener's Handbook: Grow a Beautiful & Bountiful Garden... by Daryl BeyersWhat it is: an appealingly comprehensive overview of gardening basics that encourages the use of both science and intuition by a New York Botanical Garden instructor.
Want a taste? "Gardeners grow by gardening, and to become a true gardener you must also learn to have fun in the garden."
Don't miss: the Gardener's Glossary sidebars; the detailed photos, illustrations, and diagrams. |
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Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking
by Toni Tipton-Martin
What's inside: historical details plus 125 newer recipes often matched with older ones from African American cookbooks, all pulled together by the author of the James Beard Award-winning The Jemima Code.
Recipes include: Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham; Crab Cakes; Chicken and Dumplings; Braised Celery; Quick Eggnog; Pralines; Fruit Fritters.
Award buzz: Jubilee was named one of The New York Times' and NPR's best cookbooks of 2019.
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| Half the Sugar, All the Love: 100 Easy, Low-Sugar Recipes for Every Meal of the Day by Jennifer Tyler Lee and Anisha I. Patel, MD, MSPHWhat's inside: a primer on the problems of added sugar and how to reduce it; 100 family-friendly, low-sugar recipes that often use fruits and vegetables for sweetness; nutritional information for each dish.
Recipes include: Strawberry Toaster Pastries; Blueberry Scones; Sloppy Joes; Shrimp Pad Thai; BBQ Chicken Pizza; Apple Crisp; Red Velvet Cupcakes; Chocolate Pudding; Ketchup; Newtella. |
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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 Honey Bus : A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees by Meredith May"Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees"--Amazon.
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| The Bee-Friendly Garden: Design an Abundant, Flower-Filled Yard That Nurtures... by Kate Frey and Gretchen LeBuhnWhat it is: a practical and insightful volume to creating your own bee garden that covers "super bloomers," seasonal progression, nest boxes, and more by garden designer Kate Frey and biologist Gretchen LeBuhn.
Read this next: Alethea Morrison's Homegrown Honey Bees, if you're ready to branch out to apiculture. |
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