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Home, Garden, and DIY November 2020 |
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Cookish: Throw It Together
by Christopher Kimball
"In Cookish, Christopher Kimball and his team of cooks and editors harness the most powerful cooking principles from around the world to create 200 of the simplest, most delicious recipes ever created. These recipes, most with six or fewer ingredients (other than oil, salt, and pepper), make it easy to be a great cook -- the kind who can walk into a kitchen and throw together dinner in no time"
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| The Joy of Acrylic Painting: Expressive Painting Techniques for Beginners by Annie O'Brien GonzalesWhat it is: an encouraging beginner's guide to acrylic painting covering inspiration, materials, techniques, and projects.
Projects include: Create a Personal Color Wheel; Paint an Imaginary Landscape; Monoprinting with Paint and Stencils.
Want a taste? "I intend to convince you that it's not about being anointed with talent from birth and that it's never too late to learn to paint." |
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Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love
by Noriko Misumi
Joyful Mending shows you how to fix old items of clothing, linens and household objects by turning tears and flaws into beautiful features. Simply by applying a few easy sewing, darning, felting, or crocheting techniques, as well as some sashiko and other favorite embroidery stitches, you can repair your favorite pieces in a transformative way. These techniques don't just save you money, but make your life more joyful, fulfilling and sustainable in an age of disposable "fast fashion."
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| Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie KondoWhat it is: the charming illustrated follow-up to the bestselling The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizing consultant and host of Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.
What's inside: inspirational tips and detailed methods for clearing out clutter, organizing your belongings, folding clothes, and more.
Want a taste? "A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum." |
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| Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, and Megan ScottWhat it is: a classic American cookbook -- updated in 2019 by the great-grandson of Irma S. Rombauer and his wife -- that covers drinks, salads, snacks, main dishes, and more, offers vegetarian options, and addresses topics like nutrition, food safety, and setting the table.
Recipes include: Cold-Brewed Coffee; Baked Oatmeal; Cobb Salad; Matzo Ball Soup; Grilled Pizza; Coconut Rice; Roast Chicken; Beef Pot Roast; Naan; Southern Corn Bread; Fresh Ginger Cake; Vegan Eggnog.
Don't miss: the ingredient chapter; the special events menus. |
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