Home, Garden, and DIY
January 2021
Recent Releases
Living Without Plastic: More Than 100 Easy Swaps for Home, Travel, Dining, Holidays...
by Brigette Allen and Christine Wong

What it is: a readable guide to non-plastic alternatives in a number of areas, including food, home, health and beauty, kids and babies, pet care, and crafts. In addition, there are lovely photos, a resource list, and a 30-day plastic detox plan.

Did you know? Many chewing gums contain plastic.

Read this next: 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg; Simply Living Well by Julia Watkins. 
Fruit cake : recipes for the curious baker
by Jason Schreiber

The influential food stylist blends aesthetic flair and flavor in 75 recipes that combine fruit and pastries, from Raspberry Tea Cake and Mango Coconut Cashew Bites to Roasted Plum Sorbet Cake and Blood Orange Bee Sting Cake. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Pie Academy: Master the Perfect Crust and 255 Amazing Fillings, with Fruits, Nuts, Creams...
by Ken Haedrich

What it is: a comprehensive, friendly guide for bakers of all levels that includes favorite tools and ingredients, 250 recipes (including for a variety of doughs), and an illustrated, step-by-step pie-making tutorial.

Recipes include: Two-Berry Mint Pie; Cheddar-Crusted Apple Pie; Maple Pecan Pie; Amish Milk Pie; Peach Custard Pie; Fried Cherry Pies; Creamsicle Ice Cream Pie; Richard's Rice and Ricotta Pie. 
My house is killing me! : a complete guide to a healthier indoor environment
by Jeffrey C. May

"This is the most comprehensive book on the market about indoor allergens. The authors discuss the potential dangers to health caused by all matter of indoor allergens. This book is informed by the first author's education in chemistry and his thirty-plus years of running a business that identifies and fixes indoor air pollution. This second edition is greatly expanded, with eight new chapters and updated content in the other chapters. New chapters cover environmental hazards, testing and remediation, heating and cooling without ducts, and indoor air issues in a multi-unit building"
Pappyland : a story of family, fine bourbon, and the things that last
by Wright Thompson

Documents the story of the highly respected Kentucky bourbon magnate behind the $3,000-per-bottle Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve, chronicling the remarkable story of his fight to protect the authentic, founder-inspired legacy of his family’s distillery. Maps.
100 cookies : the baking book for every kitchen with classic cookies, novel treats, brownies, bars, and more
by Sarah Kieffer

"A cookbook of perfect weeknight baking projects: 100 delicious cookies"
Mastering bread : the art and practice of handmade sourdough, yeast bread, and pastry
by Marc Vetri

The James Beard Award-winning artisan master shares dozens of recipes for making simple, high-quality breads at home, taking readers through primary steps while providing options for dishes ranging from Bruschetta and Strata to Ribollita and the author’s signature Panettone. Illustrations.
Making a List
Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza
by Ken Forkish; photography by Alan Weiner

What it is: a James Beard and IACP Award-winning book that offers an in-depth look at baking as well as recipes for amazing breads and pizzas you can bake at home.

Chapters include: Eight Details for Great Bread and Pizza; Equipment and Ingredients; Basic Bread Method; Levain Method; Pizza Doughs. 

Recipes include: Pain au Bacon; Weeknight White Bread; Overnight Country Brown; Zucchini Focaccia; Iron-Skillet Meat Pie.
Hunt, gather, cook : finding the forgotten feast
by Hank Shaw

A popular blogger explains how to hunt, fish and forage for all kinds of wild foods and then provides recipes for preparing these natural delicacies--from Homemade Root Beer to Sardinian Hare Stew to Acorn-Flour Pasta. Reprint.
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