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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2019
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Who it's for: anyone who wants easy ideas for get-togethers at home, whatever the size of the guest list or budget
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Including recipes for: ginger pork & cucumber salad, bacon & apple farro salad, summer tuna salad with sweet potato and basil, warm wild mushroom & lentil salad, beet, mushroom, & avocado – and sixty-five more. Reviewers say: "this user-friendly collection makes a perfect fit for vegetarians and carnivores alike" (Publishers Weekly)
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Including: Plant Care 101, twenty-seven tough-but-stylish species, and how to create a signature scent for your house The author: Baylor Chapman is the founder of a San Francisco-based plant design studio
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When you're done, you'll: know where everything is and love how it looks The authors: Instagram sensations who have worked with Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mindy Kaling
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Container Gardener's Handbook: Pots, Techniques, and Projects to transform...by Frances TophillWhat it is: a creative book that encourages recycling and will inspire and educate readers about the ins and outs of container gardening.
Topics include: choosing the size, shape, and material of containers; refreshing soil; repotting; feeding; watering; deadheading; pruning.
Author buzz: Author Frances Tophill appears on BBC's Gardeners' World and ITV's Love Your Garden.
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Dinner Illustrated: 175 Meals Ready in 1 Hour or Lessby America's Test KitchenWho it's for: busy people who want a meal kit in book form and would enjoy dinners like Crispy Skillet Turkey Burgers with Tomato-Feta Salad; Rice Noodles with Crisp Tofu and Cabbage; and Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Green Beans and Potatoes.
What's inside: 175 recipes for fast meals (including sides and salads); illustrated, step-by-step directions; ingredient lists that work as shopping lists; nutritional information; gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options.
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The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yardby Susan MorrisonWhy you should read it: It takes a lifestyle-based approach to garden design that'll help aspiring gardeners turn their modest-sized yards into personalized spaces.
What's inside: inspiring color photographs, thoughtful questions, and suggestions for livable, low-maintenance designs using appropriate plants, furniture, and hardscaping.
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Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 Small Paintingsby Mark Daniel NelsonWhat it is: an accessible how-to book for beginners that cleverly drops the intimidation factor by having readers paint on small (5x5) canvases, boards, or pieces of paper, working their way through 50 paintings, which start simple and progress as skills are acquired.
Want more? Try Claire Watson Garcia's Painting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner or Annie O'Brien Gonzales' The Joy of Acrylic Painting.
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalismby Fumio SasakiWhat it is: a contemplative memoir and guide to minimalism with color photos by a Japanese book editor who got rid of all of his books.
Topics include: what minimalism is and why it's grown in popularity; tips on decluttering; why we own so much stuff; the positive changes in the author's life since going minimalist.
Other decluttering options: books by Marie Kondo, Peter Walsh, Joshua Becker, Francine Jay, or Dana K. White.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Demarest Free Public Library |
90 Hardenburgh Ave. |
Demarest, New Jersey 07627 |
(201) 768-8714 |
demarestlibrary.org |
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