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Home, Garden, and DIY September 2018
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| The New Rules of the Roost: Organic Care and Feeding for the Family Flock by Robert and Hannah LittTons of information on the best breeds for homeowners (breed profiles are included), good hen habitats, proper nutrition, dealing with predators, and health and illnesses. Backyard chicken owners and those who are thinking about it as well as fans of Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow who'd like to know more about organic poultry keeping. |
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Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money & Sanity
by Karrie Truman
Karrie gives you all the tools you need to become a freezer-meal genius: information on shopping, cooking, freezing, thawing and everything in between. The book includes beginner, intermediate and advanced meal plan programs to guide you in cooking 7 to 50 meals in a day. You read that right: 50 meals in a day. No more excuses: it's time to start cooking delicious meals that will have you feeling anything but left out in the cold!
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| The Kitchen Shortcut Bible: More than 200 Recipes to Make Real Food Real Fast by Bruce Weinstein and Mark ScarboroughA new way of thinking about making good meals quickly, which embraces non-traditional uses for some ingredients and kitchen utensils (including waffle irons and colanders). Recipes include: No-Hassle Bacon and Eggs for a Crowd; No-Bake Carrot-Cake Cookies; Egg Rolls; Falafel Burgers; Instant Gnocchi; One-Pot Chorizo Mac and Chickpeas; and Bundt-Pan Hen and Dressing. |
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| One-Pan Wonders: Fuss-Free Meals for Your Sheet Pan, Dutch Oven, Skillet, Roasting... by America's Test KitchenOver 130 taste-tested recipes that can each be cooked in a single vessel, from a roasting pan to a slow cooker and beyond, with recipes organized by cooking container and illustrated with color photos. Recipes include: Skillet Paella, Indian-Style Chicken Curry, Spicy Shrimp Skewers with Cheesy Grits, and Breakfast Pizza. |
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| One Pan & Done: Hassle-Free Meals from the Oven to Your Table by Molly GilbertThe follow-up to Molly Gilbert's first cookbook, Sheet Pan Suppers, One Pan & Done provides 135 recipes for single-pan cooking (using a Dutch oven, skillet, muffin tins, etc.) that cover every part of the day. Recipes include: Ham & Egg Cups, Portobello & Black Bean Chili, Easy Chicken Tikka Masala, and Nutty Sticky Rolls. |
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Duneland Stamp Club
Thursday, September 13, 4:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
This stamp collecting club meets the second Thursday of each month. New members are invited.
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Needle Arts League
Thursdays, September 13 & 20, 5:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
The Needle Arts League of Michigan City, formerly known as the Knit Club, joins the library in promoting all forms of needle arts. Membership is open to anyone interested in needle arts such as crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, crewel, tatting, and other hand stitching. All skill levels and ages are welcome. An exchange of skills and materials is encouraged. For more information, call 219-873-3049.
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Writing Out Loud: Jaimy Gordon
Saturday, September 15, 7:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
Jaimy Gordon is the National Book Award-winning author of Lord of Misrule. her third novel, Bogeywoman, was on the Los Angeles Times Best Books List for 2000, as well as on Context's booksellers' list of the Most Important Works of Fiction published that year. Jaimy was born and raised in Baltimore, a city which figures prominently in Bogeywoman. Gordon is also the author of a novella, Circumspections from an Equestrian Statue (Burning Deck), a narrative poem, The Bend, The Lip, The Kid (Sun), and the underground fantasy classic, Shamp of the City-Solo
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Films on DVD Series: Phantom Thread
Sunday, September 16, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
The Films on DVD Fall series returns in collaboration with Purdue Northwest. Phantom Thread stars Academy Award nominee Daniel Day-Lewis. Set in 1950’s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose life is disrupted by a strong-willed woman who becomes his muse. Rated R.
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Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas for many popular hobbies, crafts, and recreational activities. Includes thousands of magazines and more than 700 videos on arts & crafts, collecting, electronics & games, home & leisure, model building, needlecrafts & textiles, outdoors activities, scrapbooking, and much more. Also includes recipe collection. Log in with your library card number. Don’t have a library card? Sign up now to get an eCard.
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Home Improvement Reference Center
Illustrated, user-friendly “how-to” information covering home improvement/repair projects, including electrical, plumbing, woodworking, maintenance, outdoor projects, remodeling, decorating, and more. Includes hundreds of home repair books and magazines and more than 100 videos covering popular repair projects. Log in with your library card number. Don’t have a library card? Sign up now to get an eCard.
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Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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