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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2021
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| Living Without Plastic: More Than 100 Easy Swaps for Home, Travel, Dining, Holidays... by Brigette Allen and Christine WongWhat 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. |
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| Pie Academy: Master the Perfect Crust and 255 Amazing Fillings, with Fruits, Nuts, Creams... by Ken HaedrichWhat 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. |
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Lawns into Meadows : Growing a Regenerative Landscape
by Owen Wormser
What it is: landscape designer Owen Wormser (who's from Maine) makes a case for the power and generosity of meadows while offering practical advice.
Why, you say? They establish wildlife and pollinator habitats. They're low-maintenance and low-cost. They have a built-in resilience that helps them weather climate extremes, and they can draw down and store far more carbon dioxide than any manicured lawn. They're also beautiful, all year round.
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Mediterranean Instant Pot : easy, inspired meals for eating well
by America's Test Kitchen
What it is: Authorized by Instant Pot, an America’s Test Kitchen collection emphasizes vegetables, grains, beans and seafood in culturally inspired recipes.
Recipes include: Chicken Tangine and Lamb Meatballs With Couscous to Gigante Bean Soup and Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto.
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Working With Wood : Build Your Toolkit, Learn the Skills and Create Stylish Projects for Your Home
by Tom Trimmins
What it is: This wonderfully practical book is aimed at anyone looking to balance their busy lives by mastering core woodworking skills. Working with wood will challenge, stimulate, relax and reward -- and you'll be proud to display the beautiful objects you've made with your own hands.
Why you should try something new: Because, again, crafts bring us back to ourselves...a healthy and rewarding diversion.
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Bread therapy : the mindful art of baking bread
by Pauline Beaumont
What it is: Learn how to feed your body and your mind with the soothing craft of baking bread.
When life gets challenging, simple pleasures and timeless traditions can help us manage. Beaumont guides you through the art of breadmaking, with insight into the benefits of this ancient craft, exploring breadmaking as a way of making positive changes to our mental and physical well-being. The result is a delightful meditation on the intrinsic power of baking bread.
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Adorable Animal Quilting : 20+ Charming Patterns for Paper-pieced Dogs, Cats, Turtles, Monkeys and More
by Ingrid Alteneder
What it is: a complete beginner's guide to foundation paper piecing, 20+ inspiring animal-themed quilt block patterns and templates for every pattern.
Discover how fun and easy quilting can be with Ingrid Alteneder's simple paper-piecing patterns featuring adorable animals like cats, turtles, elephants and zebras. Ingrid guides you step by step through everything you need to know to get started, including
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Jubilee : Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: a Cookbook
by Toni Tipton-Martin
If you like history with your next new recipe: Drawing from historical texts and rare African-American cookbooks, a collection of 125 recipes takes readers into the world of African-American cuisine made by enslaved master chefs, free caterers and black entrepreneurs and culinary stars that goes far beyond soul food.
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