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The garden in winter
by Rosemary Verey
Tells how to plan striking garden features for the winter months, discusses form, color, and texture, and recommends hardy plants and shrubs
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Wonders of the winter landscape : shrubs and trees to brighten the cold-weather garden by Vincent A. SimeoneAlthough North America suffers through several dreary months of winter each year, this guide describes trees and shrubs that make the barren winter landscape a wonderland of texture and color. Part one of the book conveys the elegance of deciduous trees and shrubs with an extreme attention to detail—Persian parrotia offers twisted, sinuous branches and exfoliating bark; witch hazel presents distinctive yellow and orange straplike flowers; and beautyberry produces vivid purple berries the birds cannot resist. A shorter second section discusses the virtues of evergreens, both broadleaf and coniferous, and includes two useful appendices that cover evergreen care and list deer-resistant trees and shrubs.
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Celebrations
by Valerie Rains
Featuring a host of creative solutions to take the hassle out of entertaining, this colorful handbook guides readers step by step through the process of creating the perfect Thanksgiving dinner, New Year's Eve celebration, child's birthday party, and other special occasions, featuring handy checklists, game plans, advice, and easy-to-follow ideas.
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Roast figs, sugar snow : winter food to warm the soul
by Diana Henry
Presents a collection of recipes for winter favorites from the northern hemisphere--from Russia and Scandinavia to Quebec and New England--including dishes featuring cheese, winter vegetables, smoked foods, and maple syrup
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Christmas gifts from the kitchen
by Georgeanne Brennan
Highlighted with color photos, this book will help readers indulge in the holidays with a delightful collection of enticing recipes--including Candied Grapefruit Peel, Lemon-Spice Olives, Chocolate-Marshmallow Fudge, and more--as well as plenty of ideas for creative gift packaging.
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Cookie craft Christmas : dozens of decorating ideas for a sweet holiday by Valerie PetersonTake your holiday cookie decorating to impressive new heights! Valerie Peterson and Janice Fryer will have you sprinkling powdered snowflakes onto cheery snowmen and adding a sugary glimmer to multicolored strands of licorice lights. With more than 60 fabulous designs for Christmas cookies, plus festive delights for New Year&;s and Hanukkah, Cookie Craft Christmas gives you the inspiration and simple instructions you need for batch after batch of deliciously show-stopping holiday cheer.
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Martha's entertaining : A Year of Celebrations
by Martha Stewart
An elegant treasury of recipes and entertaining advice by the forefront lifestyle maven features seasonally inspired entries and organizational guidelines while sharing instructions for such options as a Sunday blueberry breakfast, an onboard New England lobster picnic and a summer cocktail party benefit.
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Holiday with Matthew Mead
by Matthew Mead
Offers ideas and projects for homemade crafts, gifts, decorations, and foods for the Christmas season
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Sweeter off the vine : fruit desserts for every season
by Yossy Arefi
Filled with flavor-forward recipes, including bold flavors from the author's native Iran, a beautiful collection presents heirloom-quality recipes for pies, cakes, tarts, ice cream, preserves and other sweet treats for every season.
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The sweet book of candy making : from the simple to the spectacular--how to make caramels, fudge, hard candy, fondant, toffee, and more! by Elizabeth LaBauThis mouthwatering book is an illustrated, comprehensive guide to candy making in three sections. Part I is a complete guide to all the ingredients and tools you need in your pantry to master the art. Part II, the bulk of the book, teaches the basics of different styles of candy, using more than 50 delicious recipes to demonstrate the techniques. You'll find chapters on all the basics, including:- Hard candies- Caramels- Toffee- Fondant- Fudge- Truffles- Fruit and nut-based candies- Marshmallows- ChocolatesPart III covers the finishing touches, including molding, piping, decorating, and presenting your candies. Sweeten up your kitchen with The Sweet Book of Candy Making!
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Country living Christmas at home : holiday decorating, crafts, recipes
by Valerie Rains
The popular country lifestyle magazine offers 200 ideas for decking the halls and feasting during the holidays, including table settings, wreaths and no-sew stockings and recipes like Turkey Roulade with Sausage-Cornbread Filling, Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes and Red Velvet Snowballs.
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Batch cocktails : make-ahead pitcher drinks for every occasion by Maggie HoffmanA hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours--or weeks!--ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings. As anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most fun part of the evening for guests--but the most stressful for whomever is in charge of keeping the drinks flowing. The solution, though, is simple: batch it! In this fun collection, Maggie Hoffman offers 65 delicious and creative cocktails that you don't have to stir or shake to order; rather, they are designed to stay fresh when made ahead and served out of a pitcher. Recipes such as Tongue in Cheek (gin, Meyer lemon, thyme, Cocchi Rosa), Friendly Fires (mezcal, chile vodka, watermelon, lime), Birds & Bees Punch (rum, cucumber, green tea, lemon), and even alcohol-free options are organized by flavor profile--herbal, boozy, bitter, fruity and tart, and so on--to make choosing and whipping up a perfect pitcher of cocktails a total breeze.
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Soulful baker : from highly creative fruit tarts and pies to chocolate, desserts and weekend brunch by Julie JonesBaking became a form of therapy for Julie when her mother, who taught her to bake, was diagnosed with dementia. They began baking together again and Julie started her Instagram account as a way to document this precious time. Her devoted followers regularly send supportive messages and photos of their own bakes. Her effortless style and amazing skills encourage everyday bakers to aspire to go 'one step beyond' and create something beautiful and imaginative. Using natural and colourful ingredients, considered decoration, and beautiful pastry designs, Julie Jones provides ideas on how to make bakes that beg to be presented in a way that feeds your soul as well as your stomach. Across the 175+ pages, you'll find chapters on: Fruit Tarts and Pies; Cakes, Bakes and Treats; Bread and Yeasted Dough; Chocolate; Desserts; Weekend Breakfast and Brunch.
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The cocktail workshop : an essential guide to classic drinks and how to make them your own by Steven GrasseLearn to craft a perfect, classic drink, or workshop that creation into a unique, flavor-forward spin with The Cocktail Workshop, an indispensable guide to foundational cocktails and the tools to elevate them into master-level creations. In this richly illustrated book, the team behind Philadelphia's beloved Art in the Age guides aspiring mixologists through the fundamentals of 20 essential cocktails. Then, each foundational drink is spun off into creative and customizable riffs on flavors, techniques, and ingredients, called Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master versions. Each classic drink is concluded by a Workshop: how to take your at-home bar efforts to the next level with aging, infusing, garnishing, and more.
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