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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2020
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| Everyone Can Bake: Simple Recipes to Master and Mix by Dominique Ansel; photographs by Evan Sung*Named one of the best cookbooks of the season by The New York Times, Chowhound, Eater, Food & Wine, Forbes, and more.* Acclaimed pastry chef Dominque Ansel shares his simple, foolproof recipes for tarts, cakes, jams, buttercreams, and more "building blocks" of desserts for home cooks to master and mix as they please. |
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| The Making It Guide to Crafting by Liz Welker; foreword by Nick OffermanHere's a how-to guide for creating 25 crafts (some labeled "Faster," some "Master") inspired by the Making It television competition series, plus recommendations for basic craft supplies. It is perfect for new crafters who don't know where to start; for those who want to sample a variety of projects; for fans of the TV show.
"This book will blow your knitted socks off!...Put down your phone and glue something."--Amy Poehler |
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At home in the English countryside: designers and their dogs
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Susanna Salk
An intimate celebration of British country life with all the hallmarks of how design and dogs are as intertwined as roses and Wellingtons.
"From rose bushes to retrievers and antique porcelain to Cavalier King Charles spaniels, some of Great Britain's best--like Paolo Moschino and Kit Kemp--take readers on romps all around their dog-friendly abodes."--Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles
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Veneering Essentials : Simple Techniques & Practical Projects for Today's Woodworker
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Steve Der-garabedian
For those who have tried veneering and struggled, Veneering Essentials is an invitation back to achieve success with simple lessons and practical projects well within the reach of any skill or budget. Readers will learn to cut and joint veneers to create tight joints, to make helpful tools and jigs, to learn about various adhesives, and much more...
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| Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home by Julia WatkinsWatkins offers an inspiring, user-friendly look at the myriad ways you can reduce your environmental impact, including how-tos for creating a low-waste kitchen (including a gardening section and clever recipes, like Carrot Top Pesto). There are also tips and natural recipes covering personal wellness, hygiene, and household cleaning. |
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Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts
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Nina and Sonya Montenegro
What it is: a playful yet practical guide to repairing clothes and fabrics that eschews a throwaway mindset for one that finds purpose in fixing. What's inside: clear, step-by-step directions for basic mending techniques like patching and darning, as well as some advanced repairs.
"Mending Life is equal parts illustrated textile repair primer and gentle prescription for fixing our fraught relationships with the planet and each other."--Yes! Magazine
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Slow Tech: The Perfect Antidote to Today's Digital World: Forge--Carve--Weave--Mould-- Ignite
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Peter Ginn
Highly readable and hugely practical, this book is either armchair reading or a guide to getting your hands dirty and creating something useful as you discover the art of "slow technology." Light a fire without matches and cook a meal on it. Weave a basket, build a bread oven in your back garden, and brew your own beer....Reconnect with your own practical abilities and creative impulses!
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Modern country cooking : kitchen skills and seasonal recipes from Salt Water Farm
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Annemarie Ahearn
Go back to the basics in the kitchen and rediscover the joy of cooking with simple tools and fresh local and seasonal ingredients. A complete guide to the essentials of home cooking from the popular cooking school at Maine's Salt Water Farm.
"I'm an avid cook and reader and yet Modern Country Cooking is the first cookbook I've read cover to cover..."--Amazon reviewer
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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