New on the Shelves at Albert Wisner Public Library: Cooking and Home DIY

Beloved food writer and social media star Andy Baraghani helps you define and develop your personal cooking style--and become the cook you want to be--in more than 100 recipes. Baraghani peeled hundreds of onions at Chez Panisse as a teenage intern, honed his perfectly balanced salad-making skills at Estela in New York, and developed recipes in the test kitchens of Saveur, Tasting Table, and Bon Appétit. It took him all those years to figure out the cook he wanted to be: a cook who is true to his Persian heritage, a fresh-vegetable lover, a citrus superfan, and an always-hungry world traveler. In The Cook You Want to Be, Baraghani shows home cooks on how to hone their own cooking styles by teaching the techniques and unexpected flavor combinations that maximize flavor in minimal time.

Written from her point of view as an Arab in diaspora, Reem Assil takes readers on a journey through her Palestinian and Syrian roots, showing how her heritage has inspired her recipes for flatbreads, dips, snacks, platters to share, and more. Arabiyya showcases the origins and evolution of Arab cuisine and opens up a whole new world of flavor. Reem then translates this spirit into her own work in California, creating restaurants that define hospitality at all levels. Reem's glorious dishes draw in readers and customers, but it is her infectious warmth that keeps them at the table. With gorgeous photography, original artwork, and transporting writing, Reem helps readers better understand the Arab diaspora and its global influence on food and culture.

This beautifully illustrated monograph features the work of renowned classicist designer, Sarah Blank, whose design studio focuses on kitchens, baths, bedroom suites, with a special focus on fine architectural millwork. The works featured in this book take the reader through the studio's design process, how it looks closely at the architecture's heritage and natural, organic features, before blending contemporary aesthetics and modern functionality to the spaces The studio is a multi-award-winning practice, whose work has been featured in many publications, including Luxe, Architectural Digest, New England Home, among many others Classic, refined, and alluring are just some of the ways to describe Sarah Blank Design Studio's timeless designs of interiors, predominately of kitchens, but also of other rooms of the home.

Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. Topics covered here include: What you can and can't throw on your compost pile How to balance nitrogen and carbon in your pile for quick decomposition and rich compost; Buying or building the best tools and containers; Vermicomposting; How to compost indoors; Troubleshooting smelly compost, dry compost, and other problems How and when to apply the compost to your garden beds; With growing concerns about the use of pesticides, herbicides, and GMOs in mainstream gardening practices, more and more families are turning to their backyards to grow their own food using methods they know are safe. The need for clear, straightforward instruction on organic gardening techniques has never been greater.

In easy to read, light-hearted chapters, author Maria Failla, host of the beloved podcast Bloom and Grow Radio, explores the science behind our love of plants and shares how that humble aloe plant on your windowsill can unlock a world of wellness and delight. With ideas and tips both big and small, from simply making a habit of looking at a plant before looking at a screen in the morning to creating a plant-infused restorative retreat in your home; “Growing Joy” will help you create a meaningful wellness practice rooted in nature and connection. And of course, there's some plant care tips in there too to make sure both you and your green friends thrive! Whether you're a plant parent pro or the anxious owner of a single, not-dead-yet succulent, “Growing Joy” will help you reconnect with yourself, bring more smiles to your face and peace in your heart, and inspire a lifelong relationship with plants that will keep you blooming and growing.

A comprehensive guide to small-space secrets and real-life solutions for living in 1,200 square feet or less. The Little Book of Living Small offers practical, everyday advice for managing a tight footprint. It features twelve case study homes in which style-savvy, small-space dwellers (from singles to families of four) open their doors and share their design secrets. Stylistically these homes range from urban to rural, minimalist to bohemian, with the unifying thread that they are all real homes of 1,200 square feet or less and offer clever solutions for you to use in your own home. Highly engaging with lists, tips, and actionable advice, The Little Book of Living Small shows readers how to make the most of limited square footage--with grace and style--and serves as the cheerleader readers need to help themselves feel satisfied and proud of their choice to live with less.

Do-it-yourself décor inspired by iconic patterns, classic fabrics, sentimental items, and the Americana style. Designer Max Humphrey gives every reader confidence to create their own stylish digs using things they collect, buy, inherit, or dumpster-dive for. Americana design elements that can fuel personal decorating styles from classic American country to urban lofts and everything in between. Photos and personal anecdotes highlight collectibles and DIY-ables from Max's design and styling portfolio--such as such as bandana wallpaper, botanical prints, bunk beds, clocks, old maps, gingham and plaid everything, Pendleton blankets, camp vibes, and vintage signs. The book features casual to custom and higher end furnishings and includes design elements from a range of Humphrey's interior design projects from East to West Coast.

Corey Damen Jenkins's bold interiors have won a devoted following. In his first book, he presents his take on classic interiors that have been beautifully reimagined for today's taste, sharing the building blocks of this fun, vibrant traditional look. "Bold Standard" is about how to use colour in unexpected ways. "Good Bones" showcases architectural details. "Less Is More" focuses on creating a minimal look within a traditional interior. "Eclectic Exuberance" celebrates a collected appeal. "Night and Day" is a new look at the classic, graphic pairing of dark and light colours. "Haute House" looks at accessorising with fashion-inspired elements. "Playful Spaces" is about creating rooms that cater to lounging, and nesting: kids' bedrooms, family rooms, reading nooks, homework areas. With sidebars on practical questions, this is a must-have book for fans of a fresh, traditional look.

The Complete Photo Guide to Treehouses (Black & Decker) 3rd Edition features new building technique information on using TAB (Treehouse anchor bolt) support systems and extended information on cable-supported platforms.

A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers such as Sean Hogan, Piet Oudolf, and Dan Pearson Forget the mild, manicured gardens of the past: planting today is undergoing a revolution in taste and aesthetics. This is the first comprehensive overview of a new planting approach that is wild and natural by nature, reflecting the global turn towards sustainability and the current zeitgeist in garden design. Featuring over 40 gardens - from a perennial meadow in East Sussex, England to a private, drought-resistant garden in Australia - each garden in this stunning book is brought to life with beautiful photography and insightful text.

Welcome birds, bees, butterflies and bugs into your outside space: the best plants to grow where, garden plans to suit your location, and natural gardening techniques for wildlife-friendly habitats. Book jacket.

Discover a wide variety of herbs you can grow successfully at home. Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Herbs contains everything you need to know to grow a wide variety of perennial and annual herbs. Learn how to sow, grow, harvest, and propagate your plants, with advice on caring for home-grown herbs as well as tips on making the most of store-bought pots. Explore a huge variety of herbs available to home gardeners with a wide-ranging directory, including popular herbs such as mint, basil, and sage as well as lesser-grown options like shiso and bergamot. Packed with practical, jargon-free know-how, this easy-to-use guide has everything you need to know to help your garden grow.

Francis Mallmann is an Argentine grill master. Author of Seven Fires and Mallmann on Fire, he is known for his primal style of live-fire meat cookery - and until recently, he treated vegetables as a condiment or side dish. In “The Green Fire,” Mallmann shares his recipes and secrets for perfect grilled vegetables and fruits, creating dishes with the same elemental, rugged style for which he is world-renowned. With the goal of creating dishes that are better for our health and for the health of our planet, Mallmann uses the same live-fire techniques he has mastered in cooking meats to transform every vegetable into a dish as satisfying as a prime-cut steak. Pineapples are hung over a fire with butcher's twine, and beets are buried in its coals. Tomatoes are burnished on the cast-iron plancha to intensify their flavours. Whether slathered, seared, baked, blackened, or fried over the flames, Mallmann's fire-cooked vegetables are full of flavor and personality. Spring artichoke and fava salad, salt-baked beets with lemon confit, and cabbage steaks with a mustard-fennel crust are just a few of the stars. And desserts and cocktails are included, too! Evocative photos showcase the food, the fire, and Mallmann's magical setting in South America.

Over more than two decades, Janie Molster has become known for creating family homes that are as bold and sophisticated as they are inviting and practical. In House Dressing, Janie reveals the secrets behind her unique ability to craft dreamy interiors and shares down-to-earth advice for creating your own beautiful and personal spaces. Showcasing a range of projects, Janie invites readers into country cottages, a riverside retreat, and her own urban farmhouse--Janie's personal design lab--exploring different styles, from glamorous and soulful to contemporary and eclectic. Janie tells the story and describes her thinking behind the design of each one: her recipe for the perfect mix of antique and new, easy but impactful paint treatments you can try, and--based on her own experience--how to create a fabulous home for a family of seven. Janie gives a master class in working with color, pattern, and texture to create unique spaces.

An inspirational visual journey along the color spectrum, brought to life via the best contemporary residential interior design Tap into the growing trend for injecting color  into home décor with this elegant, thoughtful selection of interiors in every shade and hue. Organised by color - from the purest white to the deepest black, from the hottest pinks, oranges, and reds, to the coolest greens and tranquil blues in between - Living in Colorexplores and celebrates the current trend for vivid accents and vibrant transformations of our domestic spaces, whatever their size and wherever their location. 

Dream Rooms for Children takes children's spaces with creative seriousness. Whether for a newborn, toddler, first grader, or teenager, the rooms shown here enrich the experience of childhood and, much like a child's imagination, offer endless possibilities. Full of design ideas, these interiors show us how we can make the most of all our current time at home by creating spaces that are functional and multipurpose while remaining stylish and livable. Showcasing work by top-notch designers, these inspiring rooms offer a diversity of styles, from modern to formal to whimsical. Whether for a single child or for several children, each room creates a vision of childhood at its best.

Provence Style showcases the best of the region, with Shauna Varvel's quintessential 18th-century Rhône valley farmhouse--Le Mas des Poiriers--as its centerpiece. Named for the working pear orchard on the grounds, the property was reimagined by noted local architect Alexandre Lafourcade, who transformed a rough structure into a luxurious expression of the Provençal aesthetic, referencing historical influences, rural traditions, and Parisian taste. Set amid a garden of allées, arbors, and terraces designed by the architect's mother, renowned landscape designer Dominique Lafourcade, this exemplar of Provençal style is the starting point for exploring the region's characteristic interior details and exterior features. The book includes chapters on the public spaces of the home, from entrances to living rooms, the private realm of bedrooms and bathrooms, and outdoor areas including patios and kitchen gardens, transporting the reader on a captivating stylistic journey.

Workstead designs one-of-a-kind interiors and pieces that balance beauty with necessity, and this book presents a special blend of their tour-de-force historic renovations and innovative yet elegant new constructions. Over the past decade, the multidisciplinary design firm has earned rapid and wide acclaim for both their residential interiors as well as for larger-scale projects, such as the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn and the Rivertown Lodge in Hudson, New York. In all their projects, Workstead considers both clients and community, working with local artisans to create meticulously crafted modern interiors, architecture, and furniture designs inflected by history.