Houston Lifestyles & Homes November 2009
Junkmarket Flair
Beloved junker Sue Whitney’s new book Junk Beautiful Outdoor Edition offers bright ideas for backyard makeovers that won’t break the bank. Along with Kimberly Melamed, Whitney offers ideas to transform
patios, outdoor kitchens, pools, garden retreats and even the front door from
ho-hum to how-dee with trademark junkmarket flair.
With a wealth of how-tos and countless entertaining and trade secrets, no matter
what your style or where you dwell,
Junk Beautiful Outdoor Edition has something for everyone.
Perennial Perfection
The Perennial Care Manual: Plant by Plant Guide: What to Do and When to Do It by author Nancy Ondra provides techniques to help gardeners to be smart about
everything from planning an easy-care perennial garden to planting, watering,
mulching and pruning. In addition, the Plant-by-Plant Guide is an in-depth,
exhaustive resource that tells readers what to do season by season.
With beautiful, four-color photographs by Rob Cardillo on every page and
encyclopedic resource materials,
The Perennial Care Manual may be the only gardening book a perennial gardener will need.
Italian Table
The Culinary Institute of America brings together food and family in a new
collection of Italian recipes:
A TAVOLA! Recipes and Reflections on Traditional Italian Home Cooking by Gianni Scappin and Vincenzo Lauria.
A TAVOLA (the table) is a compilation of the authors’ favorite recipes from several regions of Italy, and they also draw on their
restaurant experience in the United States and share their fond memories of
their Italian homeland. Throughout the book, home cooks will find both
treasured family recipes and new dishes inspired by the great food the authors
have enjoyed on their travels.
Equestrian Lifestyle
Horses & Homes by Jenifer L. Jordan beautifully illustrates how to establish a design that is
unique to horse lovers of every persuasion. Complete with a variety of
antiques, portraits and displays featuring different details of equestrian
design, this book shares the love of horses throughout the country.
Horses & Homes expresses individuals’ different stories about the passion and connection they have for their horses.
It also includes the history of horses in both the United States and throughout
the world.
Empty Closets
At the age of 75, author Suzanne Adair Young (Seright) published her first book. And now she is back with a new book, Empty Closets, the sequel to Closets in the Heart.
The sequel follows the heroine as she deals with a tragedy and carries on after
her loss by sharing her many gifts of both financial and spiritual nature with
others.
Seright is currently living in The Woodlands to be closer to her daughter and
her family.
A Duo Dinner
Cooking for Two by Jessica Strand offers delectable and straightforward recipes perfectly sized
for two that are organized into helpful categories like simple, fast, easy
suppers; one-pot dinners; romantic meals; and duo desserts, meal planning is a
cinch. Vegetarians will also find many options to sustain them. Go ahead
—set the table for two and make every meal special.
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