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Campbell's 1-2-3 dinner
by Publications International Ltd.Most recipes involve three easy steps and make four servings. Flash Roasted Crispy Ranch Chicken--oh, so good! Polynesian Pork Chops--mmmm! Buffalo-Style Burgers--I think you are getting the picture: just reading this book will make you hungry. And, teens, when it is your turn to cook, you can't go wrong with the recipes and serving suggestions in this book.
New Independence! Environmental Adaptations in Community Facilities for Adults with Vision Impairments
by Maureen A. DuffyContents include: environmental changes and vision; evaluating the environment; modifying the environment; specific suggestions by area; useful resources, and a checklist for conducting environment evaluations. A book that can make a big difference!
Handy Crafts From Scraps: A Collection of Illustrated How-To-Make Articles from Scrap and Inexpensive Materials
by Olive HowieRead this book and you will be able to make nice gifts without spending much money. Includes such projects as: clown bank, sponge holder, sewing basket, letter holder, dog bookend and many more items. Simple ideas and clear instructions.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Household Solutions
by Melodie MooreYou're no idiot, of course. You know that you should be able to fix that leaky faucet, clean those messy pots, and save on your heating bill. But when it comes to dealing with those never-ending chores and dilemmas, you feel like a slave to your home. Unlock those shackles now! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Household Solutions helps make you lord or lady of the manor again, with thousands of hints and tips for getting things done quicker, cheaper, easier, and smarter. In this Complete Idiot's Guide® you get: Valuable tips that help you save money on decorating, entertaining, and travel. Idiot-proof solutions for keeping your kitchen, garage, and home office in tip-top shape. Easy-to-follow instructions for home repairs and lawn and garden maintenance. More than 75 formulas for household cleaning, pet products, tried-and-true home remedies, and more! MELODIE MOORE, former CPA, is the founder and editor of Tightwad Living, a mini-magazine that focuses on time and money-saving household solutions. Moore's articles have been published in numerous magazines, and her books, The Frugal Almanac, Smart Cents, and Vim and Vinegar, have helped thousands of people with their everyday chores and dilemmas. Inside You Will Find Ways: Save on car and travel expenses. Eat better for less. Solve everyday health and beauty problems. Eliminate pet odors. Get rid of bugs. Polish furniture. Remove stubborn decals. Simplify home repairs-indoors and out. Enjoy more family fun times. Never pay full price for anything again!
Bonsai: The Art of Dwarfing Trees
by Ann Kimball PipeThis book offers to the beginner the basic foundations for Bonsai, and for growing plants in pots. The book covers topics such as finding suitable trees, potting, watering, trimming, plant health, and much more. There is a separate section for discussing the shaping of different bonsais into the beautiful shapes. The book also offers a fairly good list of plants to try for planting as bonsai.
Onward and Upward in the Garden
by Katharine S. WhiteMrs. White loved gardens and spent much time working in hers and writing about all things related. Her husband's introduction to this book is warm and informative.
Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking
by Yamuna DeviFrom the book: From appetizers, soups and salads to light meals and savories, beverages and sweets here are easy-to-follow instructions for glorious foods, simply prepared in an American kitchen.
The Green Belt Movement
by Wangari MaathaiWhen Kenyan environmental and democracy activist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, she capped a life full of firsts. She was the first African woman to earn a Ph.D. in Eastern and Central Africa, and the first woman to attain associate profes¬sorship and to hold a department chair at the University of Nairobi. In 1977, shocked at the environmental devastation caused by deforestation in her beloved Kenya, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement (GBM). For twenty-seven years, GBM has enabled many people-particularly women-to plant trees in their regions, providing them with food and fuel, and halting soil erosion and desertification. GBM became much more than that, however. It became a movement for representative democracy that led to Kenya's 'first fully democratic elections in a generation, during which Maathai was elected to Parliament and made a minister for the environment. The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience is the story of the Green Belt Movement in Wangari Maathai's own words. It reveals the struggles and the structure of this extraordinary effort to reforest a vast region and free a people. Over the course of its history, nearly 30 million trees have been planted, and tens of thousands of people have earned a livelihood. The Green Belt Movement is the inspiring story of people working at the grassroots level to improve their environment and their country. Their story offers ideas about a new and hopeful future for Africa and the rest of the world.
Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures
by Louise RafkinEntertaining stories of house cleaning
Buffalo Bird Womans Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians
by Jeffery R. Hanson Gilbert L. WilsonFrom the book: Buffalo Bird Woman, known in Hidatsa as Maxidiwiac, was born about 1839 in an earth lodge along the Knife River in present-day North Dakota. In 1845 her people moved upstream and built Like-a-fishhook village, which they shared with the Mandan and Arikara. There Buffalo Bird Woman grew up to become an expert gardener of the Hidatsa tribe. Using agricultural practices centuries old, she and the women of her family grew corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers in the fertile bottomlands of the Missouri River. In the mid-1880s, U.S. government policies forced the break up of Like-a-fishhook village and the dispersal of Indian families onto individual allotments on the Fort Berthold Reservation, but Hidatsa women continued to grow the vegetables that have provided Midwestern farmers some of their most important crops. In Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden, first published in 1917 as Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation, anthropologist Gilbert L. Wilson transcribed in meticulous detail the knowledge given by this consummate gardener. Following an annual round, Buffalo Bird Woman describes field care and preparation, planting, harvesting, processing, and storing of vegetables. In addition, she provides recipes for cooking traditional Hidatsa dishes and recounts songs and ceremonies that were essential to a good harvest. Her first-person narrative provides today's gardener with a guide to an agricultural method free from fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. ... Squash Dolls There is one other thing I will tell before we forsake the subject of squashes. Little girls of ten or eleven years of age used to make dolls of squashes. When the squashes were brought in from the field, the little girls would go to the pile and pick out squashes that were proper for dolls. I have done so, myself. We used to pick out the long ones that were parti-colored; squashes whose tops were white or yellow and the bottoms of some other color. We put no decorations on these squashes that we had for dolls. Each little girl carried her squash about in her arms and sang for it as for a babe. Often she carried it on her back, in her calf skin robe. ... This is a most fascinating read whether or not one likes to garden.
What To Do When Your Mom or Dad Says Clean Your Room (Kid's Survival Guide)
by Joy BerryThis informative guide provides valuable information on basic house keeping skills, such as making your bed, picking up your suff, cleaning your room, and keep things organized and neat. As the author suggests sometimes children don't know how to do these because they were not taught how to do them.
37 Houseplants Even You Can't Kill
by Mary Kate HoganHave the leaves dropped off your houseplants long ago? Here's the good news: you're not missing some mysterious green thumb gene. These 37 varieties of foliage, flowers and cacti will thrive even when almost totally ignored. Best of all, there's no need to sacrifice lushness, beauty or even delicacy. You'll find all the easy-to-follow basics you will ever need to show off your gardening prowess, even if you don't have any!
The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
by Anthony BourdainEssays from the long time chef and host of his travel show and author of Kitchen Confidential.
How To Clean Everything: The Authoritative Guide to Cleaning, Conditioning and Stain Removal for Every Type of Material and Surface (3rd Edition)
by Alma Chesnut MooreFrom the book: HOW TO CLEAN EVERYTHING is a comprehensive guide to cleaning any material, removing any stain and caring for any object. This manual, now available from JOB SQUAD, will become so indispensable, you will wonder how you ever managed to clean a home without it! Among the hundreds of tips offered are: Remove chewing gum (if water does not spot the material) by rubbing the gummy portion with a piece of ice. Then you can scrape or rub the gum out of the fabric. Clean a diamond ring by boiling mild soapsuds with a few drips of ammonia added, immersing the ring, dipping it into a small bowl of alcohol, and letting it dry on tissue paper. Remove fresh coffee and tea stains (if it's safe for the fabric) by stretching the stained portion of cloth over an open bowl and securing it with a rubber band. From a height of 1 to 3 feet, pour boiling water over the cloth. From awnings to Venetian blinds, cashmere to silk, coral to vinyl, HOW TO CLEAN EVERYTHING provides the best methods for ensuring a long and beautiful life for your belongings.
Adopting Cats and Kittens: A Care and Training Guide
by Connie JankowskiWhat should I look for in an animal shelter? What should I look for in a cat or kitten I am adopting? Should I even adopt a cat or kitten? And, when I get it home, what do I do then? In this short guide, the author answers all these questions, and more.
Betty-Anne's Helpful Household Hints
by Betty-Anne Hastings Mary-Beth ConnorsBetty-Anne Hastings has compiled an entire 127-page book dedicated to making everyday life easier and less costly for you. Her "HELPFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS" is a treasure trove full of time-saving, money-saving guides for lightening the load of household chores ... indoors and out ... from the kitchen to the garden to the garage. Betty-Anne's dollar- stretching hints make being self-sufficient an adventure in living. You'll discover ingenious new ways to cope with clothing care, pets, kids, vacations, gardening, recycling and more. Keep a copy of this book at your fingertips to use any time as a useful working tool. You'll be amazed at how much fun it can be to save time, money and effort.
Herbal Homekeeping
by Sandy MaineIf you're alergic to the abrasive cleaners on the market today, or if you just want to be more environmentally concious, chedk out this book on how to make your own all-natural cleaners for the home, garage, and barn.
Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook: Everyday Meals, Easy as 1-2-3
by Betty CrockerFrom the book: No matter what type of diabetes you have, the diagnosis can feel overwhelming. You may have questions about what you can or should eat and whether there are some foods you have to give up altogether-that's where this book can help. Betty Crocker, teamed with diabetes experts from the International Diabetes Center, has created an all-in-one diabetes resource, filled with delicious recipes and up-to-the-minute medical and nutrition information. Here's great news about diabetes: The best- kept secret of diabetes food planning is that it's good for everyone. You may think that people with diabetes need special foods prepared special ways, but as you look through this book, you'll find a wide variety of delicious and satisfying foods that you can eat-and that the whole family will enjoy. This book is designed to make meals easy. It's our first cookbook to count Carbohydrate Choices for every recipe, following the latest guidelines of the American Diabetes Association. You'll also turn to this book for its easy-to-follow health information, from an explanation of the types of diabetes to a nutrition primer and a medical resource guide. The section "Diabetes Care: It's in Your Hands" empowers you to understand your care process. The goal is to help you feel in control of your diabetes, instead of letting diabetes control you. Throughout, you'll find plenty of encouragement. There's real-life advice from people with diabetes, as well as parents of kids with diabetes and other caregivers who deal with diabetes day in, day out. Finally, you'll find a week's worth of delicious menus, complete with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack ideas, followed by a glossary of medical, nutrition and other diabetes terms. As a source for recipes and so much more, Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook will become your all-in-one diabetes resource. Richard M. Bergenstal, M.D., executive director of the International Diabetes Center, is an endocrinologist at Park Nicollet Clinic in Minneapolis, and clinical professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. He did his medical and endocrine training at the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the faculty before joining the International Diabetes Center's renowned patient-centered care team. He has served as a principal investigator in key research studies in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, defining the importance of good blood glucose control in preventing the complications of diabetes.
Essential Oils Desk Reference (4th edition)
by The Editors at Essential Science PublishingAn extraordinary, definitive work on the therapeutic value of essential oils, including their background, chemistry, safety; single oils; blends and massage oils; supplements and hormone therapy; personal care; animal care; VitaFlex, Raindrop and Auuricular; cleansing and dietary programs; and personal usage reference.
Anatomy of a Park: Essentials of Recreation Area Planning and Design (Third Edition)
by Donald J. MolnarThis book lays bare the essentials of park design. Although it may serve as an overview or refresher for park designers, this book is written primarily for nondesigners such as lay members of park boards, park directors and superintendents, recreation leaders, and anyone directly affected by what a designer proposes for the development of parklands.
Another Use For 101 Common Household Items
by Vicki LanskyFrom the Book Jacket: Your A to Z Guide to Marvelous Multiple Uses for Everyday Items You Have in Your House * Use a COFFEE FILTER to drain cooled cooking oil when pouring it into another container for reuse. * An old TOOTH' BRUSH is excellent for cleaning around crevices in the bathroom or kitchen. * Use a clean PAINT BRUSH to dust your house plants or to grease muffin tins. About the Author Vicki Lansky has collected and shared her practical hints and tips for years through her numerous parenting books, media appearances and feature columns. Her popular "Another Use For..." section has run in the HELP! column she writes for FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE since 1988.
The Messies Manual: The Procrastinator's Guide to Good Housekeeping (Messies #1)
by Sandra FeltonDo you panic when unexpected guests arrive? Do you fight an avalanche every time you open a closet door? The Messies Manual will provide humorous, helpful guidance and painless, practical tips you need to break away from chronic messiness! Learn how to organize closets, bathrooms, kitchens and even all those little pieces of paper that you wrote lists on. Sandra Felton even helps make meal planning easier!
The Messies Superguide (Messies #3)
by Sandra FeltonThis hands-on workbook gives you everything you need to live an organized life and create order out of chaos. The author, founder of Messies Anonymous, tells how you can start your own self-support group! Included are: 100 helpful hits for "Messies". thoughts on how to design rooms yourself.
Messies 2 - New Strategies to Restoring Order in Your Life and Home
by Sandra FeltonFight against the habits and attitudes that lead to disorder. Make the change in your house permanent by learning that you are too valuable to live in clutter. "If you can conceive it, you can achieve it!"
Messie No More - Practical Steps to Put the Messie Lifestyle Behind You
by Sandra FeltonDiscover why your house is out of control and develop a mindset that permanently overcomes messiness. This book has many practical ideas and requires some written participation that is essential to triumph over messiedom.