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  • Snacking Cakes

    Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings

    Arefi, Yossy
    "I am so obsessed with Snacking Cakes and its sequel, Snacking Bakes. Everything I’ve made has been delicious, easy, and gotten a ton of compliments!"
    Book, 2020New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2020] — 641.8653 A678s 2020
  • Snacking Bakes

    Simple Recipes for Cookies, Bars, Brownies, Cakes & More

    Arefi, Yossy
    "I am so obsessed with Snacking Cakes and its sequel, Snacking Bakes. Everything I’ve made has been delicious, easy, and gotten a ton of compliments!"
    Book, 2023New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2023] — 641.8654 A678s 2023
  • Tiny Stitches

    Buttons, Badges, Patches, and Pins to Embroider

    Yazici, Irem
    "I'll highlight Tiny Stitches by Irem Yazici because they're small, easy to accomplish projects that also have some practical uses"
    Book, 2018Boulder : Roost Books, 2018. — 746.44 Y35t 2018
  • How to Embroider Texture and Pattern

    20 Designs That Celebrate Pattern, Color, and Pop-up Stitching

    Galbraith, Melissa
    "it gives you different stitches for adding new dimension to embroidery patterns"
    Book, 2023Mount Joy, PA : Landauer Publishing, [2023] — 746.44 G148h 2023
  • 30-minute Watercolor Animals

    Create Beautiful Beginner-friendly Paintings in No Time at All

    Busko, Kiley
    "I like that they're small and quick/easy to paint without getting a lot of supplies out"
    Book, 2024[Salem, MA] : Page Street Publishing Co., 2024. — 751.422 B979t 2024
  • American Cake

    From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-loved Cakes

    Byrn, Anne
    "I made the American Gingerbread recipe from the book American Cake. It's the first listed recipe and was taken from the first American cookbook published in 1796... It's delicious and toddler approved!"
    Book, 2016Emmaus, Pennsylvania : Rodale, [2016] — 641.8653 B995a 2016
  • "I made these garlic butter steak bites with bang bang sauce and it was delicious! I also made the chicken and dumplings recipe from the same book recently"
    Book, 2024New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2024] — 641.5978 G368hq 2024
  • Watercolor Is for Everyone

    Simple Lessons to Make Your Creative Practice a Daily Habit : [3 Simple Tools, 21 Lessons, Infinite Creative Possibilities]

    Ewing, Kateri
    "This book helps you let go of a sense that you are not good at art or not doing it correctly. These exercises are a good antidote to perfectionism and too much striving for realism."
    Book, 2020Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2020. — 751.422 E95w 2020
  • Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts

    Stories and Recipes From Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

    Wilkinson, Crystal
    "I've made the chicken and dumplings recipe a few times and it is always so good!"
    Book, 2024New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2024] — 641.5975 W686p 2024
  • Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

    Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

    Nosrat, Samin
    "We made the chocolate cake recipe for my mom's birthday. We'd never made a cake from scratch before, but it turned out really well!"
    Book, 2017New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017. — 641.5 N897s 2017