The Zero Waste Garden: Grow what you eat & eat what you grow by Ben Raskin

I picked this up because I have recently started a mini kitchen garden. This was my first spring with the concept, and I have cooked my radishes and zucchini, and this book felt like it came at just the right time!It is a colourful book and helpful to those who are seriously considering reducing their…

The Preserving Answer Book: Expert Tips, Techniques, and Best Methods for Preserving All Your Favorite Foods by Sherri Brooks Vinton

This is a comprehensive guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the different types of preserving. It even has a few interesting recipes thrown in.I am mildly interested in the concept of preserving. In India, at least the places I am from, preserving usually means sun dehydrating and pickling using oil, salt, and…

Modern Kogin: Sweet & Simple Sashiko Embroidery Designs & Projects by Boutique-Sha

I have been woefully lazy in doing anything creative with my time the past two months. I went through this book once and kept postponing writing a review until I actually tried out any of the projects. I then decided to talk of the book without the experience of actually having done the project but…

The Yoga Plate: Bring Your Practice into the Kitchen with 108 Simple Nourishing Vegan Recipes by Tamal Dodge, Victoria Dodge

I have picked up quite a few cookbooks in the last few years, but this one was different.There can have varying shades of information about why a certain food plan is adopted. The approach to informing us about it also can vary. Here is where this particular book stood out. One of the authors was…

Amigurumi Style Crochet by Cara Medus

I wanted to put up the review of this book along with pictures of at least the cat, but after a few abortive attempts (mostly because my patience to sit in a spot and work on a single focused project is frayed), I decided to shelf the actual doing for a later time.This is a…

Making Artisan Breads in the Bread Machine by by Michelle Anderson

It has been a while since I picked a recipe book to scan through. I own a bread machine that I only used for the same standard function that worked. I have made pizza dough more often than actual bread, if I actually think about it. This is a very well placed collection. The information…

Modern Sourdough by Michelle Eshkeri

Coming from a part of the world were 'bread' in the western context is rare in kitchens at home, I was completely unaware of what sourdough actually was till a few years ago. Since learning about its existence, the taste and idea of it have had a meteoric rise in my personal list of favourites.…

First Time Embroidery and Cross-Stitch by Linda Wyszynski

This is the most comprehensive book that I could ever want if I decide to take up embroidery. I have this (probably bad) habit of purchasing everything required for a hobby even as I step into it. When I began crocheting, I bought a huge book and a lot of hooks and did not really…