SERIOUSLY GOOD FREEZER MEALS

In Seriously Good Freezer Meals, Karrie Truman shares 150 recipes and photos that will change the way you think about freezer cooking. You won’t find your mother or grandmother’s freezer meals here (except lasagna, of course). With tons of vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan options, she adds a bulk-batch chart for ease in making large quantities of each freezer-meal recipe. You’ll find information on shopping, cooking, freezing, thawing and everything in between. The book includes beginner, intermediate and advanced meal plan programs to guide you in cooking 7 to 50 meals in a day.

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PRICK

Cacti and succulents are the hottest new trend. These spiny little plants are steadily making their way into the most stylish homes. With their striking shapes and many different colors, they provide the perfect, low maintenance design accent for contemporary living spaces. Easy to care for, they also bring tranquillity and mindfulness. Gynelle Leon, author of Prick and founder of the London shop by the same name, shares her secrets to using these plants to transform your home. With profiles on the huge range of cactus varieties and information on caring for and styling your houseplants, this is the perfect guide to bringing the outdoors in.

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HARDCORE CARNIVORE

Hardcore Carnivore is a protein-packed cookbook for meat lovers everywhere and boldly encourages readers to “Cook meat like you mean it.” From slow-smoked barbecue ribs to perfect cowboy steaks, author Jess Pryles’ recipes are meaty winners. In addition to dozens of recipes for chicken, game, pork, lamb, and beef, Pryles — touted as the “female Ron Swanson” by her loyal followers — covers all the basics, finishes and tricks of the trade, from the importance of temperature and the alchemy of salt to configuring a grill and choosing knives. This book will have you cooking meat like a seasoned pro in no time.

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WILDFLOWERS OF TEXAS

In Wildflowers of Texas, Michael Eason describes and illustrates more than 1,100 commonly encountered species, both native and introduced. The book is organized by flower color, with helpful color coding along the page edges making it easy to navigate. Each profile is illustrated with a color photograph and includes the plant’s Latin name, family, common name, habitat, bloom time, frequency of occurrence, and a short description of the plant’s morphology. This authoritative trailside reference is a must-have for nature lovers and wildflower enthusiasts and a comprehensive field guide to the wildflowers of the Lone Star State.

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MILLER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD SILVER MARKS

Practical and up-to-date, Miller’s Encyclopedia of World Silver Marks is an invaluable aid to identifying silverware from around the world, offering clear and wide-ranging reproductions of thousands of hallmarks from more than 60 countries and regions, past and present, on every continent. Vetted by an international team of experts, the two-volume set helps you identify silver hallmarks quickly, easily and reliably. It also includes brief historical overviews of hallmarking in each country, a description of the hallmarking process, and a guide to identifying fake and forged marks.