Better Homes and Gardens Can It!

Better Homes and Gardens Can It!
Author: Better Homes and Gardens
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2012-05-17
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0544178424

A complete, step-by-step guide to fresh flavors for home canning and preserving Home canning and preserving is growing in popularity every day. It's easy and a great way to get the most from your backyard garden or farmer's market finds so that you can enjoy seasonal bounty all year long. This follow-up to Better Homes and Gardens You Can Can, gives you fresh, new flavor ideas and combinations to spice up your canning and preserving. Better Homes and Gardens Can It! brings canning and preserving to a whole new level, perfect for new canners looking for contemporary ideas as well as experienced canners wanting to expand their recipes. Full of delicious recipes and hands-on instruction, as well as gorgeous photography, this is the book you want to add new excitement to canning fruits and vegetables! Includes more than 100 recipes with simple instructions for success Features 140 beautiful full-color photographs that showcase the recipes and provide instruction Bonus chapter of food gifts with simple packaging ideas For today's growing number of do-it-yourselfers and home cooks who embrace the benefits in-season produce, Better Homes and Gardens Can It! is the source for fresh, new canning and preserving ideas.

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
Author: Better Homes and Gardens
Publisher: Meredith Books
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2006
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780696224034

Completely revised and updated with a fresh new design. More than 1,400 recipes—tested and perfected in the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen--including 400+ quick and easy ones. All-new 20-Minute chapter, which includes more than 45 fast meal solutions. More recipes on your favorite topics: Cookies, Desserts, Grilling and Slow Cooker. Plus, the Grilling chapter now features recipes for the turkey fryer and more recipes for the smoke cooker. At-a-glance icons identify Easy, Fast, Low-Fat, Fat-Free, Whole Grain, Vegetarian, and Favorite recipes. Simple menu ideas featured in every main-dish chapter. Updated Cooking Basics chapter includes need-to-know kitchen survival advice including food safety, make-ahead cooking, must-have timesaving kitchen gadgets and emergency substitution charts. Essential need-to-know information now conveniently located at the front of each chapter for easy reference helps ensure cooking success. More than 800 full-color photos of finished dishes, how-to demonstrations and food IDs. Hundreds of hints and tips, plus easy-to-read cooking charts. Bonus Material: Exclusive to cookbook buyers, an online menu component offers hundreds of menu ideas and more than 75 bonus recipes.

Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Gardening

Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Gardening
Author: Marjorie P. Groves
Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1979
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780696000416

Chapter headings include landscaping, trees, shrubs, animals, roses, vegetables, lawns, houseplants and much more.

New Junior Garden Book

New Junior Garden Book
Author: Felder Rushing
Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1999
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780696208492

Unlike other children's books, this one talks to children, not their parents. Vibrant copy and zany illustrations will excite kids about digging in the dirt, planting, making special projects, and loving nature. 38 tested and approved projects for young gardeners aged 6 to 14 years. More than 50 illustrations energise the book. All projects include around-the-house materials. Teaches how to create garden spaces -- from a recycled pop bottle planter to a raised garden bed. Long-term projects paired with short-term crafts. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations, plus colour photographs of finished projects.

Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening

Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening
Author: Better Homes & Gardens
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2010-12-28
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0470878444

Perennials are permanent fixtures in most home gardens, making this complete guide a perfect fit for any home gardener's library. This book will be a comprehensive and accessible reference for planning, planting, and caring for the most popular perennial plants, from the common hibiscus and peony, to new, must-grow varieties. With an easy-to-navigate package, in-depth coverage of basic techniques, and up-to-date information on new varieties and trends, it is perfect for gardeners of all skill levels, from novice to expert. Filled with colorful diagrams, helpful checklists that make shopping and planning a breeze, and easy-to-follow directions for all kinds of projects, it's the perfect guide to planning and maintaining a beautiful home garden, year after year. Chapters will include a primer on understanding perennials, guidance on selecting the best perennials for your region and situation, inspirational ideas for design, including color combinations and plant pairings. An entire chapter of plant-by-numbers plans will provide step-by-step guidance and inspiration for home garden designs. Special features include lists of top perennial plants and at-a-glance seasonal maintenance charts. More than 700 gorgeous color photos throughout, including a plant encyclopedia that features hundreds of perennials, categorized for convenience.

Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook
Author: Better Homes and Gardens
Publisher: Meredith Books
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2003-09
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780696215322

Contains new recipes and old favorites from the "Better Homes and Garden Cookbook" with nutritional information and cooking tips and secrets.

Better Homes & Gardens Ask the Garden Doctor

Better Homes & Gardens Ask the Garden Doctor
Author: Better Homes & Gardens
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2010-12-28
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0470878428

A comprehensive question-and-answer guide to gardening, packed with accessible advice from the experts at BH&G. This book will be filled with easy solutions to everyday gardening dilemmas, from battling lawn weeds to deterring pests, all in an affordable, user-friendly package. Organized season-by-season, it will be easy for gardeners to identify problems as they appear in their gardens, with solutions organized by plant type, making it easy to locate related problems and solutions together. Each entry will offer short, informative notes on hundreds of common gardening challenges. This beautiful package will stand out from all other gardening advice books on the market, as each entry is accompanied by beautiful 4-color photographs throughout, demonstrating what to look for and how to resolve it. The book will be organized into four sections, by season, and by plant type within each season, making it easy to locate the topics you're looking for. Over 600 beautiful color photographs accompany the entries, to offer step-by-step troubleshooting guidance and helpful ID photos for common pests and diseases. More than 35 detailed plant charts by regional area, to help with specific planting needs. A detailed, extensive index makes this a hardworking, easy-to-use reference every gardener will want to keep at home.