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"Pamper yourself with the opulence only chocolate can deliver. It's time to savor the heavenly moments behind velvety cheesecakes, creamy martinis, and delectable truffles as well as creme brulee, silky mousse, and so many elaborate others. With Taste of home chocolate, you'll experience 116 ... recipes for decadent fudge, candies, and other tempting morsels; sinfully delicious cakes, pies, breads, and muffins; beloved brownies, bars, cookies, and cupcakes; frosty favorites, including ice creams and shakes"--Back cover.

"400+ favorite recipes from our kitchen to yours"--Cover.

The recipes in this all-new must-have collection use shortcut ingredients to create from-scratch flavor with less prep time, fewer items and foolproof results. You'll even find make-ahead dishes that freeze and reheat beautifully, Instant Pot and air-fryer bites that beat the clock, and 5-ingredient staples that make serving hearty meals a snap.

Tried-and-true recipes, tips, hints and hosting ideas make for memorable moments all year long…and this latest book from Taste of Home is here to help! From barbecue buffets to festive yuletide menus, the perfect party planner is at your fingertips with Taste of Home Celebrations. Take the worry out of hosting and get ready to impress with party-planning timelines, complete menus, easy decorations and so much more. Whether you’re planning an evening to watch fireworks, hosting game night, baking a birthday cake, throwing a holiday bash or ringing in the New Year, let this all-new Taste of Home Celebrations be your guide! CHAPTERS Spring Gatherings Galentine's Day Valentine's Day Mardi Gras Friday Fish Fry St. Patrick's Day March Madness Easter Egg Decorating Party Easter Dinner Cinco de Mayo Mother's Day Brunch Slumber Party Baby Shark Birthday Party Summer Bashes Gender Reveal Juneteenth Father's Day BBQ Fourth of July Sundae Funday Fireworks Party Family Reunion Beach Party Unicorn Birthday Party Autumn Gatherings Bonfire Party Back to School Rosh Hashana Halloween Sips & Suspense Day of the Dead Party Friendsgiving Dinner Thanksgiving Dinner Black Friday Star Wars Birthday Party Holiday Celebrations Football Party Elf on the Shelf Party Gingerbread Decorating Party Ugly Sweater Party Cookie Exchange Holiday Movie Marathon White Elephant Party Hanukkah Christmas Morning Brunch Regal Christmas Dinner New Year's Eve Party Autumn Surprise Pie Blue Ribbon Red Velvet Cake Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie Braided Egg Bread California Roast Lamb Champagne Cocktail Cherry Punch Chipotle Guacamole Cranberry-Orange Meatballs Cupcake Easter Baskets Easter Bunny Treats Favorite Corned Beef and Cabbage Fresh Lime Margaritas Fruit and Cheese Board Game-Day Bourbon-Glazed Caramel Corn Garlic Artichoke Dip Garlic-Dill Deviled Eggs Garlic-Parmesan Cheese Ball Gingerbread House Cookies Gingered Apricot-Apple Crumble Grandma's Classic Potato Salad Gruyere Mashed Potatoes Juicy Roast Turkey Lime-Cilantro Shrimp Skewers Mango Bellini Mint Chocolate Cheesecake Mulled Wine Pizza Stromboli Pumpkin Pie Martinis Rainbow Fruit Bowl Ranch Broccoli Pasta Salad Slow-Cooked White Bean Chili Snappy Cocktail Meatballs South-of-the-Border Bruschetta Southern Sweet Potato Tart Southwestern Seashell Salad Special Stuffed Strawberries Topsy-Turvy Sangria Turkey Tea Sandwiches with Basil Mayonnaise Warm Spiced Nuts White Christmas Cake

This collection showcases over 40 timeless stories that make you feel deeply and stick with you, along with cartoons, jokes, and readers' warm and funny true anecdotes.From everyday heroes to larger-than-life characters, small moments to historic events, the unforgettable stories in Reader's Digest come alive as never before in this keepsake book. Our editors have combed the archives for the narratives that thrill your senses, warm your heart, lift your spirits and leave you amazed or simply grateful for your connection with fellow humans, including: *Pilot Down: The Rescue of Scott O'Grandy--An Air Force captain policing a NATO "No Fly Zone" is struck by a missile and must use his ejection seat and parachute down into enemy territory.  *The Pig That Changed My Life--The author agrees to take in what he's told is a mini pig. At first he hides the pig in his office, but his partner finds out and is upset. Nevertheless, they keep the pig and call it Esther. Esther grows up to be 650 pounds, sleeps with them along with 2 cats and 2 dogs, and wins the whole family over with her antics. The humans become vegan.  *To My Daughter on Acquiring Her First Car--This is a lovely letter written by a father to his daughter as he gets her a car. It is a fond but serious plea that she not take lightly the responsibility of working this machine, that her and many others’ lives depend on her good judgement and care.

Entertain yourself with this collection of more than 250 word searches, crosswords, Sudoku, trivia quizzes and much more.Fun Puzzles and Brain Ticklers for Clever Adults is filled with a delightful mix of classic and new puzzle types to help you exercise different parts of your brain, including: *Word and memory games like crosswords, Word Power quizzes, trivia quizzes, and letterblocks  *Logic and pattern-finding brainteasers like Binairo, Keep Going, Number Clusters, or Sport Mazes  *Visual puzzles like Weather Charts and Brainsnacks *Number challenges like Sudoku, Sudoku twin, and Kakuro  With more than 250 challenges at varying levels of difficulty, there is sure to be something to delight everyone!

A book on plant-based eating for middle America, using familiar, easy-to-find ingredients to help readers eat more healthfully.Eating a diet higher in plant foods and lower in animal products has been shown to provide many health benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes as well as aiding in weight loss. Dietary guidelines and recommendations from nutrition experts reflect this, encouraging the adoption of diets such as the Mediterranean, Flexitarian, Vegan or DASH diet that are heavy on fruits and vegetables and reduce or restrict the consumption of meat and meat products. Whether folks are choosing to boost their nutritional intake by consuming more plants within their meat-based diets, or avoid animal product once a week such as Meatless Mondays, or go all out vegan, they need support in starting out with this new way of eating.  Understanding the importance of the nutrients in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains will help the reader grasp why eating more plants will improve their overall health. This A-Z comprehensive guide lays out all the nutrients and other compounds currently known to researchers that help fight disease. It includes: A guide to the powerful disease-zapping nutrients in more than 40 superstar foods, from apples to winter squash, with tips on how to maximize their dietary benefits and tasty ways to include them in your daily diet A specific food arsenal to manage and prevent more than 50 common ailments, from asthma to osteoporosis 90 delicious disease-combating recipes, including appetizers, main courses, and desserts, that make it easy  to eat for good health A new introduction explaining how whole food plant-based eating promotes health and prevents and/or reverses diseases Recent research boxes highlight the latest studies that show the health effects of eating a fruits/veggie dense diet on health conditions

What's in the aisles of your favorite dollar store and how can you use them in multiple ways? 99 Cent Solutions contains 1465 smart and frugal uses for everyday items that save you time and money.99 Cent Solutions helps you save money, time and aggravation with 1465 ways to use common, everyday items found at the dollar store, grocery store or hardware store! Save money on groceries, health and beauty, cleaning supplies, housewares, tools and more. Did you know you can... -Use bubble wrap to protect freshly planted trees? -Use ketchup to make copper glow? -Use a bandage to in place of a thimble? -Use a bungee cord as a yoga strap? -Use a party balloon as an ice pack? -Use baking soda between paving stones to keep weeds away? Chapters: -Groceries -Healthy & Beauty - Outdoor Spaces -Cleaning & Home Supplies -Housewares -Notions -School & Party Supplies -Tools

"150 recipes for weeknight ease"--Cover.

Whether formal or casual, a tasty brunch buffet puts everyone in a great mood! Now it’s easier than ever to celebrate the weekend with family and friends thanks to Taste of Home Brunch Classics. Plan the perfect day with impressive eye-openers that come together quicker than you’d imagine. From eggs and bacon to waffles and pancakes, and from coffee cakes and scones to fruit salads and beverages, these recipes help you host your best brunch yet. CHAPTERS Drinks to Clink Brunch Bites Pancakes & Waffles Incredible Eggs Sunny Salads Hot Breakfast Sides Brunch-Worthy Sandwiches Midday Mains Jelly Cupboard The Bakery Special Menus    RECIPES Fruity Croissant Puff Biscuits & Gravy Bake Overnight Yeast Waffles Homemade Lemon Curd Breakfast Burger Cold-Brew Coffee Denver Omelet Salad Orange Dream Mimosas Pennsylvania Dutch Doughnuts Inside-Out “Everything” Bagel Spread Smoked Salmon Egg Salad Banana Blueberry Pancakes Green Tea Salmon with Grapefruit Salsa Pepperoni & Sausage Deep-Dish Pizza Quiche Italian Eggs Benedict with Pesto Hollandaise Sage Turkey Sausage Patties Strawberry Cheesecake Bites Grilled Onion & Skirt Steak Tacos Horchata Toad in the Hole Bacon Sandwich Manchego Mushroom Scramble Orange-Glazed Bacon

Relish the goodness of garden fresh foods and make the most of your garden and farmer's market finds with this all new cookbook. With 279 sensational recipes to use all of the fresh food you bring in to your kitchen. We show you how to use fresh produce all year long.Have a bumper crop of tomatoes? Need to use up some rhubarb? Craving blueberry muffins or peach preserves? Simply turn to the mouthwatering ideas in Taste of Home Farm to Table Cookbook!  Inside, you’ll find 279 sensational recipes that take advantage of fresh produce all year long. From apples to zucchini and from appetizers to main courses (and, of course, all those wonderful desserts), this colorful collection of mouthwatering ideas delivers wholesome specialties to your table every day.

A beautiful guided journal for anyone interested in making a difference in the community and in the worldNow more than ever, it’s important to find new ways to connect and make the world a kinder place. But finding meaningful ways to make change can be daunting. Enter Inspired to Make a Difference Every Day, a guided journal full of easy ideas for spreading kindness to friends, family and strangers; helping the environment; giving back to your community; and focusing on what unites instead of divides us. Inside the journal, you’ll find small yet effective ways to change the world every day, such as: Smile at a stranger. Donate unused credit card points or airline miles to charity. Write a glowing online review of a local business. Volunteer for a shift at a soup kitchen. Praise a colleague’s hard work to their boss. Forgive someone who hurt you. Offer to grocery shop or pet sit for a doctor or nurse. Attend a service for a faith that is not your own Give your family the gift of your presence—go screen-free for a day. In addition, the journal includes space to record and reflect on your actions, as well as resources for learning more and doing more. Featuring colorful artwork, inspiring quotes, and true stories of compassion from the pages of Reader’s Digest, this journal is the perfect way to make a difference.

The Essential Guide to CBD is an authoritative but user-friendly primer on CBD.The Straight Facts on Healing with CBD CBD has splashed across the nation’s headlines, taken the country by storm, and has everyone from Coca-Cola to Starbucks considering adding this new “miracle supplement” to their drinks. But the FDA has only approved it for use in treating epilepsy in children. What is CBD, anyway? What’s the difference between CBD, THC, cannabis, hemp, and marijuana? Can CBD help me lose weight? How much CBD do I need to take to help my condition? What do I look for when buying CBD? Is it better to take CBD oil or gummies or what? To all these questions and more, the editors of Reader’s Digest have teamed up with the experts at Project CBD to bring you a reliable, easy-to-understand guide to all things CBD. Drawing from peer-reviewed research and medical studies, as well as interviews with neuroscientists and doctors, this book debunks common myths and rebuffs pseudoscience. Inside, you’ll find: Simple explanations of how CBD works. Understand how CBD differs from marijuana and THC, as well as how it affects your brain and body, influences genes, reduces inflammation, and much more. The latest research on what conditions and ailments CBD treats. Find out how effective CBD can be at preventing or treating 35 common health issues, including chronic pain, heart health, sleep disorders, anxiety, cancer, and weight gain. It can even help your pets! Your CBD action plan. Learn what type of CBD is best for you, where to find products that are legal and safe, and how much to take and when. Complete with recipes and first-person accounts from real people who have used it, The Essential Guide to CBD tells you everything you need to know about the all-natural treatment that’s sweeping the nation—and why it’s worth the hype. Praise for The Essential Guide to CBD “To have a natural product that works as well if not better than harmful pills has been a boon to my success,” —Terrell Davis, former NFL player “The Essential Guide to CBD effectively cuts through the misinformation surrounding CBD and empowers readers to succeed in using this health-promoting tool. Highly recommended to those who want to try CBD and current users want to optimize their results.” —Dustin Sulak, D.O., founder and director of Integr8 Health “Discovering cannabinoids felt like being plugged into a power source, as though I was Humpty Dumpty broken into a million pieces and now I was being put back together. This is my medicine!” —Chelsea Leyland, founder, model, DJ, and activist “A highly educational and relevant work that’s both engaging and easy to follow.” —Kirkus Reviews "Fully living up to the promise of its title, Reader's Digest The Essential Guide to CBD: Everything You Need to Know About What It Helps, Where to Buy, And How to Take It is an authoritative but thoroughly user-friendly primer on CBD. Comprehensively informative and deftly organized and presented for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the subject, it is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to personal...collections." —Midwest Book Review

100 inspirational large print, religious word searches that are easy on your eyes as well as challenging for your brain!Religious word searches are a fun and wholesome way to pass the time, and this collection contains satisfying mental workouts that are sure to appeal, whatever your skill level, as well as to those who wish to expand their Christian knowledge. You’ll be absolutely delighted by the range of puzzles in this jam-packed book. This ultimate collection includes 100 Christian mind-stretching word searches—some with innovative variations on the traditional format— and are divided into five thematic sections: BIBLICAL LIFE AND TIMES EVERLASTING LOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY THE WORD OF GOD —all guaranteed to joyfully entertain while challenging your brain and celebrating Christian life. Each section begins with a fascinating spread highlighting inspirational Christian facts, engaging trivia, compelling Q&A’s and thought-provoking quotations that are sure to enrich a trivia buff’s experience.

Taste of Home 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook -Eating right has never been easier than with this all-new book from Taste of Home. Tall on flavor, short on prep work, 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook offers hundreds of satisfying main dishes, desserts, snacks and more.  300+ recipes that cut fat, sugar, calories and carbs quickly, easily and deliciously while keeping recipes to 5 ingredients!   Eating right has never been easier than with this all-new book from Taste of Home. Tall on flavor, short on prep work, 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook offers hundreds of satisfying main dishes, desserts, snacks and more…all of which come together with a handful of good-for-you kitchen staples. You’ll even find five-ingredient pizzas and pastas, sandwiches, side dishes and breakfasts—all loaded with family-pleasing taste and fewer calories than expected. Nutrition Facts with every recipe, Diabetic Exchanges, full-color photos and step-by-step directions make it easier than ever to enjoy the foods you love without the extra sodium, carbs and sugar. Eat right, feel great and spend less time in the kitchen when you turn to 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook

Featuring more than 1,000 family-favorite recipes, hints and tips, this brand-new edition of the popular Taste of Home Cookbook is an indispensable tool for today’s home cooks. Look inside, and you’ll find everything you need to set a hot and hearty meal on the table—busy weeknight dinners and memorable holiday menus alike. From mouthwatering Instant Pot sensations to simply show-stopping desserts, this amazing 5-ring binder has it all. You’ll even find kitchen hacks, how-to photos, basic cooking and baking techniques, timesaving shortcuts, the secrets to selecting, storing and cooking with fresh produce, and so much more! In this bonus edition, a free 48 page book, Kitchen Hacks is also included. Beat the clock, save money, tackle meal prep and get more done in the kitchen faster! It’s a snap with the dozens of hints, tips and hacks in this free book!The newest edition of the best-selling cookbook that’s made for today’s home cooks by today’s home cooks. From mouthwatering Instant Pot sensations to simply show-stopping desserts, this amazing 5-ring binder has it all. 24 chapters to cover everything you need from breakfast to appetizers to mains and plenty of baking and desserts. Brand new chapters on Instant Pots & Air Fryers, 30 Minute Meals, Meatless and even Sauces & Condiments. You’ll also find kitchen hacks, how-to photos, basic cooking and baking techniques, timesaving shortcuts, the secrets to selecting, storing and cooking with fresh produce, and so much more! This fifth edition of the popular Taste of Home Cookbook features: 1,000+ RECIPES, HINTS AND HACKS and more than 1400 gorgeous photos A new INSTANT POT & AIR FRYER chapter FIVE at-a-glance icons Fast Fix (ready in 30 minutes or less) 5-Ingredients Slow Cooker Freeze It Power Packed (healthy recipes that include a lean protein, whole grain and a fruit or vegetable) PREP/COOK timelines with EVERY recipe Complete NUTRITION FACTS with EVERY recipe Entire section of 30-MINUTE MEALS for busy cooks A 5-ring Lay-Flat Binder CHAPTERS Kitchen Basics Appetizers & Beverages Breakfast & Brunch Soups & Sandwiches 30-Minute Meals Instant Pot & Air Fryer Beef Poultry Lamb & Pork Fish & Seafood Meatless Pasta & Pizza Grains, Rice & Beans Veggies & Fruits Salads & Salad Dressings Sauces & Condiments Quick Breads Yeast Breads Cookies & Bars Candies Pies & Tarts Cakes Desserts Indexes

Create heartwarming memories with Taste of Home Christmas Cookies. Whether you’re partial to cute cutouts for the kids, old-time spritz or simple no-bake sweets that are ready in a snap, you’ll find them in this delightful cookbook.Whether you’re partial to cute cutouts for the kids, old-time spritz or simple no-bake sweets that are ready in a snap, you’ll find them in this delightful cookbook. The elves at Taste of Home curated this whimsical collection of 100+ best-loved bites sure to make your holiday merry and bright. You’ll even find a chapter of our top 10 Christmas cookies of all time, a guide to creating impressive cookie platters and tips for organizing a no-fuss cookie exchange. Let Taste of Home Christmas Cookies help you celebrate the most wonderful time of the year! Includes Tips for Hosting a Cookie Exchange, Cookie Wrapping and Packing, and The Perfect Cookie Plate   CHAPTER: Top 10 Christmas Cookies of All Time Classic Cutouts Dreamy Drop Cookies Spritz & Shaped Cookies Slice & Bake Cookies Bars, Biscotti & More Pretty Meringues No-Bake Cookies RECIPES Carmel Snickerdoodle Bars Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Chocolate Mint Dreams Gingerbread Snaps Lemon Snowflakes Russian Tea Cakes Frosted Red Velvet Cookies Gingerbread Yule Logs Chocolate-Cherry Sandwich Cookies First-Place Coconut Macaroons Festive Meringue Christmas Cookies Raspberry Almond Strips Peanut Butter Penguins

"This versatile guide brings together more than 2,000 helpful hints, practical tips, and remedies from days gone by and shows you how they can benefit your health, lifestyle, home, and garden. All have been researched and tested and more often than not you'll find the ingredients right there in your cupboard. Did you know you can make wooden platters look like new just by rubbing them with a solution of vinegar? Or that you can get your linen as white as snow by adding a few teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda to the washing powder? That a cold wristband can bring rapid relief to headache-sufferers? Would you like to learn how easy it is to make dried apples, apricots, and other fruit without the use of preservatives? The book includes: Safe, time-honored remedies to treat or prevent health problems; Homemade cosmetics and traditional beauty tips to help you look your best; Clever, environmentally friendly cleaning techniques to keep your home in tip-top condition; Traditional advice for preparing great-tasting, nutritious food economically in the modern kitchen; Tried-and-trusted principles of decoration and organization to make your home a welcoming haven; The proven know-how of generations of gardeners to help you create a green space that is safe and chemical-free. For each of the six areas of life covered in the book, topics are presented in an A-Z format with special features on topics of interest, such as essential home medicines, natural cleaning products, and a season-by-season guide to gardening."--From publisher's description.

Practice natural health and healing the modern way with more than 740 of the world’s best home remedies—cures that work using ingredients located right in your kitchen cabinet.  Did you know that chewing gum can prevent ear infections? That green tea can erase pimples? That olive oil can lower cholesterol levels? Research continues to reveal new and more effective ways to use hundreds of timeless kitchen staples for health and healing—in much the same way our grandparentsonce did. Kitchen Cures provides you with hundreds of these proven remedies of yesteryear, helping you to save money, save time, and heal faster and more safely.

SAVE MONEY, TIME, AND EFFORT repairing your household equipmentEasy Fixes for Everyday Things is fresh, surprising, and honest: if something can be fixed we show you how; if it needs expert attention we say so; and if it is simply beyond hope, we tell you that, too. Maybe your smartphone fell in water or you spilled coffee on your computer keyboard. Perhaps your iron won't produce steam or your refrigerator is making an odd noise. It could be that your watch face has been scratched or the chain on your bike keeps falling off. Whatever the problem, Easy Fixes for Everyday Things has your solution. We all rely on devices, appliances and pieces of household equipment that break, misbehave or fail completely. With Easy Fixes for Everyday Things you can help yourself when disaster strikes, saving time, money and hassle (and cutting down on needless waste) simply by following a few straightforward steps. This fun yet practical book strips the mystery from repairs, enabling you to fix the seemingly unfixable and solve more than 1,000 everyday problems with phones, cameras, laptops, locks, washing machines, lawn mowers, water pipes, cars and dozens of other common household things.

Originally published in 1994, Who's Who in the Bible offers in-depth portraits of more than 500 biblical characters, both well-known and more obscure. Nearly 400 color illustrations, including 50 specially commissioned paintings that put faces on the names.

More than two dozen gripping tales of murder, kidnapping, robbery, and much more from the Reader’s Digest archives.For more than 90 years, Reader’s Digest has been telling the amazing true stories of real-life thrillers, unsolved mysteries, and tales of cold-blooded murder—and of the regular folks caught up in these harrowing situations. Now we’ve pulled together a collection of more than two dozen of these gripping narratives, including: A woman’s account of being taken hostage by a convenience store robber True crime writer Ann Rule’s encounter with Ted Bundy before she knew he was a killer The case of the man who rigged the lottery The inside story of how Al Capone was finally arrested for tax evasion The unlikely tale of a widower father who enlisted his teenage son and daughter to help rob banks   These modern classics are for crime aficionados and novices alike, tantalizing enough to hold your attention yet brisk enough to be your best beach or book club read. Enjoy the ride with an airplane bomber, an identity thief, and a Bonnie-and-Clyde team living on borrowed time. (Enjoy even more their comeuppance.)

"These DIY favorites are sure to please any and all DIYers"--Cover.

Savor 100 Instant Pot favorites that punch up flavor without packing on pounds.Today’s home cooks turn to their Instant Pots for comforting meals and beat-the-clock convenience…and now they’re using these popular appliances to eat healthy, too! It’s true—you can serve up the hearty favorites you crave quickly and easily—and without an ounce of guilt.  Taste of Home Skinny Instant Pot Cookbook makes it a snap to enjoy stick-to-your-ribs mainstays that are lower in calories, fat, sodium and/or carbs. Dish out a mouthwatering assortment of 100 appetizers, entrees, sides and more—all made easy in the Instant Pot, all full of flavor and all on the light side of the scale. In fact. every recipe in this sensational collection offers a complete sets of nutrition facts so you can quickly calculate weight-loss points, count calories or watch your sodium intake no matter what’s on your menu.      CHAPTERS 1) All About Instant Pots How to Use Converting recipes to the Instant Pot How to Make the Most of the Instant Pot How to Clean Food Safety Tips 2) Snacks & Appetizers 3) Breakfast & Brunch 4) Side Dishes 5) Fish, Seafood & Meatless 6) Pork Dinners 7) Poultry Favorites 8) Beef Entrees 9) Soups & Sandwiches 10) Sweets & Desserts

"Attracting birds to your backyard just got a little easier. This publication, brought to you by the editors of Birds & Blooms magazine, shows you how! Filled with expert ideas for creating your own bustling backyard bird haven, it shows the top foods preferred by your favorite winged visitors, how to create a safe environment they'll want to nest in and the very best plants you can grow tokeep them coming back year after year."--Publisher's description.

Featuring more than 1,000 family favorite recipes, this brand-new edition of the popular Taste of Home Cookbook is an indispensable tool for today's home cooks. From mouthwatering Instant Pot) sensations to simply show-stopping desserts, this amazing five-ring binder has it all. all.

From whimsical elves made of felt to cleverly custom greeting cards, these inspired ideas promise to make everyone's holiday merry and bright. Whether readers are new to crafting or longtime pros, projects such as Canning Lid Coasters, Pinecone Fire Starters and Silver Chain Earrings are presents enjoys creating and receiving.

An updated edition, now fully illustrated and in color, of the classic guide to using common household items to replace, restore, repair, or revive almost anything in your household—including yourself.When you have a household problem, don’t run to the store and waste good money, just open your pantry door—and EXTRAORDINARY USES FOR ORDINARY THINGS. You’ll be amazed at what you can do with baby oil, bleach, duct tape, tea, rubbing alcohol, and dozens of other handy items. This book will open your eyes to more than 2,000 creative and helpful uses you can make of familiar household products, such as: • Aspirin can revive a dead car battery and a coating of petroleum jelly will keep the battery’s terminals from corroding • A dab of shaving cream can keep your bathroom mirror from fogging and can remove juice stains on carpeting • Petroleum jelly makes a great lip balm, makeup remover, and moisturizer • A turkey baster is the perfect tool for watering Christmas trees and hard-to-reach plants • Beer can be combed through your hair as a setting lotion, used as lure to trap insects, and polish gold jewelry • Sandpaper can be used to sharpen needles and scissors, roughen slippery soles of new shoes, remove ink stains and scuff marks from suede, and remove stains on grout lines • Wax paper will prevent a cast-iron skillet from rusting, restore the nonstick surface on your iron, and use on the bottom of a microwave when cooking messy foods. If you hate to throw things away or if you delight in dreaming up new ways to use ordinary items, then you’ll love the ideas in this book. You’ll be amazed at the problems you can solve. It’s a book you’ll be sure to turn to again and again for helpful ideas, trustworthy advice, and entertaining reading.

"Whether surprising a co-worker with a plate of cookies, thanking a teacher with a colorful soup mix or rewarding a hardworking teen with a yummy snack, you'll find the perfect food gift for any occasion--all year long. In fact, the recipes in Taste of Home Handmade Food Gifts are so tasty, they're sure to become staples in your own home! Best of all, this lovely book offers dozens of easy ideas for packaging your gifts, creating charming gift tags and shipping with success. From sweet to savory, the insatiable surprises in this must-have collection are too delicious to keep to yourself, so make someone's day with a gift from the kitchen"--

"Text, photography and illustrations for Do-it yourself basics are based on articles previously published in The family handyman magazine"--Title page verso.