Book

A Greener Christmas / editor-in-chief, Sheherazade Goldsmith.

Summary:

Shows you how to make your home merry, bright, and eco-friendly! Part craft, gardening, and cookbook, part home décor and entertaining guide, this book lets the whole family get in on projects that are simple, seasonal, and of-the-moment. Welcome guests with candlelit lanterns, hand-stitched stockings, and cozy homemade wreaths. Trim your homegrown tree with shiny recycled tinsel, spicy dried citrus fruits, and wood-scented pinecones. Give heartfelt, environmentally-friendly gifts like homemade herbal teas and mulled wine sachets, all wrapped up in gorgeous, reusable packaging. And set a mouthwatering holiday spread, with the freshest breads, cheeses, meats, and produce, all sourced from local farms. Edited by food and lifestyle maven Sheherazade Goldsmith, this book will help you plan the most beautiful, most festive, and most responsible Christmas yet--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 0756636930
ISBN: 9780756636937
Physical Description: 352 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-347) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Welcome (Make a dried leaf wreath -- Grow a winter garden -- Farbric garland -- Make a wood fire -- Scent a room -- Grow a mistletoe shrub -- Edible bird decorations) -- Christmas tree (Buy and recycle a real tree -- Christmas tree in a pot -- Use energy-efficient lights -- Christmas tree star -- Cinnamon spice bundles -- Make Christmas lanterns -- Spiced orange decorations -- Doll pin tree angel -- A flock of festive birds -- Recycled paper decorations -- Scented fabric hearts -- Fabric candy cane cones -- Iced cookie decorations -- Nougat sweets) -- Giving (Advent calendar sacks -- Stocking Advent calendar -- Plant cuttings -- Christmas stocking -- Seaside foot scrub -- Decorated photo album -- Give eco gifts -- Fabric notebook -- Shrunken wool pots -- Hot-water bottle cover -- Natural Christmas cards -- Make flavored oils -- Chocolate brownies -- Willow wigwam -- Fruit jam -- Pear chutney -- Recycled paper cards -- Herbal tea sachets -- Sew a glove purse -- Fabric Christmas cards -- Dried herb sachets -- Glossy lip balm -- Moth-repellent sachets -- Make flavored alcohol -- Chicken doorstop -- Make a vintage fabric box -- Relaxing bath oil -- Forage for chestnuts -- Cotton bag -- Mulled-wine kit -- Potted bulbs -- Sew a pair of felt slippers -- Wrap gifts creatively -- Recycled gift wrapping -- Decorate gifts) -- Table (Natural candleholders -- Glass jar candleholders -- Vintage fabric placemats -- Edible place-name cards -- Pear place-name holders -- Evergreen centerpiece -- Use organic table linen -- Play traditional games) -- Food (Walnut bread -- Focaccia bread -- Bread animals -- Mince pies -- Vanilla cookies -- Prepare Christmas drinks -- Christmas cake -- Choose seasonal foods -- Pickle vegetables -- Source your food locally -- Shortbread cookies -- Marshmallow sweets -- Stollen -- Honey-roast ham -- Spiced nuts -- Make mulled drinks -- Choose a Christmas bird -- Roast a bird -- Cranberry jelly -- Make a stuffing -- Chocolate log -- Bake a ginger cake -- Mini panettone -- Reuse your leftovers -- Sachertorte -- Preserved lemons -- Chocolate brittle -- Plum pudding -- Compost kitchen waste -- Dried fruit snacks) -- Templates.