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I Am Watching You
The Maid
Hopeless
It Ends with Us
Unmissing
The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 200 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
Jurassic World: The Official Cookbook
Halo: The Official Cookbook
Ugly Love
Verity
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Moonlight Child
Becky: The Heartbreaking Story of Becky Watts by Her Father Darren Galsworthy
Freed
Drowning in Stars
Behind Her Eyes
The Girl in the White Van
Regretting You
Defending Jacob


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CopyCat Del Taco Chicken Tacos

Living in Arizona for 13 years of my adolescent life I grew up loving Del Taco. My parents would get take out there often. My sister, Michelle, that was her favorite taco out. If we did take out one night, Michelle always wanted Del Taco over anything else. She loves the chicken tacos. Now that I live in Ohio, Del Taco is not really out here. I have found 1 or 2 but they are some distance away from us. So, I decided to try and make that for my Sunday Family Movie night pick. Tonight, is my pick and I drew Mexican food so why not give it a try.  Marinade: 3 Large Chicken (I used thin chicken breast), diced 1 Lime, juiced 1 tbsp Taco Seasoning  1 tbsp Soy Sauce 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp Onion Powder 1 tsp Chicken Bouillon Powder 1/4 tsp Paprika Place all ingredients above into a ziplock, shake well and marinade for 30 minutes to an hour. I found the longer the better flavor.  White Sauce: 1 cup Mayo 1 Lime, juiced Whisk together in a bowl until smooth, set aside until ready for assembly.
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Let's Make Soap!

Making soap is such an amazing experiece. Kids love making soap; as long as the soap you are making is already a base, and not one you make with Lye yourself, because Lye is such a powerful chemical that it can burn through your hands and childrens. That is why I use a melt-n-pour soap base instead of from scratch. Here is what you need to get started:

We will need 91% Alcohol (rub), molds, knife, any soap base, cups for melting soap, scents, natural food dyes, and something to mix the soap up. Once you gather all of your ingredients you want to open the soap base, cut the soap into blocks, place in cup, and melt on 15 seconds at a time until the soap is fully melted. 



Once the soap has melted, and you mix in your colors, and scent (making sure to mix it in completely) pour into your molds and spray with the alcohol; spraying with the alcohol is releasing the air bubbles in the soap. Allow to harden 30 mintues to 1 hour before adding your second color. Repeat the process but instead let it stand 1-2 hours. Once cooled completely release from the molds, and your soap is ready to use! =] 

Second Pour! Letting sit!

Out of the mold!



And there it is! This is so easy, the hardest part is waiting for the first layer to set up, to pour the next layer! I really hope y'all enjoy this and give it a try! If you do please share your photos here, or on my facebook page use #organicmominthekitchen! 

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