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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.

Swiss Steak {aka Pepper Steak}

Growing up my mother always bought those frozen T.V. dinners and I loved the pepper steak so much. But being an adult and finally understanding what is in my food I took a stand against T.V. dinners and decided to put my love for cooking to use. I found out how to make my favorite meal and how to freeze it like those tiny T.V. dinners! Trust me I have never gone back to them and never will. This is by far one of my favorite meals and I hope ya'll enjoy it too!

You Will Need:
2 lb Grass Fed Organic Top Round Steak
2 Cups Organic Cooked Rice
32 oz. Organic Creamy Tomato Soup
2-4 Organic Bell Peppers 
3 Medium Organic Onions
1 pkg. Organic Mushrooms
1/2-1 Cup Organic All-Purpose Flour (in a medium bowl)
1/4 Cup Organic Olive Oil 
Salt & Pepper


Cut mushrooms 


Cut peppers 


Cut onions- add to pan


Cover meat in flour


Place in a cast iron pan covered with olive oil and cook on medium for roughly 5 to 6 minutes a side- this is to brown the meat only


Be sure to get all the brown out of the pan that is going to thicken the 'sauce'


BEAUTIFUL!


Add your tomato soup, also add water to each can, about 4 tbsp and swish around


My gosh, my husband, Daniel, took an amazing picture


Season and mix


In the oven it goes, cover with foil and cook at 350 degrees for 3-4 hours, if the sauce is not thicken you will need to thicken it with organic corn starch or arrowroot powder


Make your rice


Add the meat, pepper mixture to the rice and mix together 


BAM!! Donnnnneeee!! and so amazingly, heavily yummy!

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