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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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Best Green Smoothie Ever

One of my favorite results of the Vitamix was a "green smoothie" remix, I recreated when wanting something new, yet healthy and packed full of nutrients. I threw a little of this, a little of that, and bam the Incredible Hulk Favorite was born! The smoothie is named Incredible Hulk because my son loves Hulk and not only that, the smoothie provides a strong punch without being 'too' over powering. It packs a mean punch to keep you healthy and satisfied. The best thing of all, the children have no idea what they are drinking, they just love the flavors. No idea it has spinach (lettuce as they call it) and all those yummy vitamins from all the fruits.  


 The Incredible Hulks Favorite:

- 1 Peeled Organic Orange
- Handful of Organic Spinach
- 2 Cups Ice
- Quarter of a Organic Lime (with rhine)
- Quarter of a Organic Pineapple (with rhine)
- 1 Organic Kiwi (peeled)
- Half a Organic Banana (peeled)
- 4 tbsp of Organic Agave Or Organic Raw Honey
- Blend until it is smooth and enjoy (do not serve over ice, just drink as is)

Giving what the Vitamix can do, I am certainly pleased to have spent the money on one. Not only does it replace all the above appliances, plus some, it comes with a 7 year warranty. During a demonstration at Whole Foods Market Dublin, I asked the lady "how do you know these machines are worth what you are paying, how can you be sure they will last?" I have had, over the past 4 years, 7 different blenders, all of which break or die off within 7 months, because we use them too much. She told me that one lady who had bought one 20 years ago, still to this day uses her 20 year old Vitamix and actually decided to upgrade to a newer version, to see what more it offers compared to hers from 20 years ago. My jaw hit the floor when I found out she has used her machine for 20 years! Daily too! I could not believe it. I asked Daniel, 20 year machine or 7 months?!? Hmmm... That was too easy! So, we picked once up that day. 



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