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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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Potato Wedges

When I was pregnant with my son, Kristopher all I craved (whenever I could eat, assuming I was not throwing up) potato wedges, and I must admit I did not have the best mind set when it came to food; I would have KFC potato wedges, or Fry's (aka Kroger). I want to make sure I am giving my family the best ingredients and foods possible, even if they may be considered "bad" for you (aka pies and sweets). I needed to come up with a plan on how to make potato wedges without all the nasty crap added from those places. For some odd reason all I have been craving, yet again, is potato wedges.. Well I came up with what I thought was the best for what I had, and they tasted amazing!! On to the recipe, enough mumble jumbo!



You Will Need:

5 Pound Bag Organic Potatoes
1 Stick Organic Butter
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese, Fresh Grated
1/2 tbsp Organic Paprika
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Organic Garlic Granulates
1 tsp Organic Onion Granulates



Dice your butter, and place it into a glass 9' x 13' pan that is oven safe. Melt the butter slightly, the rest will melt in the oven; which is good it will keep the potatoes from sticking while they cook


In a big zip-lock bag, place all your dry ingredients and mix together, set aside


Wash your potatoes very well, no dirt is good! *As you see my husband is my potato scrubber!*


Peel, and cut potatoes into wedge shape (I could not get that pictured, sorry) place the wedges into the dry mixture bag *Kailee did that here*


Shake the bag until all the potatoes are fully coated with the mixture, as you can see here


Dump the potatoes onto the glass baking dish, and cook in the oven at 375 degrees for 60 minutes, making sure to turn them at 30 minutes. After 60 minutes, check to see if they are soft enough and have even crisp to them, if not up the temperature and continue to cook in 10 minutes intervals, turning after every 10 minute 


Do they not look BEAUTIFUL!! Nice and golden brown, with amazing crispy edges


My homemade chicken strips recipe pairs amazingly with these potato wedges! 


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