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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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Focaccia

Focaccia is soooo fun to make esp with kids. I love getting my kids involved in cooking. The younger you get them cooking, the more love they have for it and want to do it. I started my son off at 4 years old.. today he LOVES to cook. I did not do the same with my daughter and she is really not into cooking. So, I decided any children we have going forward, their little butts will be cooking. Anytime my nieces or nephews are over, we cook together (bread, pizza, biscuits, whatever).  You Will Need: 4 Cups Bread Flour (King Arthur) 2 tsp Salt 1 tsp Sugar (honey or agava)  1.5 tsp Yeast 1 tbsp Oil (olive or avocado) 1 3/4 Cups Warm Water  Bake at 445 degrees 10-12 minutes

Cookie Dough

Oh my my!! Daniel is loves cookie dough more than cookies that are cooked. Whenever he is craving or wanting cookie dough I yell at him because the eggs are not safe to eat raw and I definitely do not want him getting sick, that would seriously upset me! Recently, I contacted the farm where I get my eggs asking them an important question.. Do you have pasteurized eggs? They told me "no we do not have those eggs and to be honest they are not the best quality and not good for you. But our pasture-raised eggs are completely safe to consume raw, if you want or need to consume raw eggs". Here is the direct post from them..
Vital Farms Hi Melinda - since our eggs are laid by healthy hens that are free to forage outdoors, we do not need to pasteurize our eggs! Pasteurized eggs are usually factory farmed eggs that require a sanitation process. If you were to choose to eat raw eggs, pasture-raised eggs would be the safest!
This makes me feel extremely confident sharing this recipe with everyone and with my family too. I had a feeling that pasture-raised eggs were the safest and best choice but honestly you certainly never know! Well, onto it... here is my most amazing, chewy, perfect, delicious cookie recipe! Enjoy!
You Will Need:
1/2 Cup Butter, (softened)
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Large Eggs, room temp
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 Cup plus 2 tbsp Flour 
1/2 tsp Baking Soda or Baking Powder (Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Cups Chocolate Chips (click here)
Cream the sugar and butter together 
Perfect 
Whisk in eggs, until light and fluffy
Add vanilla
Whisk in dry ingredients
This is the correct form you want; not to wet, not to dry 
Fold in the chocolate chips
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