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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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Thanksgiving Turkey

This is a wee bit late, but hey I was out of town and did not get a chance to make my own turkey until recently. Turkey can be extremely moist and amazing if cooked correctly and with the correct seasoning. Or it can be over cooked, dried, and taste pretty badly. I have learned so many tricks of the last 6 years living on my own with my kids and husband, when it comes to making a turkey and making it correctly for that.


You Will Need:

Organic Turkey
Organic Grass-Fed Butter
Organic Garlic Salt
Homemade Ranch Seasoning
Real Salt


Wash your bird out really well, place in a pan big enough to hold this bad boy!


Season with garlic and salt


Add my homemade ranch packets to the top, as much or little as you want 


Place a little butter on top- you can work the butter into the bird or leave it as is; I left it as is


Add 3 to 4 cups of water in the pan


I placed foil on top of ours, to help it cook evenly before browning it. Cook your bird according to the package of the bird; but be sure to cover the bird in its juices every 30 minutes, or it will dry out


Once my popper popped I knew it was ready, I pulled it from the oven, and continued to cover it in the turkey juices every 5 minutes. This is allowing the turkey to soak back up the juice and become moist. Allow to rest 1 hour (while basting every 5 minutes)


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