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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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Beef Stew

Winter time for me means crockpot soups, stews and more comfort foods. Beef stew is a family favorite like most my recipes. I swear the kids tell me all the time "mom you are an amazing cook." Sometimes, I do not believe them because I make mistakes, I fuck up, it is called being human. Butttttt other times, I am like hells yes I am!!! That dinner was amazing!!! This is one of those. You Will Need: 1 Chuck Roast 1 Bag Small Potatoes, cut 1 Bag Baby Carrots 64 oz. Beef Bone Broth (this is important) 4-6 packets Beef Gravy (I use Kinder Bone Broth Gravy) It is important you use beef bone broth. Why? Because bone broth is sooooo good for you! It has natural collagen and fats that keep you from getting sick. We switched to bone broths ONLY and have rarely gotten sick during winter months. Nothing more than a common cold, no flu, no covid *knocks on wood*! Crockpot cook on high for 4 hours, low 6 hours. I like low and slow!!     
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Healthier Caramel Apples! Corn Syrup FREE

Caramel apples are one of the easiest, yet rewarding Holiday treats you can make your family. The you use healthier, organic, pure ingredients they make me slightly better (by no means am I saying they are good for you, they are a treat and treats should be enjoyed once in awhile). For the longest time, as long as I can remember, I have been afraid to make candy or use the candy thermometer for many reasons.. 1) I burn myself so easily! 2) I am accident prone! the list could go on forever!! But, I embraced this task because I love candy apples around the Holiday times and have not been able to enjoy them since we switched to organic 4 years ago. Well, I embraced the candy thermometer and task at hand to curve a craving and enjoy an amazing Holiday treat! Making caramel is super easy and truly only requires two ingredients. You do not NEED a butt load (<----Hahaha!) of sugar (actually none at all!). You MOST DEFINITELY do NOT need corn syrup (<---- barf!!) at all; that ingredient is one added ingredient that does not do anything for the caramel, honestly. Anyways.... Grab the kids, and your ingredients and pop into the kitchen! You can make these into mini's; all you will need is a melon baller and you are good to go. Just use the melon baller, scoop out pieces around the apple (leave skin on), dip in caramel, and then nuts or whatever toppings you wish and there you go!

You Will Need:
6 Small Apples
1 Cup Honey
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Cup Heavy Cream
Chopped Nuts
Chill apples in the fridge for 1 hour, at least, after washing them well.
These are what I used
Poke sticks in apples
Mix all the ingredients except apples and nuts
Cook until your thermometer says candy; whisking
Perfect
Cool caramel a little and dip apples
Then dip in nuts! YUM!

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