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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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Crockpot Apple Cider

With fall fastly approaching, trust me since we move in the fall this countdown is on my calendar!! And I truly cannot wait! So I figured why not make something fall-ish to remind me of what is coming out way (not that I need reminding lol). When it comes to the sugar and how much you add you really want to measure it for yourself what you like. I tend to enjoy the apples providing most if not all the sugar in my apple cider but I do add a little. Some of the ingredients here are not pictured, I left the photos up to my daughter Kailee and she neglected to let me know that she did not photo the spices lol. Well, be sure you share your photos once you make this! Keep in mind you can use organic raw honey, organic coconut sugar, organic maple syrup, organic brown sugar or organic regular sugar like I did.


You Will Need:

10 Organic Apples, I used Honey Crisp and Granny Smith
3 Cinnamon Stick
1 tsp Ground Clove
1/2 tsp All-Spice
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/3 Cup Sugar
10-12 Cups Water
Sliced Oranges (Optional)

Wash, cut and corn apples, place in crockpot then add spices and sugar
Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours 
An hour before the cider completes, remove the apples and oranges if you add them be sure to push all the juice out of them before discarding. Place pot back on for the last hour, afterwards be sure to strain the apple cider through a fine strainer (I covered my strainer in cheesecloth) 
Serve warm, I like to leave the crockpot on warm while hosting a party and enjoying family company with a cup of warm cider! 
Enjoy! This is the BEST cider I have ever made!


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