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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.

Organic Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake


1 Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
16 oz. (2 pkg) Organic Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 - 3/4 Cup Organic Pumpkin Puree
1/2 Cup Organic Sugar (or Organic Coconut Sugar)
1 tsp Organic Vanilla
1/2 tsp Organic Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Organic Nutmeg
1/8 tsp Organic Cloves
2 Large Organic Pasture Raised Eggs, room temp

Directions:

1. Mix the cream cheese, and sugar until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add vanilla and 1 egg at a time, and mix to combine. Scrape sides down, and mix a bit more.
2. Pour half the mix in your pie crust.
3. Add pumpkin puree, and spices to the other half of the mixture, and mix to combine; do not over mix. Spread over the plain cheesecake, and slowly spread out to cover the plain cream cheese. 
4. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until the center is almost completely set. Turn the oven off and all the cheesecake to cool in the oven, door closed, 1 hour. Then open and cool another hour. Refrigerate for 3 hours, or overnight

**Serve with homemade whipped cream on top and a bit of cinnamon sprinkled on top**

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