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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.

Texas Roadhouse Rolls

These rolls are amazing! Light, fluffy, and super moist! They will please any guest for the Holiday's, that I can promise you! You can easily divide this recipe in half, and make the amount you desire. Or you can leave it at this amount and freeze them before cooking (or fully cook and then freeze- it is all up too you). If you put the time in making these, you more than likely will not have any left over, we hardly do. 
You Will Need:
4 1/2 tsp Yeast {Bob's Red Mill} 
2 1/2 Cups Warm Milk {110-120 degrees}
1/2 Cup Sugar
6 tbsp Butter, unsalted & melted
2 large Eggs, room temp
1 tbsp Salt
7-9 Cups Flour
In your KitchenAid stand mixer, attached with dough hook (buy here), add the yeast, warm water, and honey (or coconut sugar); mix lightly to help the yeast dissolve, allow to sit and bloom for 5 minutes {mine took 2 in a half minutes because I use quality yeast (make sure to refrigerate your yeast)}
Add eggs, and half of your flour, and mix to combine
Let this rise for 1 hour or until bubbly
Add remaining flour, and mix well
Grease your bowl, I used butter, add the dough, cover to rise for 1 hour or until double in size. I placed this in warm area; in my microwave, off, above my oven
Beautiful. Roll out
*Can do this one of two ways*
A- Roll the dough about an inch tall, cut the dough in 48 pieces, you will end up having 8 dinner rolls per 6 rows; make sure to place these a half of an inch to an inch apart, cover again all allow a final rise; for 1 hour or until doubled in size. OR...
B- Pinch pieces of dough off, roll into a nice ball, and place on cookie sheet half of an inch to an inch a part and allow to rise for 1 hour or until doubled. Once doubled in size, brush the tops with melted butter, and bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown. 

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