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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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Rice-a-Roni

These make the best Christmas gifts ever. Who does not appreciate food, made with very minimal ingredients. I sure do and would love these as a gift. Esp since each 32 oz mason jar holds 3 servings or 3 meals each. I included 1 Spanish rice, 1 chicken, 1 beef and 1 brownie mix for each person we are gifting too.  You Will Need: 6 Cups Rice 2 Boxes Fideo Noodles Chicken:  2 Cups rice 1 Cup Fideo 1/2 tsp Pepper 3 tbsp Chicken Bouillon  1 tsp Onion Powder 1 tsp Garlic Powder Beef: 2 Cups rice 1 Cup Fideo 2 tbsp Parsley Flakes 1/2 tsp Pepper 3 tbsp Beef Bouillon 1 tsp Onion Powder 1 tsp Garlic Powder Spanish Rice: 2 Cups rice 1 Cup Fideo 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Minced Onion 2 tbsp Tomato Bouillon  1/2 tsp Chili Powder 1/2 tsp Cumin 1/2 tsp Onion Powder 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder  To Make: heat 2 tbsp butter in a skillet with 1 cup rice/noodle mix. Cook until brown. Add 2 cups of bone broth (I use chicken for chicken, beef for beef and beef for Spanish Rice one). Add 2 tbsp seas...

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

With the holidays approaching fast, this is the time I take to pre-make cookies. I do them in big batches, and freeze raw once I am ready to use them, we remove from freezer, set on baking sheet on counter for an hour or until thawed then proceed to cook at normal temperature. This has saved me SOOOO much time on the holidays when I am VERY busy with cooking other things (tamales, and such) wrapping gifts, and just plain old hanging with my family. 
You Will Need:
1/2 Cup Butter, Softened
1 Cup Sugar 
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Egg, Room Temp
1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder 
2 tbsp Milk
1 3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1 Cup Chocolate Chips 
Cream the sugar, butter and vanilla together. Add egg and beat to combine. Add milk and cocoa powder and slowly combine together (the cocoa powder will puff all over you unless you go slow! I have learned my lesson haha)!

Add flour, and baking powder, mix until all the flour is no longer visible. Add chocolate chips (and walnuts if you choose too) 

I use an ice cream scoop to scoop even amounts onto a baking sheet lined with unbleached parchment paper.

Bake at 350 degrees for 14-18 minutes. Once cooled enough, dip the tops in powder sugar. There are chewy and taste much like brownies.

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