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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...
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Meatloaf or Meatballs

Meatloaf is another family favorite, honestly I get asked about 3 to 4 times a week if I can make meatloaf and or meatballs and freeze them for later. Whenever I make 2 pounds with it is NEVER EVER enough, so today I decided to make 5 pounds worth of meatballs for the freezer and for dinner. Freezing meatballs can happen 1 of 2 ways; you can freeze them fully cooked or raw. I prefer to freeze them raw, but that is me. If you go to the grocery store and look for meatballs they are fully cooked and really just need heated up and you are on you way. So that is exactly what I am going to do, cook all 5 pounds of meatballs, and then freeze them (mmmmm spaghetti; oh the possibilities are making my mouth water!)

You Will Need:

2 lbs Ground Beef
1 Cup Plain Bread Crumbs
4 tbsp Ketchup
1/2 Cup Milk
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 tbsp Italian Seasoning
1 tbsp Dried Parsley
2 tbsp Garlic & Onion Powder
1 tbsp Sage
2 Eggs, Room Temp (1 egg per pound)
1/2 tsp Thyme
1/2 tsp Basil
Salt & Pepper


In a large mixing bowl, toss in all your spices, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and eggs



Mix, mix, mix, mix... until it is all incorporated 


Add your hamburger, ground chicken, or ground turkey


Add bread crumbs and onto the FUN part! hehe 


The messy part is under way, start mixing with your hands, until it is all incorporated, you may need to add more breadcrumbs



I needed more bread crumbs because the meatloaf was too "wet" feeling still


Ta-da!!! 


Now use a small ice cream scoop, and measure even amounts of the meatloaf into balls, roll (or you can just divide the meatloaf into 2 and make even loaves of meatloaf. Bake on 350 for 15-20 minutes for meatballs, and 40-60 minutes on meatloaf, depending on you like it (we like ours a bit pink inside like a hamburger yumm)


Ta-Da!!!!!!!!! Yummy amazing dinner (meatballs, homemade mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, and homemade gravy!! all organic, and all healthy for you! 


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