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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...

Mini Banana Nut Muffins

Okay, so I admit it! I have a kind of obsession with mini muffin making!! =/ Okay who cares?! They are super cute! Why not, right?!? Plus, these mini muffin obsession is perfect snack for the kids in school (they have a late snack before leaving) and a great snack for at home! Today, they walked in the door and saw the mini muffins and yelled 'woo hoo muffins!! super cute honestly!

You Will Need:

2 Cups Organic All-Purpose Flour (or whole wheat)
1 tsp Baking Powder (Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 tsp Baking Soda (Bob's Red Mill)
1 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Organic Cinnamon
2 Organic Pasture Raised Eggs, room temp
1/2 Cup Organic Butter, room temp
1/4 Cup Organic Raw Milk, room temp
2 Organic Bananas, brown spots and soft
1 tsp Salt (Real Salt Brand)
1 Cup Organic Coconut Sugar (or reg)
1 Cup Organic Walnuts (optional)



Cream the softened butter together with the sugar (coconut sugar or regular organic sugar work well here) 


Add eggs, vanilla, and milk, and cream together


Add the ripened bananas and mix until there is chunks but not HUGE ones (I love looking at the bread and seeing all the small chunks of banana)


Add dry ingredients and whisk well, until combined. I did not have my kitchen aid mixer so I used an good old hand mixer and whisk


These are the walnuts I am using (as I forgot to picture them above)


Fold walnuts in


Prepare your bread pan or muffin tin by greasing with butter- only needs to be done once (if making muffins you will have about 2 batches). Bake 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until insert comes out clean and nice and golden. If making the mini muffins only cook for 15 minutes. 


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