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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...

Sweetened Condense Milk

I have never tried canned sweetened condense milk because honestly I did not trust it (ingredients and canned lining scared me crap-less). I have always wanted to make my own for hot cocoa, fudge and other yummy treats (once in a while basically). Buying all organic ingredients also helps make this a lot better because you are using pure ingredients and you are not buying something that is processed and junk. Give it a try and let me know what you think..

You Will Need:

1 1/2 Cup Whole Milk
1/2 - 2/3 Organic Sugar
3 tbsp Organic Butter
1 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract



Add sugar and milk into a stockpot 


Bring to a simmer, making sure to stir OFTEN 


Allow to simmer, while stirring, for 15 minutes or until thickened


Once thickened added butter


Add vanilla


And whisk like CRAZY. Leave on stove another 5 minutes to thicken it again a little more. After that, allow to cool for 30 minutes in the pot (stirring) and its done.


You can store this in an air tight container for up to a month. With the holidays right around the corner, I plan to make a huge triple batch for fudge, hot cocoa, and more. Enjoy!

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