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2016 Books read part 2

Nonfiction: Listen to the Squawking CHicken, Elaine Lui Bluebird, Women and the New Psychology of Happiness, Ariel Gore Turn around Bright Eyes, Rob Sheffield The Wisdom of Psychopaths, Kevin Dutton Trashing Trash, Flotsam, Jetsam and the science of Ocean Motion, Loree Griffiths Burns Confessions of a Sociopath, ME Thomas The joy of less : a minimalist guide to declutter, organize, and simplify  by Jay, Francine Let's Read, Cynthia Barnhart Fiction: A night in with Audrewy Hepburn, Lucy Holliday A night in with Marilyn Monrow,  Lucy Holliday Tall Pine Polka, Lorna Landvik The Manifesto on how to be interesting, Holly Bourne Miss Peregrine's peculiar children trilogy by Ransom Riggs Time travelling with a hamster - Ross Welford The confusion of Karen Carpenter, Jonathan Harvey Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling Where love lies  by Julie Cohen Manuscript found in Accra - Paulo Coelho The first fifteen lives of Harry August- Claire North The girls in

yorkshire pudding

Ingredients •1/14cup • 4 egg  (200ml/7fl oz) • 200ml milk • sunflower oil , for cooking Method • Heat oven to 425 F fan . Drizzle a little sunflower oil evenly into 2 x 4-hole Yorkshire pudding tins or a 12-hole non-stick muffin tin and place in the oven to heat through. • To make the batter, tip 140g plain flouri nto a bowl and beat in four eggs until smooth. Gradually add 200ml milk and carry on beating until the mix is completely lump-free. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the batter into a jug, then remove the hot tins from the oven. Carefully and evenly pour the batter into the holes. Place the tins back in the oven and leave undisturbed for 20-25 mins until the puddings have puffed up and browned. Serve immediately. You can now cool them and freeze for up to 1 month.

gluten free gingerbread cookies

Ingredients • Cookies • 3 cups Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour • 3/4 cup Brown Sugar packed • 1 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon • 1 Tbsp Ground Ginger • 3/4 tsp Baking Soda • 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves • 1/2 tsp Salt • 3/4 cup Butter softened slightly • 3/4 cup Unsulphured Molasses • 2 Tbsp Milk • Royal Icing • 1 large Egg White • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract • 2 cups Powdered Sugar • Food Coloring if desired Instructions • In a food processor or mixer with the paddle attachment combine Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, brown sugar, spices and salt. Add the butter and pulse or mix until the mixture resembles sand. • With the processor or mixer running, add the molasses and milk until the dough is evenly moistened. Remove the dough, wrap tightly in plastic and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. • After chilling, remove the dough from the refrigerator

Most abusive people don’t behave abusively all the time or even most of the time.

Most abusive people don't behave abusively all the time or even most of the time. Real abuse is sporadic, intermittent, occasional, temporary and sustained only for short bursts. It doesn't take much mistreatment to terrorize or demoralize a person for a very long time. It is quite common for an abusive person to behave normally most of the time and even be kind, polite, humble, gracious, generous, devoted or apologetic in periods between and immediately following episodes of mistreatment. This is often how an abusive person draws a victim closer to themselves between outbursts. It is also common during these periods for an abusive person to want to "rewrite" their own history or try to influence their victim to misrepresent or ignore past events, as a way of justifying themselves or dealing with discomfort about their abusive behavior. The victim will often play along, grateful for a period of calm, "letting sleeping dogs lie" and hoping not to provoke a

Chicken Cooked in Foil

PREP 15 MINS COOK 40 MINS INGREDIENTS SERVINGS 4UNITS US • 4boneless skinless chicken breasts • 1⁄2cup olive oil • 1teaspoon salt • 1⁄4teaspoon pepper • 1teaspoon garlic powder DIRECTIONS • Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F. • Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towel. • Cut 4 10" squares of heavy-duty foil. • Pour 1 tbsp oil on each sheet of foil- spread to cover foil. • Place chicken on foil squares. • Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder. • Fold and seal foil. • Place foil packs on cookie sheet. • Bake for 40 minutes. • Serve chicken from foil packets. • Be careful when opening- steam is trapped inside. •