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Is it just me, or is this series of Doctor Who just REALLY uneven?

I absolutely loved The Woman Who Fell To Earth, The Ghost Monument, Rosa, Demons of the Punjab and Kerblam! But Arachnids in the UK, The Tsuranga Conundrum and The Witchfinders really did nothing for me.

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::considers giving all my friends a dozen fresh made flour tortillas for Christmas::

"That's a lot of work, Jenn."
"Jokes on you, I don't have a lot of friends!"

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Jenn's Abuelita's Tortilla Recipe:

3 cups flour
3/4 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup very hot water

• Hand mix all ingredients at once in a large mixing bowl until dough just comes together.
• Remove from the bowl and roll and knead dough on a flat surface until it's got a bumpy slightly tacky texture.
• Return the dough to the bowl and let it sit, covered by a damp cloth, for up to 8 hours (at least 30 minutes).
• Remove from the bowl and roll and knead dough on a flat surface until it's got a smooth and still slightly tacky texture.
• Return the dough to the bowl and let it sit, covered by a damp cloth, for five minutes.
• Break the dough into 15 balls.
• Roll out each ball with rolling pin into flat round tortillas, thin as possible.
• Cook on a griddle just above medium heat. Flip when tiny brown marks appear on the bottom side.

Nutritional Info:
(1 Tortilla)
Fat: 7.09g
Carbs: 19.21g
Calories: 152

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Jenn's Carne Guisada Recipe

2 pounds beef chuck roast (you can also use pre-cut stew meat)
1/2 bell pepper
1/2 white onion
1/2 13.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes
Mexican Spice Mix to taste:

10 parts salt
5 parts pepper
3 parts garlic powder
3 parts onion powder
2 parts cumin

1/4 cup flour

Water as needed

• Cut the beef chuck roast into cubes of roughly 1/2 inch square.  (You can substitute pre-cut stew meat here if you'd like).
• Dice the bell pepper and onion.
• Using a colander, drain the tomatoes.
• In a mixing bowl, coat the meat with the flour by hand mixing the pieces
• Add the meat to a large pan at medium high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Liberally add Mexican Spice Mix to taste and continue cooking until lightly browned, stirring often.
• Add in the bell pepper, white onion and tomatoes, and continue cooking until the onion and pepper are tender.
• Add in water so that the meat is nearly covered.  Allow to stew and reduce to a gravy, stirring occasionally.

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Jenn's Mexican Rice

2 cup long grain white rice
3 cups water
1 bell pepper
1 white onion
1 13.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes
2 tablespoon of tomato paste
4 tablespoons cooking oil
Mexican Spice Mix to taste:

• 10 parts salt
• 5 parts pepper
• 3 parts garlic powder
• 3 parts onion powder
• 2 parts cumin

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• Add the cooking oil, rice and Mexican Spice Mix into a large pot.
• Set heat to high, and stir constantly as to not burn the rice.
• Just as some of the rice begins to turn the tiniest bit brown, add the water and immediately cover
• Once the water comes to boiling, set the heat to medium.
• Add in the bell pepper, onion, tomato and tomato paste, mixing well until the rice becomes a uniform pinkish red color.
• Recover and Wait five minutes.
• Set the heat to low. Wait five minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat, and wait five more minutes.
• Uncover the rice, and fluff the rice using a rice paddle or spoon.