Not Just Tacos Review & Free Ebook Link!!

The past two weeks I've been posting some delicious looking dishes from the book Not Just Tacos. 

I have quite a few cookbooks but none like this one! Seriously. 

I'm not a 'spicy' food lover and I honestly thought that Latin American dishes had to be spicy. Silly me! 

This book has drastically changed the way I look at preparing food. 

If you read the other posts about the dishes we've made, you'll know we've loved them all! Not one has been disappointing. As a matter of fact, we've been super shocked at how delicious they are! Cooking from scratch isn't new to me. Our family rarely eats boxed, processed foods any more. But one thing my cooking seems to lack is the flavor we've found in the recipes from this book.

Guess what- Shirley is offering this book for free as a download for 5 days only (September 16-20,203). Read through the rest of this post to find the link to get your free download. 

I received an autographed copy of this cookbook from Shirley Solis, the author.

This cookbook is sturdy, with thick pages, and beautiful photos. But it's more than just recipes for Latin American dishes. There are cultural facts for each country. Here's a list of the countries we 'visit' in this book:

*Mexico  *El Salvador  *Honduras  *Cuba  *Puerto Rico  

*Dominican Republic  *Haiti  *Guatemala  *Nicaragua  *Costa Rica  *Panama

*Venezuela   *French Guiana   *Brazil   *Colombia

*Ecuador   *Peru   *Bolivia   *Paraguay

*Chile   *Uruguay  *Argentina

Wow! 

All of the family went through this book, choosing recipes that looked and sounded like ones to try. I can't even tell you how many were bookmarked to start with! I had to shorten the list or we'd have been eating Latin American dishes every night. Hmmm, that may not have been a bad thing...

Here are some more yummy photos of dishes in this book-

I seriously love this book! I know you will like it, too. 

And now...here's the link to get your free download of this book for 5 days only! Feel free to share!! Click the image below.

This is such an awesome book that if you miss the free download, I highly recommend you make the purchase! You can order the hardcover book for $20.13 (retail $25.00), or the ebook for $9.99 (retail). 

If you'd like to see more about Not Just Tacos, visit the website, find them on Facebook, or on Twitter. 

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Great Finds Online (Homeschooling)

There are a lot of great ‘deals’ available thanks to the great inter-web (lol, that’s a term my dh uses). Here are just a few that have been brought to my attention that you might enjoy/be able to use:

Register to Win Diane Flynn Keith’s Basic Building Blocks for Success! Sign up now for a free audio seminar titled How to Get Started Homeschooling, and be entered for a chance to win the program Basic Building Blocks for Success.

For more information on this resource click the button- to register to win, click HERE.

Diane Flynn Keith is a well-known homeschool advocate, having home schooled her own children and she is the creator of Clickschooling.com (as well as Carschooling.com, the website by the same name as her book). Many homeschoolers know her by name and consider her information a good resource.

Diane Flynn Keith also is associated with these other resources for homeschooling:

   

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Need to get organized? Right now the Well Planned Day Planners are on sale- 60% off!

We use these planners in our homeschool and absolutely love them. This is a wonderful value for the product. Check out the selection at the Well Planned Day for 60% off all planners.

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Free ebook from Simply Charlotte Mason, The Way of the Will.

Using the words of wisdom from Charlotte Mason, this book helps us to find the difference between “I want” and “I will.” The book is 54 pages and available in different downloadable formats. It isn’t just about children, either. Every person has a ‘will’ that dictates how we do things in our lives- understanding this helps with our own actions. It is also important for our children- to help them have a strong will as opposed to a weak will.

Check out the website article for more information on this free ebook from Simply Charlotte Mason.

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Free mp3 download- What Does the Constitution Do? –thanks to Five J’s.

EducationalRap.com is offering a free download of their rap song set "What Does the Constitution Do?". This is one of their Rhythm Rhyme Results ‘products’. The download includes four versions of the song (normal speed, slowed down, missing words, and karaoke-style), as well as the lyrics, worksheets, and answer keys.

From EducationalRap.com:

This song teaches the contents of Articles I to VII of the Constitution. It explains the structure of the US government including Congress, the executive branch, including President and Vice President, as well as the Supreme Court and its justices. It also discusses state's rights, Constitutional amendments, and approval of the Constitution. The teaching materials at the bottom of the page, including videos, lesson plans, worksheets, and activities help teachers and homeschool parents generate teaching ideas for the song topics. Students will better understand Articles I to VII of the Constitution.
This social studies song is suitable to help teach the US Constitution and Constitution Day to elementary school students (4th grade, 5th grade and 6th grade), middle school, high school, home school, and college classes.