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This past weekend I woke up early on Saturday and felt inspired. Inspired to go to Target…
What? You don’t wake up early and go shopping? Target is WAY better around 8:00 in the morning. There are WAY less people crowded in there, and you get the good sizes in the clothing department.
We buy most of our groceries at Harris Teeter (and a tiny amount at Whole Foods) but I do like to scan the groceries at Target. Sometimes they get new products first. So when I saw:
Gluten Free Hamburger Helper – Asian Chicken Helper…
I couldn’t resist! Well, honestly…I almost put it right back on the shelf when I looked at the ingredients:
White rice, artificial flavor, yellows, MSG!!!!!
But I decided to try it once, for…
View Full Recipe at Gluten Hates Me but i'm…
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