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Easy Tortellini with Sausage and Brussels Sprouts
December 15, 2015 by Nicole Morrissey 2 Comments
Did I tell you guys that my dad caused a near disaster on Thanksgiving Day?
Yeah, it was bad.
My sweet, sweet father wanted to help in making the Thanksgiving meal. Since the man has little-to-no culinary skill, I put him in charge of peeling potatoes. He certainly can’t mess that up, I thought.
I’m not sure what happened (though I have a feeling it involved not running the water while he shoved potato peelings down the garbage disposal), but the disposal clogged, the motor over-heated, and the next thing I knew, my dad had a TOILET PLUNGER in my kitchen sink and not long after that, my brother was pulling…
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