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Over-the-Top Loaded Potato Nachos
Thanks to Tasteful Selections for sponsoring this recipe! Through January, profits from their Ruby Sensation and Honey Gold potatoes support the non-profit Katie’s Krops, which empowers youth across the country to end hunger in their communities one vegetable garden at a time.
When I'm comfortable with people, I'm chatty and silly and loud. But I'm rarely comfortable with people. I'm naturally introverted with a dose of social anxiety on top of that. The older I get, the shyer I become. This might be hard to imagine since I'm so very vocal here, but in person, I'm quiet, aloof, and awkward until I really get to know someone. And the thing is, it's hard to ever get to know someone if you're…
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