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Oh, hi! It's Friday. Amen. It's been a wild week at work, and I haven't been able to post recipes for over a week. I've missed y'all!
It didn't help that I popped a rib, last weekend. I won't get into the sordid details as to how it happened. Let's just say that I slept about two hours, total, last Sunday night. I was in so much pain, that I couldn't wait for the sun to come up so I could show up at my chiropractor. After some painful deep massage , I could hear a "pop" as my rib went back into place. Instant relief.
The rest of my work week kept me pretty busy, since I'm taking a few night classes. This dinner turned out to be the perfect antidote, after a night or two of grabbing dinner on-the-run. I wanted…
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