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This Beef and Mushroom Pho is just what the doctor ordered: warming, hearty, flavorful and mild at the same time.
This is a cheater pho in some ways but not in others. I just want to get that out there. And because of that I am not going to give you a formal recipe, but I will tell you what I did. It was a process over a day or two. Here’s the deal: time was not my enemy when I made this, but leaving the house was.
I have not seen a season for germs this bad in quite a while. *I* have had worse years, but across the board everyone has been sick. My kids have each missed more school than any other fall, and even John got a horrible stomach bug over the Christmas break. At least it waited until after break to hit me.
So…
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