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January 11, 2016Belated Sunday Summary: Cooking All The Things
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I totally didn’t get around to posting this yesterday. I didn’t even get around to writing yesterday other than about a hundred words of expansion on a previous scene.
I spent Sunday cooking All The Things. Now I cook a lot to begin with since I make a bunch of stuff from scratch that most people just buy. That’s been amped up considerably while on Whole 30 because even the few things I would normally buy, I’m making from scratch to avoid all the hidden sugars or other ingredients that are on the avoid list. Saturday was my condiment day. I made mayo, ketchup, ranch, worchestershire sauce, and A1. Yesterday I started cooking at 1 and…
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