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The lasagna is the wrong meal for someone on chemo

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Buying a side of beef without drowning in ground beef

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Most scams abroad run the same four plays

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Plan a cook for eight people

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Your pie crust shrank because you didn't let it rest

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Draw a 350-mile circle and book the trip inside it

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