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Cooking & Baking

Phentex

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7. We made a cold dish with black beans, fresh corn, tomatoes, cukes, feta, basil

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:25 PM

19 hrs ago

green onions and a light balsamic dressing. Just ate it cold as a meal. Could have used a good crusty loaf of bread but nobody is heating up the oven.

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