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turkey, baby spinach, grilled tomato, runny egg on white toast

Lunch today : Multigrain toast with cream cheese, sliced tomatoes and sea salt. I usually make this in summertime but these were excellent tomatoes for winter. It’s Valentine’s Day so I’ll be making hubby a nice dinner of salmon, asparagus and rice pilaf. Hopefully I remember to take a picture of that one!

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