The Whole30, Week 3: Now With Dr-Recommended Cheating! Recipe
Ingredients
- King crab legs + clarified butter + asparagus
- Filet oscar (bearnaise made with clarified butter) + roasted asparagus
- ^ Twice (Thank you, timely sale at HEB)
- Barbecue Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes + grilled broccoli (using clarified butter, and minus the cheese) + pinto beans
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