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20MIN

Chef John Shields Soft Scrambled Egg

John Shields Scrambled Egg

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John and Karen Shields

Pursuing a Star Takes Focus. Keeping Three? That Takes a Team.

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16H 40MIN

12-Layer German Chocolate Cake

12 Layer German Cake

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4H 30MIN

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Pork chops with roasted apples.

Medium

1H 10MIN

Blackened salmon and corn succotash by Erick Williams

Blackened Salmon Okra

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40MIN

Southern macaroni and cheese by Erick Williams

Southern macaroni and cheese.

Easy

35MIN

Fried green tomatoes by Erick Williams

Fried green tomatoes.

Chocolate babka at Lula Café.

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