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2 (2-lb) boneless beef chuck shoulder roasts 2½ tsp salt, divided ½ tsp pepper 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 4 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 medium yellow onion, cut into 2-inch pieces 2 Tbsp tomato paste 3 cups low-sodium beef broth ½ lb mushrooms, halved 4 large carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces 1 lb red potatoes, cut into 2-inch chunks 2 Tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley Warm Thai Noodle Salad with Beef and Fresh Herbs page 14

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. (See

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BLACK FOREST Dark chocolate chunks + dried cherries + vanilla extract THE ELVIS Sliced banana + chopped bacon + peanut butter swirl ALMOND JOY Shredded coconut + chopped almonds + chocolate chips CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD Raisins + cinnamon + wheat germ BERRY BLAST Vanilla extract + blueberries + sliced strawberries SAVORY BACON-MAPLE Bacon + maple syrup + crushed walnuts GREEN EGGS & HAM Baby spinach + ham + fried egg + Parmesan cheese PUMPKIN PECAN Pumpkin puree + pumpkin pie spice + chopped pecans SAVORY SHROOMS Cooked mushrooms + thyme + salt THE CALIFORNIAN Sliced avocado + chopped tomato + bacon

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pan with cooking spray. 2. Place biscuit dough rounds on a work surface.

Using a rolling pin, roll biscuits to ¼-inch thickness. Brush one flattened biscuit with a small amount melted butter; sprinkle with 1 Tbsp of sausage and about 1 Tbsp each of cheddar and Parmesan. Top with a second flattened biscuit; lightly press to compress. sprinkle with about 1 Tbsp each of cheddar and Parmesan. Pick up biscuit stack by 2 opposite edges. Place in loaf pan, with edges of stack resting along the sides of the loaf pan, so it’s in a taco shape (it won’t go all the way up sides). 4. Repeat with remaining biscuits (you’ll have 4

stacks), filling loaf pan. 5. Sprinkle top of loaf with remaining sausage and

cheese; bake until golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Makes one 9 x 5-inch loaf. Serves 8 Per serving: 372 cal, 21g fat, 52mg chol, 14g prot, 32g carbs, 5g sugar, 1g ﬁber, 1,201mg sodium Excerpted from Breakfast by the Editors of Extra Crispy. Copyright © 2018 Oxmoor House. Reprinted with permission from TI Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation. New York, NY. All rights reserved.

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