Jan 04, 2026

What is the best pasta sauce and why?

Question of the day by Jennifer Frazin

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Kliamovich
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Meat sauce because it has meat in it!

Jan 5
AquaticRooster's avatar
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AquaticRooster
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Pesto is indeed best-o

Jan 5
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LeahConroyMusic
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This theme reminded me that I still have some of the Goodles pasta you guys sent me 😋

Jan 5
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AquaticRooster
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I just went through the last box the other day, hahah

Jan 5
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ZombieBroccoli
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homemade marinara using San Marzano tomatoes, of course! :)

Jan 5
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ThoughtfulCobra
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Currently loving a good spicy vodka sauce

Jan 5
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ZigZaglette
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Balsamic vinegar and olive oil

Jan 5
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icebear604🐻‍❄️🏔️🇨🇦
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I cannot allow any sauce to beat my father’s (@ResilientLemur) scratch-made marinara. Hands down.

Jan 5
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HaniiPuppy
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Why is "egg noodles" one of the answers for "pasta shapes"?? Also, not a _sauce_, but papalina is wonderful.

Jan 5
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AsToldByElizabeth
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olive oil, garlic, butter - simple and so easy to make

Jan 5
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Rosaluna
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Pesto and blue cheese, can’t pick between the two

Jan 5
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RadiantRattlesnake
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Arrabbiata! Love a good spicy sauce

Jan 5
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StrangerThingsFan
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Alfredo Sauce bc it is SOOOO good on Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta Dish!!!!!! (If no one knows what that meal is, look it up on Google or any Search Engine).

Jan 4
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MasterfulGibbon
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Pesto -- tasty, understated, doesn't get in the way, and you can make it at home with your own basil.

Jan 4
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Skalbagga
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Marinara or Alfredo, I know it's basic but it's too good

Jan 4
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Oldsoulrose
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It’s a tie between vodka and Alfredo

Jan 4
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YeppeoGumiho
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I really love Vodka sauce!! It's not as rich as cream sauce and not as acidic tomato sauce. I also have to give a shout out to the four generations old family recipe for gravy(sauce)! Delicious!

Jan 4
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ReverentHedgehog
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I love a good honemade chunky marina w peppers, mushrooms, garlic and onion. It goes well with lots of different pastas and is so flavorful!

Jan 4
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ReverentHedgehog
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Oops spelled marinara wrong lol

Jan 4
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VivaciousElephant
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Alfredo...specifically non-thick, super creamy & liquid alfredo. anything other than this specifically, trash. throw it. (I am lactose intolerant)

Jan 4
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ladouani25
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Is it hard not being able to consume dairy products?

Jan 4
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VivaciousElephant
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Yes & no. My stomach only reacts to it sometimes, so I kinda just have to deal with the consequences afterwards. I have a lot of bleeding ulcers, so a lot can upset my stomach lol

Jan 4
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WhimsicalRaccoon
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Aglio e olio - simplest is often the best!

Jan 4
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PeacefulWalrus
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Puttanesca….for it’s history and slight spice!

Jan 4
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Octopus
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I like a lemon butter cream sauce with capers. Best in chicken pasta dishes

Jan 4
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HopefulJaguar
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Homemade - made with fresh tomatoes, fresh herbs - delicious!

Jan 4
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NateBriPor
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Ragu

Jan 4
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Fzzypuss
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Red meat sauce!! I like meat sauce over meatballs because you get better “meat distribution!!!”

Jan 4
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Kalthepal
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Saucy

Jan 4
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Josetta
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Bolognese, simply good!

Jan 4
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BillieLD
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Alfredo because chicken fettuccine alfredo is my favorite dish. Although, you also can't wrong with a classic bolognese.

Jan 4
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CosmicSapphire
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have to go with a classic - bolognese cos spaghetti is the only pasta I eat

Jan 4
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CosmicSapphire
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@iloveleonbergers that must've been such a cool job! I used to work in the European government and got to write on me CV "role is classified" - they also wrote into our contracts the amount they'd fine us if we ever spoke about what we did - honestly it really wasn't even that interesting!

Jan 4
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IloveLeonbergers
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Yeah it was kind of boring also. But since beryllium is so toxic we had to wear respirators when going on the manufacturing floor, shower after each shift, and wear specific uniforms. We’d come in and change then shower and change back and leave.

Jan 4
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IloveLeonbergers
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I actually had to detox from the beryllium because my levels were 6x higher than they should be based on a hair mineral analysis and that was only working there for 6 months!! I can’t even imagine what it’s like for people who work there longer. I did not stay there long.

Jan 4
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ThoughtfulSloth
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There's a big misshap in Swap: year in Spanish is "año", not "ano". And for those who like to say "it's the same, people understand it anyway", I would like to clarify that "ano" is the word in Spanish that is used to name the last part of the digestive system.

Jan 4
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YeppeoGumiho
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Tell that to NYT crosswords.

Jan 4
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IloveLeonbergers
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We’re all aware of what it should be and are still able to figure it out. Word puzzles don’t have tildes or accent marks.

Jan 4
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SpontaneousArmadillo
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To answer the question: using the Marry Me Chicken sauce on pasta is the best. It’s a cream sauce with sun dried tomatoes.

Jan 4
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SpontaneousArmadillo
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But a side comment: I have a feeling that a lot of players rated linguine with clams as an “F,” even though they’ve never tried it. That dog is absolutely delicious. Check it out if you’ve never actually had it.

Jan 4
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liza
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i had marry me chicken for dinner last night! it is good!

Jan 4
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PeacefulWalrus
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I love red clam sauce too. Very underrated!

Jan 4
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JAMHANDS
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There's only one type of clam I'd eat, and it's not seafood and is rarely served with pasta.

Jan 4
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YeppeoGumiho
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I'm allergic to shellfish, so I can't have clams. I have to give something that will kill me an F. 😂

Jan 4
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IloveLeonbergers
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Ok I’m making marry me chicken for dinner tomorrow 🙌😍🤤

Jan 4
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HaniiPuppy
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marry-me sauce is brilliant. In tagliatele with chopped up chicken, it's to die for

Jan 5
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SpontaneousGoldfish
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Vodka sauce! Creamy and tangy

Jan 4
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YeppeoGumiho
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Yesssssss! 🤤

Jan 4
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ThoughtfulRhino
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The best pasta sauce is Alferio Sauce because it is so good and creamy

Jan 4
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Cee-Cee
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Chicken Marsala It's Delicioso

Jan 4
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HappyTiger
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Sunday sauce

Jan 4
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PandaBear
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Homemade marinara!

Jan 4
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IloveLeonbergers
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Nothing beats homemade!

Jan 4
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VincentLiford
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Marinara because it is so delicious!

Jan 4
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LuckyKookaburraciol kid
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I love ravioli as well

Jan 4
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LuckyKookaburraciol kid
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Pesto obviously it's so good.

Jan 4
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IloveLeonbergers
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And who the FUĊ# did pickle today because that was not ok.

Jan 4
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ood26
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I love pickle.

Jan 4
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AmiableFerret
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I found it so hard today as well! I came back to it later and finally figured it out.

Jan 4
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IloveLeonbergers
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I love it too but today’s took me like seven tries of closing it and coming back to it to figure it out.

Jan 4
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HopefulJaguar
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I do not like Pickle.....too difficult

Jan 4
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AquaticRooster
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I just started spam clicking the buttons and hoped for the best. 🤣

Jan 5
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IloveLeonbergers
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Honestly I just like noodles and butter. But I also love noodles and cottage cheese 🤤

Jan 4
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Cee-Cee
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Then you would love noodles and ricotta

Jan 4
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YeppeoGumiho
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We make butter noodles all the time with Italian seasoning, garlic, and parmesan cheese. Yum.

Jan 4
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Cockatoo
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Homemade marinara

Jan 4
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GracefulManatee
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W marinara sauce with spagetti its just so good and so simple

Jan 4
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ResilientLemur
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marinara, it's the classic

Jan 4
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Purplespark
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I like to mix spaghetti sauce w/alfredo sauce

Jan 4
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Clover
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Penne obviously! Pesto 🌿💋

Jan 4
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Midnightcat
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Bolognese 😋

Jan 4
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FriendlyGuppy
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Marinara

Jan 4
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56Metro
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Vodka Sauce

Jan 4
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Darrel
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Bolognese! So versatile, goes well with many types of pasta and tastes delicious.🥫🍝!!!

Jan 4
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Trojan
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Bolognese, because you can have it so many different ways with the addition of just a few simple ingredients xXx💜xXx

Jan 4
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SnowFairy4262
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Pesto. Because basil.

Jan 4
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ZombieBroccoli
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there's nothing like the smell of fresh basil!!!

Jan 5
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UniqueCockatoo
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Bolognese

Jan 4
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GentleFerret
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Marinara! It’s so versatile. You can mix Alfredo sauce with it to make a pink sauce, and it’s just so delicious! Runner up for me would be garlic lemon oil pasta sauce

Jan 4
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If we're talking about just types of sauce it's definitely Bolognese. But if we're talking about store bought brands then it's Raos but nothing beats a good homemade sauce with fresh tomatoes.

Jan 4
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HolidayArmadillo
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Aprato

Jan 4
K
Kamala
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Alfredo because it is alfredo

Jan 4
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FascinatingKookaburra
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Homemade

Jan 4
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LilRosie
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Everything tastes better when there's love put into it

Jan 4
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VivaciousRhino
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Day 2 of asking for a birthday theme for me on January 1st

Jan 4
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LilRosie
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I hope lilsnack celebrates their birthday this year with a birthday theme

Jan 4
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💕💕 Berry💕💕
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Pesto because its amazing

Jan 4
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