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Stacy Brooks is a freelance food and travel writer.  She’s never met a carb she didn’t like and her life goal is to win a ribbon for her knitting at the Minnesota State Fair. Find her on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/_tangledupinfood/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/_tangledupinfood/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1739050643473000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TCWH6BroBTAUNJ1HH9X2S">@_tangledupinfood)</a>, Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tangledupinfood.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/tangledupinfood.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1739050643473000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0M_1O-EBETBD6bJP-sZRoT">@tangledupinfood.bsky.social</a>), or at <a href="http://www.tangledupinfood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.tangledupinfood.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1739050643473000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Ho8yoU3pkRox2hzx3WGzk">tangledupinfood.com</a>.

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