{"id":5066,"date":"2011-03-12T10:56:49","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T18:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=5066"},"modified":"2014-02-23T16:26:48","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T00:26:48","slug":"this-weeks-obsession-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/this-weeks-obsession-21\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s obsession&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Fried-Deviled-Eggs.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5067\" title=\"Fried Deviled Eggs\" alt=\"fried deviled eggs, deviled eggs\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Fried-Deviled-Eggs.jpg?resize=530%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"530\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Fried-Deviled-Eggs.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Fried-Deviled-Eggs.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was the apogee of what began as a highly anticipated lunch at <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenickco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick&#8217;s, Laguna Beach<\/a><\/em> with my friend, Anita Lau of <a href=\"http:\/\/madhungrywoman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Mad Hungry Woman<\/a>, but quickly descended into a memorable experience we&#8217;re not soon to forget. 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