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Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon
- 8 ounces goat cheese (chèvre)
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes (used the dried tomatoes sold in bags, not the kind stored in oil in jars)
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