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- Day 1. Pork roast sliced with pinto gallo/adobada tacos/with mango salsa and veggies
- Day 2. Pork and beans/pork chili/pork roast sandwiches
- Day 3. Pozole verde soup/pork quesadillas/pork fried rice
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