{"id":3055,"date":"2014-11-24T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susanswanonline.com\/wpress\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2015-01-14T23:17:03","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T04:17:03","slug":"join-us-early-traditional-christmas-dinner-novel-western-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/susanswanonline.com\/wpress\/join-us-early-traditional-christmas-dinner-novel-western-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us For Early &#038; Traditional Christmas Dinner from my Novel, The Western Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/susanswanonline.com\/wpress\/join-us-early-traditional-christmas-dinner-novel-western-light\/cookbookposter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3057\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"cookbookposter\" src=\"https:\/\/susanswanonline.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/cookbookposter-344x430.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK, I&#8217;m cooking Christmas dinner early with Sang Kim for about 40 special guests at the Wind Up Cafe. 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