{"id":2123607,"date":"2025-03-14T12:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2123607"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:01:58","slug":"giada-de-laurentiis-oatmeal-with-olive-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/giada-de-laurentiis-oatmeal-with-olive-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is What Giada de Laurentiis Eats for Breakfast\u2014and Why She Swears By It"},"content":{"rendered":"Giada de Laurentiis has made a name for herself by creating simple, easy-to-prepare Italian meals. She doesn\u2019t tend to rely on a lot of overly complicated ingredients. Her famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/giada-de-laurentiis-lemon-spaghetti\/\">lemon spaghetti<\/a>\u00a0only has four ingredients! 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