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What is the keto diet? And is it actually good for you?Matthew Mead, Associated Press If you’ve seen tomatoes used as buns or cucumber slices for sandwich bread or riced cauliflower instead of rice, then it’s possible you’ve encountered the ketogenic diet, which is also known as the keto diet. Here’s a deeper look into what the keto diet is, the possible benefits and risks of the diet and what the latest research says about eating keto. What is the keto diet? The keto diet is a way of eating that’s low on carbohydrates and high on fat. That’s why...

Got some ground beef??? Only a few more staple ingredients will make this yummy dinner! Brown 1lb of ground beef, 1 tbsp onion flakes and 1 tsp garlic powder. Once cooked, drain all the excess fat. Add 1 chopped red pepper, 1 (14oz) can diced tomatoes, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves. Cover the skillet and simmer for 10 minutes. Toast almond slivers in a separate pan for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Add 1/4 cup slivered almonds and 1/2 cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives. Stir these in and cook until warm. Microwave...

When I lived in the United States, one of the highlights of every week was my Sunday morning trip to Trader Joe’s. Filling my cart with affordable, fresh produce, exciting new products from around the world and the best peanut butter the planet has ever seen was like a ritual for me. But as magical as this grocery store is, nobody is perfect, not even Trader Joe himself. Below, you’ll find some hilarious photos of mishaps that shoppers have shared on the Trader Joe’s subreddit, from receiving bags full of sauce that were supposed to contain pasta to accidentally dumping...

Got another week of meals coming your way! I am VERY excited for pasta night this week because the pasta dish I found sounds incredible. I’m very into cooking with lemon rind lately. I had no idea how much I had been missing out on amazing flavor by only ever using lemon juice or lemon zest. The whole lemon is a must! I also had lomo saltado at a restaurant over the weekend and it was so good, and reminded me that I have a recipe from years ago that needs to make an appearance at our table again. I...

What a busy week! Tony has been working on our old house getting ready to sell. We have so much stuff! We have so much stuff because we accumulated things from others in the family. They didn’t have room for it, so it ended up with us. That includes cars. One of our cars came from his mom. Luckily, that car ended up working out well. We have several cars that are over 10 years old. That means, we have to fix them occasionally. I spent my weekend fixing wheel bearings. Not a hard fix, but with rusted out parts,...