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At a rest stop somewhere in Pennsylvania, my family and I were huddled around the back of the car, passing around a Ziploc bag of leftovers from a favorite pizza place in Cleveland. We had a few more hours of driving ahead of us before we reached our home in Virginia, and we were too tired to face the holiday traffic on empty stomachs.

The problem was I had just begun the ketogenic diet, which required cutting out grains and sugars, and I was determined not to fall off the wagon. I had already made it through Thanksgiving without diving face first into the mashed potatoes and I’d be damned if I was going to lose my willpower over leftovers. I peeled off the hardened layer of cheese and threw the crust back into the bag.

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We were lucky when we had our kids: My husband had two older sisters who each already had two kids. So by the time we had our first child, they’d tested all the products on the market, picked their favorites, and weeded out the ones they thought they needed but hardly ever used. They lived two different lifestyles — one in a New York City apartment, another in a big suburban house — so sometimes, the products one sister thought were indispensable didn’t even play into the other’s life. That was fine — we got to pick and choose what worked for us.

Funny enough, there was one item they both agreed on that turned into a must-have item for us, too: the Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat.

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Looking for some inspiration to eat more vegetables? Or maybe you just need a healthy, filling go-to snack or lunch side? This dip is it. With the kick of Primal Kitchen® Chipotle Lime Mayo, crudite never had it this good. Add in avocado and antioxidant-rich cilantro, and you soon have a quick and easy dish you won’t be able to live without. Filled with healthy fats, vitamins, and savory flavor, this dip is without question taking your standard guacamole to a new level.

Ingredients:

• 3 avocados
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 1 cup Primal Kitchen® Chipotle Lime Mayo
• 4 strips of cooked bacon (or Pederson’s Farm Snack Pack Bacon Strips)

Instructions:

Halve each avocado, remove the pit, and slice the flesh into thin strips.

Place the avocado pieces in a mixing bowl, and use a fork to gently mash them.

Add in a cup of Chipotle Lime Mayo, and mix or mash the mayo into the avocado until you’ve achieved a uniform dip with guacamole-like texture.

Dice the cilantro.

Chop the bacon strips into bite-sized.

Place the bacon dip into a serving bowl, and top with bacon and cilantro pieces.

Serve with crisp veggies or other Primal snack. Enjoy!

Recipe From The Primal Kitchen® Blog

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I love the idea of a dining room table. I mean, who doesn’t? Yet so many friends and family members keep their dining room table in a space reserved for their “someday life.” Someday they’ll eat there. Someday they’ll want to eat there. Someday they’ll have dinner parties and weekday dinners. Someday they’ll be the kind of people who want to sit totally upright in a quiet room.

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Quick! What are your Trader Joe’s obsessions? I’m sure you can rattle them off and rave about them at length. (While we’re at it, have you tried the gingermints they have at the checkout? I’ve been known to make a trip just for them.) But guess what? There’s a treasure that’s been under our noses all along that I bet you haven’t noticed. I know I hadn’t.

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My husband and I bring a salad to our dinner table almost every night. They’re never fussy affairs, but rather greens-heavy numbers that may have a twist here and there to keep things interesting. A peppery arugula salad is one that’s heavily on repeat — especially this one. It’s inspired by the versions we kept bumping into at a few of our favorite pizza spots before we quickly realized it’s all too easy to make at home ourselves.

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Generally, kitchens don’t get dirty through some catastrophic event. It happens bit by bit, with a little spill here and there that you forget to clean up or dishes that stack up one by one until your sink is full, your countertops are dirty … until one day the whole place looks kind of dingy. And you wonder: How did I get here?

So it’s not surprising that the best way to keep your kitchen clean isn’t with a bi-weekly binge clean, but with a daily cleaning routine that will keep the buildup under control. If you can spare 10 minutes every morning (and 10 minutes at night), you may never actually have to schedule a cleaning, because your kitchen will already be in tip-top shape.

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Huevos rancheros has been one of my favorite egg dishes since I first tasted it in Mexico, nearly 20 years ago. It’s a hearty, satisfying breakfast, which means it can also hold its own for dinner.

In this version, huevos rancheros go the way of the casserole with a double layer of corn tortillas, a generous helping of beans and cheese, and the signature spicy-sweet tomato-chile sauce. Everything is stacked into a 9×13-inch baking dish and then topped with a few eggs and baked in a hot oven until the whites are set and everything is melty and delicious.

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I have a tendency to pick recipes that are sneakily expensive. You know the ones. The recipe might require a bunch of spices I don’t already have in my arsenal, some kind of special olive garnish I didn’t think would cost me a lot of money, or dried cherries (my favorite), for example. The rest of the ingredients might seem simple enough, but these special add-ons always mean I’m spending more than I probably should.

Lately I’ve been trying to come to terms with these tendencies, and find delicious recipes that also fall into my new budget. The last couple months I’ve been on the hunt for budget-friendly soups, and I think I found my new favorite.

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Soup is my favorite thing to eat this time of year, but it’s not always enough to make a complete meal. Sandwiches and big salads are great additions, but sometimes I want soup to be the star of the hour. That’s where these 20 side dishes come into play.

Your side dish of choice, of course, is going to depend on the type of soup you’re making. If you have a relatively smooth soup, like tomato, you might want something with great chewy texture like a grain salad. If your soup calling leads you to a turkey tortilla number, then maybe you want to take it easy with pan-seared butternut squash. The choice is yours, dear friend.

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