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I’m a private chef, and Trader Joe’s is my go-to store for buying unique yet versatile ingredients.To avoid waste, I prioritize buying items that can be used in several dishes.Some of my favorites items include Trader Joe’s orzo and Green Goddess seasoning blend.As a private chef, I prepare a variety of meals each week for my clients. When cooking for them, I try to create meals that aren’t redundant but use as many of the same ingredients as possible. This allows me to make the most of my clients’ grocery budgets and avoid food waste.Trader Joe’s is my favorite place…

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago, US and Chinese researchers have found.Analysis of samples collected by a Chinese mission found basalt (volcanic rock formed after an eruption) fragments dating back more than 4.2 billion years. The findings were published in the Nature and Science journals on Friday.While scientists already knew of volcanic activity on the near side of the moon, which we can see from Earth, the “dark side” is very different in its geology, and remains largely unexplored.The rock and dust samples – the first to be retrieved from the…

She might not be the most popular member of the royal family these days, but when Meghan Markle parties without Prince Harry, people still take notice. Yes, Meghan stepped out with friends in Los Angeles on Thursday night. And much is being made of the fact that Harry was not by her side. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala at L.A. Live Event Deck Top Floor Of The West Lot on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images) Meghan Markle Parties Without Prince Harry: What Does It Mean?…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. The rise in popularity over the last six years of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone series, which debuted in 2018 and began airing its final episodes this week, is not a fluke. The Paramount Network series tackles issues that are not unfamiliar to residents of Western mountain towns that have seen their communities…

A chip and snack food display at a convenience store in Miami Beach, Florida.Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesProcessed food stocks tumbled on Friday as investors feared a crackdown under President-elect Donald Trump and ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Soda titans PepsiCo and Coca-Cola dropped more than 4% and 1.3%, respectively, in late-day trading Friday. Cheerios cereal and Betty Crocker cake mix maker General Mills fell more than 2%, as did Conagra Brands, the company behind Reddi-wip.Campbell Soup, which makes Goldfish crackers and Pepperidge Farm cookies, retreated close to 3%. Kraft Heinz, known for its macaroni and cheese…

President Marcos directs government to prepare for ‘worst-case scenario’, with millions at risk from storm surges.The Philippines has ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people and cancelled dozens of flights as a “potentially catastrophic” typhoon – the sixth storm in a month – approaches the archipelago. Packing winds of 240km/h (149mph), Man-yi was upgraded to a super typhoon by state weather agency PAGASA. “Pepito is approaching its peak intensity,” the agency said, using the local name for the storm that was expected to make landfall near the province of Catanduanes on Saturday night or early on Sunday. It…

Jared Padalecki as Camden Casey and Max Thieriot as Bode Leone. Eric Milner/CBS Max Thieriot’s Bode Leone is no longer the only fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants firefighter in Edgewater now that Jared Padalecki’s Camden Casey has rolled into town. Warning: Spoilers below from Fire Country season 3, episode 5. During the Friday, November 15, episode of Fire Country, viewers got a taste of who Camden (Padalecki) is when he showed up at Smokies wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey, shorts and flip flops. “That was intentional,” Thieriot, who plays Bode in addition to being the show’s cocreator, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday,…

Sam Valverde, currently serving as the acting president of Ginnie Mae, is resigning from his position as of Nov. 30, 2024, according to an announcement made by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday. Gregory Keith, SVP and chief risk officer at the company, will step in as acting president upon Valverde’s departure. Sam Valverde Valverde assumed the role following the resignation of Alanna McCargo earlier this year, after having previously served as principal VP and COO at the company since joining in 2022. He was Ginnie Mae’s first Latino executive and its first Latino leader…

One Starbucks customer has been working on visiting every Starbucks store since 1997.Winter, a Houston native, is on track to visit his 20,000th store in the next few weeks.Starbucks’ status as a “third place” has slipped since the 1990s, Winter said.Later this month, a man named Winter plans to set foot in his 20,000th Starbucks store.He is hoping it will be one in Plano, Texas, the city where he first came up with the idea of trying to visit every company-owned Starbucks store back in 1997 while spending time in the cafés hanging with friends. “I just wanted 20,000 to…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have done once Donald Trump becomes US president.Zelensky said he had a “constructive exchange” with Trump during their phone conversation after his victory in the US presidential election.He did not say whether Trump had made any demands regarding possible talks with Russia, but said he’d not heard anything from him that was contrary to Ukraine’s position.Trump has consistently said his priority is to end the war and stop what he says is a drain on US resources, in the form of…