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Looking for a delicious low-carb breakfast? These Keto Pancakes are fluffy, satisfying, and oh-so-easy to whip up! #Keto #LowCarb #HealthyEating #Pancakes #BreakfastGoals

Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 2 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (optional)
- Butter for serving
- Sugar-free syrup for serving

Directions:
1. First things first, gather all your ingredients so you’re ready to go!
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs until they start to bubble—this helps them get nice and fluffy.
3. Add in the softened cream cheese and continue whisking until well combined.
4. Next, fold in the almond flour and (if you’re using it) the baking powder. Give it a gentle stir until everything is combined.
5. Heat up a non-stick skillet over medium heat and drop 2 tablespoons of batter for each pancake. Cook for about 1 minute on each side or until they’re golden brown.
6. Once cooked, serve warm with a pat of butter and a drizzle of sugar-free syrup. Enjoy every bite!

This recipe makes about 6 delightful pancakes.

Nutrition Facts (per pancake):
- Calories: 80
- Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g

Serving Size: 1 pancake

These Keto Pancakes are not just delicious, they also fit perfectly into your low-carb lifestyle! Enjoy!

SUPREME LOBSTER THERMIDOR DEEP DISH

Ingredients:
1 deep-dish crust
1 lb cooked lobster meat, chopped
½ cup finely diced shallots or onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup heavy cream
1 cup shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese
1 tsp Dijon mustard + squeeze of lemon juice
2 tbsp butter
Fresh parsley for garnish
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:
1⃣ Sauté shallots and garlic in butter till soft.
2⃣ Stir in cream, Dijon, lemon juice—simmer till thick.
3⃣ Fold in lobster and half the cheese, season to taste.
4⃣ Fill crust with mixture, top with remaining cheese.
5⃣ Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 20–25 min till golden & bubbling.
6⃣ Garnish with parsley, serve rich & luxurious!

Prep: 20 min | Cook: 25 min | Total: 45 min | Serves: 4

In rural Russia, before the advent of modern refrigeration, it was a common folk practice to place frogs—especially Rana temporaria (a common Russian brown frog)—into buckets of milk.

The belief was that this helped prevent the milk from going sour. For a long time, this was thought to be simply an old wives’ tale. However, scientific research in the early 2010s confirmed a biological basis for this behavior.

In a 2012 study by a team of researchers from Moscow State University, antimicrobial peptides were found in the skin secretions of the Russian brown frog.

These peptides showed potent antibacterial activity against a wide range of harmful microbes, including Salmonella and Staphylococcus strains.

These bioactive compounds serve as part of the frog’s natural immune defense, but interestingly, they also work in external environments—such as milk.

The antimicrobial peptides were found to act similarly to modern antibiotics, effectively reducing bacterial growth.

This discovery has not only validated the folk practice but also opened up potential biomedical applications, including new antibiotic development—especially in an age where antibiotic resistance is a growing concern.

While this practice wouldn’t be advised today due to hygiene and animal welfare concerns, it is an intriguing example of traditional knowledge intersecting with modern science.

WASP-121 b, an exoplanet located 855 light-years from Earth, is one of the most extreme worlds ever discovered. This scorching hot Jupiter is tidally locked to its star, with one side eternally scorched and the other cloaked in night.

On its blistering day side, temperatures soar above 3,000 K (2,700°C / 4,900°F), while the night side cools to around 1,500 K (1,226°C / 2,240°F). This dramatic contrast fuels violent winds that rip across the planet at incredible speeds, dragging atoms and water molecules from day to night.

On the cooler night side, metal clouds begin to form—composed of vanadium, iron, chromium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, and nickel. Scientists believe aluminum and oxygen may bond to create corundum—the mineral that, when laced with traces of other metals, forms liquid rubies and sapphires that may rain down from the sky.

Researchers aim to use the James Webb Space Telescope to search for carbon monoxide, unlocking new clues about the formation of hot Jupiters like WASP-121 b.

RESEARCH PAPER
Thomas Mikal-Evans et al., Diurnal variations in the stratosphere of the ultrahot giant exoplanet WASP-121b, Nature Astronomy (2022)