There are few things more humbling than trying to make an authentic Indian dinner while simultaneously holding a bag of ice against your eyeball because you managed to launch hot ghee directly into it. Have you ever gotten hot fat in your eye? I would not recommend it. My optometrist certainly would not recommend it. …
If it is summertime in Southern California and you live anywhere within the sprawling concrete skillet stretching from Los Angeles to the Inland Empire, chances are you and your dog are desperate for an alpine escape. When the lowlands feel like someone left the entire region inside an air fryer, Big Bear Lake offers pine …
When I was 12 and I wrote multiple essays on what I wanted to do when I grew up, I wanted to train thoroughbred racehorses. Of course, I never dreamed that one day I would be so blessed to actually work in the horse racing industry. I was just a girl with a Daily Racing …
I woke up this morning in my peaceful little alpine ski town to sheriff’s helicopters circling overhead, ordering everyone to shelter in place. Of course. Because this is 2026, and apparently, we are no longer allowed to begin a day with coffee, birdsong and optimism. We begin it with law enforcement aircraft, a stuffed-up nose …
Nothing says God Bless America quite like sweating through your cowboy hat while inhaling a plate of Crab Rangoon Nachos absolutely dripping in wasabi, sweet chili sauce and cream cheese. Ask me how I know. Here in scenic Big Bear Lake, California, we were blessed this Fourth of July with cool temperatures and afternoon clouds, …