I wish I were in southern India right now—sitting at a chaat house, wearing a colorful kurti that I paid four American dollars for, plastic chair wobbling, elbow-to-elbow with strangers, scooping up yogurty raita that absolutely does not contain pomegranate seeds… and is definitely not high protein. If we were actually in southern India, no …
Help. There’s a Snowstorm Coming to Big Bear Lake. Big Bear Lake, California, is magical during a snowstorm. It’s the kind of powdery Hallmark postcard scene that makes you want to sip cocoa and post inspirational captions about winter wonderlands. The Big Bear Lake winter storm season, when there is a massive winter event predicted, …
If you’re ever lucky enough to holiday in southern India and stay in someone’s home, breakfast will probably involve Anda Bhurji—curried eggs made the way Indian families actually eat them, not the way they appear on laminated restaurant menus. Back home in Big Bear Lake in 2026, I make them as cottage-cheese-packed curried egg bites, …
Are you ready for some football?What? No?Same. Are you ready to read a really good book while your boyfriend yells at the television and you quietly shove cheat-day appetizers into your face like a raccoon with standards? Now we’re speaking my love language. This is not a football snack. This is a coping mechanism for …
Here in 2026, we’ve apparently decided that cottage cheese belongs in everything. And honestly? I’m not mad about it. Mainly because, as 2026 dawned, I became obsessed with cottage cheese egg bites But let’s not pretend we haven’t been here before. Remember the 1990s, when every dinner involved low-fat sour cream, low-fat cheese, and meat …