Once upon a time, I thought that adding store-bought curry powder with a scoop of Greek yogurt to some chicken breasts made me a good Indian cook. I knew how to make a mango lassi in my nutri-bullet and I threw curried chicken breast in my salad all the time. This Indian cooking wasn’t so …
There is no better way to spend a fall day than on a hiking trail with a bag of beef jerky in your pack. It’s even a nicer day if you made the jerky at home in your air fryer with no added preservatives. Creating your own beef jerky masterpiece means you can control just …
Even before I moved to Big Bear Lake California eight years ago I would call myself a mountain woman. As a tried and true mountain woman, I spend my day’s trekking just as many miles of mountain trails as I possibly can. While out on the trails I’m constantly on the lookout for wild edible …
Last year at this time we were on holiday in the jungles of southern India. We had been vaccinated against Cholera and Yellow Fever. The thought of a global pandemic never would have crossed our minds as we sat on that hired bus rumbling through the sultry jungles. Our holiday shenanigans included beachside cocktails and …
Trying to plan a girl’s getaway for my dog and me proved to be harder than expected during a pandemic and also a disastrous fire season for the state of California. But the outdoor wanderer in me said, yes, I had to do it. This outdoor gal had wanderlust and revenge travel was calling her …