Why yes, I may be sipping on a Christmas cocktail and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. Go ahead and judge me. If the weather outside is “Frightful,” then I’m feeling delightful as I snowshoe through an early December forest through a foot of fresh snow. And even more delightful is this easy Christmas cocktail recipe. …
What do hiking, Christmas cookies and bear poo have in common? This recipe of course! Here in our home of Big Bear Lake, California, I’ve spent a lot of time out on the absolutely not snowy trails with my favorite hiking partner, my two-year-old Catahoula. Are the trails snowy? No, not at all. Does it …
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Sure, it’s only December first, but I’m already brimming—overflowing, really—with holiday spirit. And what will we be consuming in this household all season long besides my beloved Nantucket Cranberry Tart? Obviously, gluten-free pies. Yes, plural. Yes, I’m the only one in my family who likes pecan pie. …
Can we please discuss this barefoot revolution sweeping the nation like a TikTok trend absolutely no one asked for? Everywhere I go, someone’s demanding I remove my shoes at the door—as if my gently thrifted cowboy boots are harboring smallpox instead of just being fabulous. Meanwhile, those of us with plantar fasciitis are hobbling around …
This Thanksgiving, skip the chaos and the 20-pound bird. Make perfectly crispy, juicy Air Fryer Cornish Hens with Date Tamarind Glaze—a bougie, small-scale turkey alternative that won’t destroy your kitchen or your patience. Cornish Game Hens Thanksgiving miracle, right here! Thanksgiving for the Sanity-Savers So you don’t feel like hosting Thanksgiving for twenty-five people this …