It’s only 7 a.m. and I am already having such a Monday. There is nothing like being in the middle of mixing up a cake batter, opening a brand new bag of marshmallows to find it is chock-full of ants. As a lifelong baker, I have never had anything like this happen to me in …
In 2009, John Mayer sang, “Your body’s a wonderland.” Like I wonder what the fuck will break this week. Will it be one of my ankles? Will I throw out my back lifting my twenty-five-pound Norwegian Forest Cat? Or will I pull my knee tripping over the dog? All of these options are pretty damn …
Beets. Bees. Authentic Barbacoa. What do these three have in common? (Please don’t say Dwight from The Office) Here we are, summertime, 2025 and just maybe I am having a love affair with beets. I literally have beet salad for lunch basically every day. I just came back from an amazing hiking/ camping getaway with …
Okay, a secret about me. What do I love almost as much as trekking through a snowy forest with my adventure pup? Hi, my name is Amber, the Hungry Mountaineer and I am a Sprout-A-Holic. I fucking love sprout’s of all varities. And, fellow healthy foodie, did you know how to grow sprouts at home …
I spent my birthday eve morning trekking up the Mt Whitney Trail foraging for wild berries for breakfast. The pup and I snacked on wild elderberries, chock full of vitamin C. I noshed on some Mountain Gooseberries and shoved some ripe currants at my face as I dreamt about the best scones I’ve ever had …