Call it Bharta. Call it Subji or Gujarati, but this mashed eggplant dish is just delicious. The first time I tried this recipe, I’ll admit, I was not expecting it to be this good. Now I’m a little addicted to this mashed eggplant goodness. Depending on where you reside between northern India or Pakistan you …
It’s time for the big storm. Is everyone ready for the big storm? Did you put your snow chains back in your Jeep? Did you stock up on almond flour at Costco? Do you have enough wine??? Big Bear Lake, California has not had a storm this wet and cold since 1977. Our small alpine …
When world travelers talk about Toronto they talk about hockey or catching a Jay’s game. They don’t mention an extremely overcrowded sweaty city with an undercurrent of social unrest building in the eves. There are not many things I miss from our adventures over two weeks in Toronto, Ontario. (I mean besides besides my boyfriend’s …
I’ve always loved the snow. Even when I was ten years old and instead of playing with my friends I was shoveling the driveway. No one in our 90’s era working-class neighborhood had a snow blower, certainly not my family. Our mountain neighborhood was always quiet when I was outdoors shoveling feet of snow, which …
I must be the only nutwalla in Big Bear Lake California! In all of my adventures around the Big Bear Valley, I have never run into another ethnic seller of nuts. I’m also lucky enough to be the Big Bear Valley’s only hiking guide and outdoor Jeep adventure guide. Life is good when you are …