Some time It helps to be a mountain girl. I know where the wild blackberries grow in the autumn, and the best time of day to pick them and avoid rattlesnakes and tourists ( which do I loathe more?) I know where the wild mint grows deep in the rushing waters of our chilly …
I missed the week we had fall. We were out-of-town vacationing down San Diego way for seven days the one week we had glorious rain storms in our small mountain town. I missed days of rumbling thunder, lightning and hail that sent my kitty cats running under couches in terror. I missed afternoons cuddling up …
Today is a winter soups day. It is snowy, blustery and cold outside. In my snug mountain cabin it is almost seventy degrees with the oven on for hours and a fire blazing away since seven a.m. This week has been so crazy insane busy that today I have nothing planned …
Nothing says hot summer days like BBQ and coleslaw. Or maybe 108 degree heat and humidity and thunderstorms. 108 heat is exactly why I chose not to drive down into the smoggy, humid hot and muggy valley today even though I’m dying to drive 100 miles to the west to Artesia, our local authentic all …
If there is anything that could possibly make pork anymore tasty than it has to be the combination of Sriracha Sauce and pork. I have been making Srircha Bacon Jerky for a few years now and it is so delicious my boyfriend and I could literally eat the whole batch in one setting. We don’t though, …