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The Best Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Amber Woods on Monday, May 4, 2020

I feel like it was just yesterday that we were traveling through the jungles of India, in a world without toilet paper. This was a perfectly normal situation in India. In India, every toilet has a bidet, even in a filthy truck stop. No one uses toilet paper. I’m sure my boyfriend’s family back in …

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Almond Crusted Pistachio Pesto Dover Sole with Ricotta

By Amber Woods on Monday, April 27, 2020

A fish-less offseason trek through Sorrento Italy leads us to the best pizzeria on the Amalfi Coast. Four months ago I stood on a rooftop in Sorrento Italy sipping a very dry and delicious pinot grigio with our vacation cat, Freddie. Flavors of lemon and pear exploded in my mouth from this lovely somewhat local …

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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies

By Amber Woods on Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Here it is mid-April mid pandemic and day fifty of gluten-free baking; Or as I like to call it, baking away the boredom. When I’m not baking all kinds of gluten-free yum-yums I’m trying to sweat out the calories hiking up mountains with good friends. A good friend is always there when you make an …

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How to Make Authentic Paneer Cheese

By Amber Woods on Sunday, April 19, 2020

I live in a place where I have to drive two hours to the city to buy paneer cheese when I start craving palak paneer. That is, if one of the six or seven health foods shops I frequent even have paneer cheese in stock. If I drive south twenty miles and endure an hour …

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The Best Gluten-Free Raisin Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

By Amber Woods on Thursday, April 16, 2020

Baking up a batch of my gluten-free version of one of my favorite old fashioned oatmeal cookies is always a good idea. Baking away the boredom during a pandemic is a fantastic waste of time; At least until your pants don’t fit anymore. Sometimes when we’re having cocktails in the evening and drinking wine and …

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Amber Woods
Amber Woods

Hi y’all! I’m Amber, Big Bear Lake’s local Hungry Mountaineer hiking nature guide. I grew up here in the San Bernardino National Forest. I have basically been out exploring hiking trails and enjoying the wilderness as long as I could walk. I have had some amazing adventures out here in the gorgeous San Bernardino Mountains over the years. As a alpine adventure enabler who is passionate about the wilderness, I love to share my knowledge of our vast trail system with vacationers who also love the great outdoors. Looking to book a hiking excursion? Email me at Hungrymountaineer@gmail.com for the best locals-only hikes available in this mountain wilderness. I am passionate about finding my balance in life – healthy living, great food, outdoor fitness, traveling adventures, working hard and my unbridled love for racehorses and naturally, gambling. When I’m not exploring news trails or betting on the ponies you can find me either coming up with healthy new recipes or blogging about the adventures my trail pup and I had in the wilderness this week. I have spent most of my life exploring what these mountains have to offer and locals would call me an expert and a backcountry Snack Sherpa. I know the best hiking and biking trails in these mountains and I have chronicled most of my hikes and adventures on this website. Please get in touch is you have any questions.

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