It’s finally starting to feel like the holidays here at over six thousand feet. Our mountain town in southern California is covered in the first dusting of fresh snow. Nothing brings joy to my heart like fresh snow. Okay, maybe deep-fried potatoes bring me a lot of happiness. Indulge in starchy goodness It’s okay, you …
Jaw-droppingly gorgeous days in the mountains like today make me have one thought. I fucking hate California. How can I live in such an unworldly beautiful place and not be able to enjoy it because all of my hidden wilderness spaces are covered in graffiti? Welcome to life in 2023. Criminals do what they want, …
If there is a blizzard raging outside your cabin then dear Lord I hope you have a hot pot of tamarind-infused pepper water simmering on your stovetop! Who needs cheap canned chili when you have pepper water? Well unless it’s Elk Chili with Adobe Peppers of course of course. But back to this savory rasam-like broth. …
I just survived a blizzard. Or what southern California refers to as a blizzard anyways. It was a rough couple of days. I burned close to five hundred calories a day shoveling over four feet of snow in this southern California blizzard. That obviously led to some gluten-free baking and possibly some low-carb deep-fried shenanigans. …
Once upon a time, I thought that adding store-bought curry powder with a scoop of Greek yogurt to some chicken breasts made me a good Indian cook. I knew how to make a mango lassi in my nutri-bullet and I threw curried chicken breast in my salad all the time. This Indian cooking wasn’t so …