The rest of the country may be defrosting this week, putting on pretty springtime rompers and celebrating spring but here at 7,000 feet in these mountains of southern California, early May mornings mean putting away all garden goodies I took out on that one rare seventy-degree day. There is a snowstorm looming and that makes …
Here in 2025, charcuterie is trending more than the 90s—again—because nothing screams “adulthood” like turning Lunchables into a personality. Seriously, whoever thought that flannel and cured meats would bring out the nostalgia? Everywhere I look, my friends and family have suddenly become charcuterie goddesses—women who can sculpt salami into roses, braid mozzarella like it’s hair …
If it’s that favorite summertime holiday where we celebrate our independence in this country and even my liberal relatives wave a flag or two, you can find me in a large body of cool water in my Donald Trump blow-up floaty. And yes, I will have this nacho cheese dip recipe bubbling away in the …
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 …
Keto is not easy when you spend your days being athletic. I feel like I’m ravenous all the time and all I do is eat cheese all day long! One thing is for sure about keto and that is my body is burning through all the aged chorizo, Jarslburg cheese and hard-boiled duck eggs faster …


