You had me at veal, Dubai. Back in December 2019 — right before the world collectively lost its mind — our family had an eight-hour layover in Dubai on our way to India. Eight hours is not enough time to form a nuanced opinion about a sand-surrounded megacity, but it is enough time to learn …
If I’m going to enjoy delicious treats on the top of an Inyo County mountain pass, chances are it will probably have almond butter somewhere in the ingredients list. Recently I found myself enjoying one of those kinds of sunrises full of magentas and deep lavender hues you can only really find in the eastern …
I grew up around rabbits. My best friend had a hutch full of terrified rabbits that would pee on everything and everyone if you tried to hold them. I do admit that some of them are kind of cute but I just don’t get pets that are terrified of their owners. And that’s why I …
I’m an outdoors kind of girl. What that means is I go through vats of natural sunscreen every summer and buckets of natural sunscreen every spring. Yes even on those cold, cloudy and overcast winter days I use bottles of natural sunscreen. I feel like every Saturday when I go to Whole Foods I’m picking …
I live 63 miles from the beach. That is not just 63 regular miles; that’s 63 miles in Los Angeles traffic so that means I am at least an hour and a half from my closest beach on a good day. There are not a lot of days that I can wake up and …


