Here we are in 2026, a year when trusting anything feels like a personal risk. Institutions? Questionable. Systems? Broken. Grocery availability? A fever dream.But you know what you can trust? Kumquats.Tiny, aggressive little citrus optimism sweet and tart flavor bombs that can improve anything—even bland, sad coleslaw. Yes, coleslaw, I swear. Trust me, I’m a …
If you’re ever lucky enough to holiday in southern India and stay in someone’s home, breakfast will probably involve Anda Bhurji—curried eggs made the way Indian families actually eat them, not the way they appear on laminated restaurant menus. Back home in Big Bear Lake in 2026, I make them as cottage-cheese-packed curried egg bites, …
Here in 2026, we’ve apparently decided that cottage cheese belongs in everything. And honestly? I’m not mad about it. Mainly because, as 2026 dawned, I became obsessed with cottage cheese egg bites But let’s not pretend we haven’t been here before. Remember the 1990s, when every dinner involved low-fat sour cream, low-fat cheese, and meat …
Here in Big Bear Lake, California, are our high school students sitting in class today, learning algebra, writing essays, or at least pretending to care about either? Nope. They’re standing on “Freedom Corner,” shivering in twenty-degree mountain air, wrapped in kaftans, Doc Martens, and the unshakable confidence that comes from having never paid a utility …
Embarking on the keto journey is like entering a parallel universe where bread exists without carbs, and grocery stores become treasure troves of high-fat delights. But before you walk into Whole Foods and plunk down way too much cash for a loaf of grains that may or may not taste like boujie cardboard, what are …