Gar Woods: A staple that is good no matter the meal nor time of day. When we visit Tahoe we usually plan on cooking at home but if you feel like venturing out to restaurants here are a few to try: Maybe next year we’ll batch some of the sauces ahead of time. The past two years we have eaten at exactly 9 pm.

Forewarning if you make it all in one go it takes literally 8 hours. When we go for Christmas one of our days is dedicated to a full day lasagna project. I usually make it without bacon (I am a monster that doesn’t go crazy for bacon), but if you left it in I’m sure it’s fantastic. We affectionately call it Adult Hamburger Helper. This is one of our classics when we’re in the mood for comfort food from NYT Cooking.

It was the perfect place to come back to after a day on the slopes, sitting in front of the wood burning fire with hot toddy in hand.Īfter a day on the slopes we usually plan for a decadent, guilt-free meal (read: carbs).

In Carnelian Bay we’ve stayed at a little cabin affectionately named “Cubby” which was full of cute personalized details, like instead of a traditional guest book guests left their favorite recipes. Last year we got snowed in in Tahoe (not even the ski resorts were open) so we spent A LOT of time in the condo cooking lasagna, binge watching TV and playing games. The Sweetbriar Garden Suite is walking distance from the lake. The past two years we’ve started a tradition of going to Tahoe for Christmas, and we’ve actually stayed in the same condo in Kings Beach both years. We like the neighborhoods of Carnelian Bay or Kings Beach which are about 20-30 minutes away. There are many options to stay in Tahoe, but we usually stay somewhere on the Northwest or West Shore to be in proximity to the Palisades ski resort. Fortunately we’re all really just in it for the Aprés right? The past couple years I’ve learned to ski and I am totally bought in - steadily working on my Blues game right now. One of the perks of moving from New York to California is my activity and hobby count has definitely increased.

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