Author – The Durango Herald

A blueberry tart that simply works, so you don’t have to

Before our annual circuit around the sun forces us to kiss off the blueberry season, I urge one and all to try this blueberry tart. Super-tasty and much simpler to make than the standard rec...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are a holiday treat

If, like me, you’re a fan of dark chocolate peppermint bark at Christmastime, you’re going to love these cookies. Your friends and family will, too. But you’ll have to plan ahead because the...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Apricot Almond Coffee Cake is a special treat for holidays

If you’re expecting overnight guests during the holiday season, you might want to stock up on the ingredients for this recipe. Doing so will allow you to throw together a knockout coffee cak...

DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Orange juice tames heat of spicy shrimp salad

Use store-bought spice blends to save time

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

Squash makes flavorful ‘pasta’

Healthy zucchini noodles are lower in calories

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

Pair stone fruits & raspberry jam for a sweet summer dessert

Summertime is harvest time for sweet stone fruits: apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines and plumcots, a hybrid of a plum and an apricot. Plumcots have been around at least since the days of ...

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

Easy scallop kebabs steal show

I’ve always been a sucker for scallops. They’re sweet, meaty, cylindrical and bite-sized. This particular recipe puts scallops at the center of a skewer’s worth of very tasty kebabs. It requ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food