Culinary Corner - The Durango Herald

Saturated fat – healthy or not?

In this new world of fat forgiveness, when once seemingly unspeakable substances like full-fat butter are now permitted, even encouraged in your diet, it’s hard to know what’s acceptable and...

DATE: Sep 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

A plethora of pickles

I’m old enough to remember when the mostly immigrant families in my neighborhood shopped at farmers markets and fruit stands. They shopped only when they had crop failures in their backyard ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Easy fish marinade

I enjoyed the recent article “Fish Tale” written by my fellow food writer, Pamela Hasterok. It’s pretty impressive that we have access to quality fresh fish, thanks to technology, fast trans...

DATE: Sep 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Palisade peach cobbler

My family eats peaches once a year: when they’re ripe in Palisade or when we find a tree in the Midwest ripe for picking. That means it’s an August to October dicey adventure. Grocery store ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Get your local produce from Linda

Say you missed the Durango Farmers Market on Saturday morning, but still want fresh, organic produce grown by a local farmer. You need go no further than Linda’s Local Food Café ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Try this fruity salsa with your favorite fish

You might not think fruit would go well with fish, but I can vouch for you that it does. Try this slightly sweet, slightly tangy version of salsa with a good Pacific Ocean fish se...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

A fish buyerâ€™s guide to salmon

You might not know it, but Pacific salmon comes in five varieties. The almighty king is the most prized, most delicious and most expensive, running more than $20 a pound here in D...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Defining organic

So what is biodynamic anyway? Mike and Emily Jensen’s Bayfield farm is actually named Homegrown Biodynamic Farm because the two incorporate the principles of biodynamic planting i...

DATE: Aug 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

In Mancos? Eat at Zuma Natural Food

Should you happen to be on your way to Mesa Verde one morning, stop in at Zuma Natural Food and its café in the big yellow building off U.S. Highway 160 in Mancos. A delightful he...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Pork season

Most people know by now that pork tenderloin has less fat than chicken breast – and is a lot more nutritious because of its high iron, riboflavin, potassium and thiamine content. ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

‘Leave the gun, take the cannoli’

For me, there’s probably no line in recent cinema history that anchors food in cinema better than this one crooned by Capo Peter Clemenza in “The Godfather.” (Was it “Godfather I” or “Godfat...

DATE: Aug 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

FDA regulates gluten-free labeling

In case you were wondering just how much gluten remains in food products labeled gluten-free, the FDA has the answer: no more than 20 parts per million. With so many Americans ado...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

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Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

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