A new brew
Can Durango support yet another craft brewery?
DATE: Sep 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
On the side
Manna fundraiser helps feed those in need
Manna Soup Kitchen, Durango’s nonprofit organization that feeds the hungry, will get a boost this Friday from a group of local jewelers....
DATE: Sep 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
Make any day a picnic
Crisp fall weather is perfect for an outdoor feast
DATE: Sep 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
Tequila and ice cream: A delicious pairing!
Here’s a summer fact you need to know – aged tequilas pair beautifully with ice cream.
When I discovered this a few years ago, I started making these insanely easy, totally crave...
DATE: Sep 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
Take the time out of traditional homemade beef ragu and pasta
A true ragu takes time, and time is something in short supply at the start of the new school year.
So I decided to come up with a version that takes the time out of this family-fr...
DATE: Sep 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
Iconic Aurora garden center turns up heat with chiles
AURORA (AP) – The sweet smell of earthy spice hangs thick as Burt Gallegos strides around the nursery, jabbering in Spanish to a fellow employee. He smiles as he plucks waxy chiles from canv...
DATE: Sep 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
Foods co-op names its general manager
The Durango Natural Foods Co-op board of directors has named Brian Gaddy as general manager of the store at College Drive and East Eighth Avenue.
Gaddy until recently was co-gener...
DATE: Sep 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Extra produce needed for hungry
Anyone with extra garden produce to share may drop it off at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 12-14.
The food will go to families in nee...
DATE: Sep 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Chocolate-prosciutto-peanut grilled bananas? Yes!
You’re going to have to trust me on this one.
It may look a little strange. It will sound even stranger. You may even feel a little strange making it. But this over-the-top grille...
DATE: Sep 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
Cannabis cuisine rises in wake of pot legalizations
There are books about cooking with herbs. And then there are books about cooking with herb.
Yes, we’re talking cannabis cuisine, a small niche in the culinary world but one that i...
DATE: Sep 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
A healthy snack cake with honey
My Grandma Ursula relied on honey to solve nearly any culinary or health problem. Have a nagging nighttime cough? Swallow a spoonful of honey. Chocolate sauce not smooth enough? A dab of hon...
DATE: Sep 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
To find the best noodles in Bangkok, take a taxi
BANGKOK – With its fluorescent bulbs and cafeteria-style tables, the Bangkok restaurant Raan Jay Fai wouldn’t win any awards for interior decorating.
But that hasn’t deterred Mart...
DATE: Sep 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food
