La Plata County nonprofit receives 3,000 pounds of vitamins
Supplements will help those with nutritional, health needs
DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
Vegetarian wontons are a delight to eat in this light, fragrant soup
No matter how you consume a wonton, one bite and you understand why the word translates from the Cantonese as “cloud swallow,” as Grace Young writes in her masterful book “The Wisdom of the ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
How to substitute for alcohol in cooking and baking
There are a number of reasons alcohol is off-limits for some people when cooking or baking, such as an allergy or an inability to use it when preparing food for children or those who might b...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
The debate between cast-iron haters and loyalists is as enduring as the pan itself
Cast-iron pans have a storied place in American home cooking. The hefty, glossy black workhorses have plenty of attributes: They hold heat like champs, can put a crusty sear on a steak and t...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
Marinate Camembert, Czech-style, for your next low-effort snack
I’m sitting in a crowded pub in Prague. It’s warmly lit, cozy and a little smoky. My band has just completed its first European tour, and we’re celebrating with our Czech driver and tour man...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
New tipping rules will help restaurant owners and hurt workers, advocates say
Depending on who is reviewing them, America’s new tipping regulations will either help bridge the historic pay gap between servers and line cooks, as well as clarify practices that have resu...
DATE: Jan 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
I was an air fryer skeptic, but now it’s the only thing that gets me excited about pandemic cooking
If I applied Marie Kondo’s simple yet polarizing question to my kitchen appliances, only my air fryer would make the cut. It has undeniably sparked a particular kind of pandemic joy: the ple...
DATE: Jan 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
Why you’ll always find sweetened condensed milk in my kitchen
A number of kitchen staples have helped me get through the last almost 10 months of working and parenting at home. They include quesadillas (with black beans from my Instant Pot), sourdough ...
DATE: Jan 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
The best food books of 2020 that will get you thinking, not cooking
No single thread connects my favorite food books (as opposed to cookbooks) of 2020, other than the fact that, perhaps, each author has no stomach for conventional thinking or even convention...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food
Ska Brewing Co. releases dark version of a favorite beer
Brewery will alternate between Mexican Logger and Mexican Style Lager Dark
DATE: Dec 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food
These 10 food trends were the distractions we needed in 2020
This year, many of us spent a lot more time in our kitchens than we could have imagined, turning out multiple meals a day and sometimes getting bored with our own rinse-and-repeat repertoire...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food
Manna soup kitchen offers holiday cheer
When budgets are tight, 550 meals help brighten Christmas
DATE: Dec 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
