Food - The Durango Herald

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

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

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

Pandemic gives rise to Durango-based grazing board business

Alexis Saghie started Farm to Fingers after COVID-19 brought her home

DATE: Dec 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Christmas dinner can be festive - and thrifty - with this $60 feast for four

One of the realities of Christmas 2020 is that many people are on tighter budgets than usual. That doesn’t have to be an impediment to a sumptuous, festive holiday meal – instead, let it be ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Figs stuffed with goat cheese are the low-effort, high-flavor appetizer you need

I lit up like the twinkling decorations around me when I overheard two women at a holiday potluck a few years ago rave about their favorite bite of the night: the stuffed figs I brought! Thi...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food