Food - The Durango Herald

The best butterscotch, mint and peanut butter baking chips for when you need a chocolate alternative

Chocolate chips are far and away the king of the hill when it comes to baking morsels. They are versatile, delicious and infinitely snackable straight from the bag. I always have a package (...

DATE: Dec 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

What does Thanksgiving really mean?

‘Colonization dehumanizes both the colonized and the colonizer’

DATE: Nov 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Yogurt sales sour as U.S. breakfast culture changes

What’s eating yogurt? Despite shelves full of new varieties – from Icelandic to Australian to coconut-based – U.S. yogurt sales are in a multiyear slump. Yogurt companies are conf...

DATE: Nov 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

These warm, fluffy pull-apart dinner rolls are bliss to eat and a cinch to make

I don’t have many fond memories of school cafeteria lunches. There are two main reasons for that. One, my mom packed my lunch most of the time, and two, when I did partake in what was on the...

DATE: Nov 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Mexican restaurant opens on College Drive

Restaurateur plans to fill niche for late-night meals

DATE: Nov 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Thanksgiving recipes, but with chiles in everything

The endless chile war being waged between Colorado and New Mexico may never reach détente because there may never be a definitive answer to which state grows the best chiles. Do the famous H...

DATE: Nov 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Thai entrepreneur pushing insects as the snack of the future

BANGKOK – They are sold in bags like salted peanuts, or tubes like stacked potato chips, but these crunchy morsels on the shelves of Thai convenience stores and supermarkets stand apart from...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

The secret to these chili lime black bean tacos: 20 minutes and a few pantry staples

Our fellow home cooks are constantly asking us for ideas and recipes to help them put a healthy-ish meal on the table at lightning speed – for those nights when you just don’t have time for ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

New Mexico farmer, writer starts a global garlic war

Dixon author and farmer takes on international spice firm

DATE: Nov 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

This pasta dish combines the best elements of a fall cheese plate into every bowl

Fruit adds something special to savory dishes: a generous dose of seasonality. We can get so many fruits year-round, but when they’re at their in-season peak, there’s nothing like, say, citr...

DATE: Nov 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

A “Bat” Craft set for El Moro Spirits and Tavern

Craft will return to El Moro Spirits and Tavern with a bat-themed food and beverage pairing event 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at El Moro, 945 Main Ave. The restaurant will be closed to the public ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Cool, spiced Mexican horchata is the ultimate refresher for fall

I used to be a travel writer, and one of the pieces of advice I gave and followed the most was to pay attention to shoulder season. London in early April? Cape Cod in October? Yes and yes. ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food