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A soup with substance? Cashews to the rescue, again.

Creamy without the cream. That’s the kind of thing I’m looking for in a first-quarter-of-the-year soup – something that might taste a little indulgent and filling for these cold February nig...

DATE: Feb 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Animas Museum to host World War I French 75 party

The Animas Museum will host a party at El Moro Spirits and Tavern, 945 Main Ave., in support of the museum from 5 to 7 p.m. on February 21. The featured drink will be a French 75 ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Seasons in Durango to host annual ‘Burning Down the House’

As has become tradition, Seasons Rotisserie & Grill will be “Burning Down the House” from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 21 as it hosts its ninth annual fundraiser benefiting Durango’s emergency respo...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Carbohydrates: The good, the bad and the ugly

Today’s topic was a reader’s request. The reader asked, “What carbohydrates are healthy, and should we be avoiding fructose in our diet?” It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Durango chefs offer ideas for Valentine’s Day desserts Recipes are sure to impress that special someone

Durangoans’ DIY recipes will impress that special someone

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Sweet job: Trio of judges select Vermont’s best maple syrup

ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. – In the country’s top maple producing state, Vermonters take their maple syrup seriously, and so do the judges at the annual maple contest. Tasting teaspoon a...

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Native Durangoan will help get fruits and veggies to the plate

Durango Food Recovery Hub also aims to reduce human-bear conflicts during the harvest

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Once you finally tackle a pomelo, you’ll be so glad you did

If you are like me, you have been walking by the extra-large, grapefruitlike pomelos in the store for years, never feeling quite up for venturing into unknown citrus territory, especially wh...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Blue Pepper food truck hopes to spice up Cortez

Owners plan to expand with farmers market

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Canned hominy equals kitchen harmony

I will not sink my teeth into an out-of-season fresh tomato, but I don’t wait for summer to enjoy all kinds of corny-ness. This particular bowl features convenient, frozen fire-roasted kerne...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Musical Colonel: Reba McEntire to play KFC chain’s founder

NEW YORK – The next Colonel Sanders is giving the character a little bit of “country music flair.” KFC has picked singer Reba McEntire to play the founder of the fried chicken chain, the fir...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Guido’s sets sights on Durango’s millennial crowd

Can offering a steep discount on glasses of wine draw a younger crowd into a restaurant? Guido’s Pizza Pasta Panini hopes so. On Wednesdays, the Italian restaurant has begun offer...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food