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Canyons of Ancients hires new manager

Ray O’Neil served as national park ranger in Arizona, Utah

DATE: Jan 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mineral Creek to be focus of extensive watershed study

Facing extreme pressure in recent years, waterway near Silverton will be examined

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Potatoes aren’t the only vegetables you should be mashing

A bowl of buttery, creamy mashed potatoes is a thing of beauty and elegance. But spuds aren’t the only vegetables you should mash. Root vegetables – such as rutabagas, parsnips and turnips –...

DATE: Jan 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Trinidad-style aloo and channa infuses an Indian classic with Caribbean flavor

There’s no denying the simplicity of Trinidad-style aloo and channa. Creamy Yukon Gold potatoes are coated in curry powder, then simmered until soft. Canned chickpeas are added, and the whol...

DATE: Jan 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Cooking for one: 6 tips to keep things practical, flexible and fun

Many of us have been spending more time at home over the past 10 months, and a lot more of that time has been spent alone. With the coronavirus pandemic cutting off access to friends and soc...

DATE: Jan 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Biden to review Trump’s changes to Bears Ears

New administration will also look at downsizing of Grand Staircase-Escalante

DATE: Jan 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Apaches object to federal review of huge copper mine

Project on land valuable to tribe would be one of largest in the U.S.

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

How to braise vegetables and bring out their best flavors

To braise or not to braise, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the kitchen to prepare vegetables with low heat and little moisture, or to use another technique from one’s culinary ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

The Soup Palette returns to Durango

Soup and sandwich shop resurrected in the form of a food truck

DATE: Jan 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

TikTok’s tortilla trend is basically a quesadilla – with extra fun folded in

Social media food trends come and go. Some are fleeting (remember rainbow bagels?) while others are seemingly here to stay (i.e. all manner of “charcuterie” boards). The latest entrant enjoy...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Loaded baked potato soup is the simple, luscious bowl of comfort I crave in colder months

I am not crazy for soup like some people. They could eat it every day, long for it and rave about the latest soup recipe they’ve discovered. For me, other than gumbo, which I’ll eat any day,...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world’s insects

The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said. Climate change, insecticides, herbicides, light pollution, invasive sp...

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life