Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

As a homeless teen, I foraged for wild food to survive. The lessons still shape my cooking.

Etta James sings about a Sunday kind of love as I pour a tiny mountain of flour onto the kitchen table. I push a crater into the center and crack an egg. One should be enough. I can always a...

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Gyms, yoga studios face restrictions despite lack of outbreaks

Only documented outbreak linked to a gym statewide was in Montezuma County

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mission Endowment Fund at Durango Lutheran church now accepting grant applications

The Mission Endowment Fund Committee of Christ the King Lutheran Church is now accepting grant applications for projects that support the mission of Christ the King. The mission ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Trails wraps up 30th anniversary season

Durango Trails remained committed to keeping the trails open during the COVID-19 while fulfilling its other trail obligations. Durango Trails completed construction on the SkyRai...

DATE: Nov 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Seasonal road and trail closures begin Tuesday

San Juan National Forest will begin seasonal closures of forest system roads to wheeled motorized traffic Tuesday and afterward based on snow conditions. Closures will also include motorized...

DATE: Nov 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Tips for cooking (and saving) a smaller Thanksgiving feast

If you’re planning a smaller Thanksgiving gathering this year because of social distancing, you don’t have to give up the turkey, stuffing, pie and other traditional fare. Thanksg...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty

The chef behind the feast had none

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

This New Orleans-style Thanksgiving po’ boy is the answer to all your holiday leftovers

Holiday eating traditions are precious for many of us. We wait all year long to eat that certain dish with our favorite people. One of my Thanksgiving traditions has been to join ...

DATE: Nov 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Tribal nations, Forest Service partner to revive oak population

Collaboration aims to save culturally significant trees

DATE: Nov 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

How to get your Christmas cactus to bloom

By Ann Bauer-Lasiewicz The best and most fun part of caring for a Christmas cactus is getting it to rebloom. Now is the time to take some necessary steps. Triggering dormancy is t...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

How to cook a turkey breast in an oven, Instant Pot or slow cooker

It’s impossible to talk about Thanksgiving without mentioning how strange and unusual the holiday will look this year. At best, most gatherings will be smaller. There may be pre-Thanksgiving...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Durango Botanic Gardens to host climate change conference

Durango Botanic Gardens will produce an online conference about climate change in Southwest Colorado, “Adapting Landscapes in the Four Corners to a Changing Climate,” starting Saturday, with...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life