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Study: Fix to food climate problem doesn’t require veganism

The world likely can’t keep global warming to a relatively safe minimum unless we change how we grow, eat and throw away our food, but we don’t need to all go vegan, a new study says. ...

DATE: Nov 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

How to get the most out of your supermarket butcher and fishmonger

It started when I was working as a private chef. Clients would often request a meal or dinner for four only an hour or two in advance, meaning I sometimes had to dash to the market, cook and...

DATE: Nov 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Fuel moisture key for predicting wildfire

Drought has dangerously dried out forests

DATE: Nov 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host talk about Florida Mesa site

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. After a brief business meeting, Rand Greubel will present a talk called “Early Pueb...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Buying alcohol online is becoming our new normal, and these home delivery apps are cashing in

When the pandemic hit in March, we filled our larders with beans, started sourdough cultures, hoarded toilet paper and stocked up on alcoholic beverages. You know, the necessities...

DATE: Nov 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Tough to be a tree: Southwest Colorado’s forests are stressed

Drought, wildfire, bark beetles pose collective long-term threat

DATE: Nov 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Get Growing: 10 tips to winterize your garden

By Ann Bauer-Lasiewicz Here are 10 simple things you can do to get your garden ready for winter: Weed the garden: Yep. One more time to help eliminate those overwint...

DATE: Nov 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. Forest Service hiring for temporary jobs

The U.S. Forest Service is hiring for temporary or seasonal jobs across the nation. Positions are in fire, trails, timber, administration, recreation, fisheries and archaeology. T...

DATE: Nov 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

This one-bowl Russian apple cake reminds us of hospitality in difficult times

While I was growing up in Russia, several things were a given: If you saw a long line, you got in it – no questions asked (because if there was a line, it must be for something good); if in ...

DATE: Nov 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

This tortilla egg wrap can power you through a busy morning or quick lunch break

“Are you with me?” Nadiya Hussain says as she whisks eggs in a measuring cup. “Can you see how quick” – she drops the whisk to wave her hands in circles – “this is happening?” I w...

DATE: Nov 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

A guide to lentils: How to choose and use the tiny protein-packed powerhouses

Lentils don’t always have the most exciting reputation. People tend to associate the tiny pulse with dark brown, mushy and bland soups, says cookbook author Crescent Dragonwagon. ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Burger King’s latest dig at McDonald’s: Creepy clowns to haunt your dreams

Nearly 30 years ago, Hollywood released the horror flick “Candyman” about a Chicago graduate student who researches an urban legend involving a boogeyman who materializes whenever you say hi...

DATE: Nov 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food