Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

How to make a simple chicken soup worth crowing about

For every cook who knows from real chicken soup, there are probably six others who think it’s fine to simmer naked chicken breasts in canned broth and call it a day. Convenience has its plac...

DATE: Mar 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Fly-fishing festival to be held March 31, April 1

Duranglers Flies and Supplies will hold its annual fly-fishing festival in anticipation of the 2017 season. The two-day event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 31,...

DATE: Mar 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Conservationists: Wild Jaguars can make U.S. comeback

PHOENIX – Conservationists are making another push to get federal wildlife officials to devote more resources to the re-establishment of wild jaguars in the U.S. Only three jaguar...

DATE: Mar 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Learn to hunt turkeys in April

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will offer a free turkey-hunting seminar from 3 to 6:30 p.m. April 21 at the Archuleta County Extension Center in Pagosa Springs, 398 Lewis St. Mentor...

DATE: Mar 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Yogurt art gains fans in Japan

Yogurt art, using plain yogurt as a canvas to create pictures with fruits and sauces, is gaining popularity. Its colorful, photogenic appearance often makes it a topic on social media and el...

DATE: Mar 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Southwestern Water Conservation District to hold annual seminar

Southwestern Water Conservation District will hold its 35th annual water seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 7 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. The theme will be...

DATE: Mar 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Bayfield woman teaches herd dog clinics at Ag Expo

CORTEZ – Mia Stovall has been training dogs to herd farm animals for much of her life, and this year she passed on some of her knowledge to attendees at the Four States Agricultural Exposit...

DATE: Mar 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Saffron growers look to get a foothold in the U.S.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — As spring crocus blooms approach, some growers have visions of a fall-flowering crocus that produces saffron, the world’s most valuable spice. University of Verm...

DATE: Mar 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

You think you don’t like beets? Try ‘em this way

This salad, best described as a “small plate” using the current culinary lingo, offers a refreshing bright spot this time of year when we have had our fill of roasted roots and stews and are...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Order seedlings now for delivery in April

The Colorado State Forest Service and the La Plata Conservation District are accepting applications until April 3 for more than 40 varieties of low-cost seedling trees and shrubs grown at th...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Solar Barn Raising to hold meetings about power systems

Local nonprofit Solar Barn Raising will offer informational meetings about solar power at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at Mancos Public Library, 211 E. First St., and 7 p.m. Friday, March 24,...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Nan Pizza is a fun way to eat the flavors of India

This nan pizza is a fun way to eat the flavors of India in America’s favorite food. The popular chicken tikka masala is widely believed to have been created in England for the British palate...

DATE: Mar 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food