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San Juan National Forest receives award for public service

Herald Staff Report The San Juan National Forest recently received a Regional Forester’s Honor Award from the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region in Denver for strengthening...

DATE: Mar 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

1 scoop or 2? Raw cookie dough is latest NYC food fad

NEW YORK — Cookie dough is having its Cronut moment. People have been standing in line for up to three hours at a month-old New York City shop that sells scoops of raw dough in a ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Conditions improve for Spring Creek Basin mustangs

A new water catchment system and birth-control dart program have stabilized the Spring Creek Basin wild horse herd in Disappointment Valley. Today, a manageable 62 wild mustangs r...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

DIY tortillas take time. These bean-topped corn cakes don’t.

When I think of corn and beans, I naturally think of Mexico, where they – along with chile peppers – form the bedrock of the cuisine. The corn is typically in the form of masa, made into suc...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Simply easy: Japanese food within reach

Four homestyle recipes from the land of the Rising Sun

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

This healthful pear recipe can start your day or sweeten the end of it

This dish of warm, cinnamon-scented pears with a nutty crumble topping makes you feel good before you even take a bite. Its homey aroma fills your kitchen as it bakes so you can’t help but s...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Irish Car Bomb returns for Firkin Fridays at Steamworks

Steamworks Brewing Co. will reprise the popular “Irish Car Bomb” as Firkin Fridays continues at the brewpub on Friday. The firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m.The Irish Car Bomb will ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

History students have virtual dialogue with WWI kaiser

DENVER – Kaiser Wilhelm II is angry and wants to go to war. His eyes flare red when talking about his disdain for the British, and his jaw churns angrily as he voices the need for...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Make the Frito Pie that keeps on giving

Scissor open a snack-size bag of corn chips, spoon in chili, cheese and sour cream and you have a walking taco, a.k.a. Frito Pie. The birthplace of this personal meal in a bag is unclear – p...

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Residents say 1st atom bomb test caused cancer cases

ALBUQUERQUE – Residents say the world’s first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship, according to surveys gathered b...

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

From restaurants to reefs: recycling discarded oyster shells

ON LAKE ATHANASIO, La. – If you slurp oysters from the half-shell in New Orleans, you may be doing more than satisfying a culinary craving: You could be helping to construct reefs that envir...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Christ the King to hold Seussian sermon

To honor the birthday of Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss, (March 2), Pastor Tim Orlowski will present his entire sermon in Seussian rhyme on Sunday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida ...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Religion