Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

Try something bolder than bubbles this New Year’s

Not everything for New Year’s Eve needs to be fussy, bubbly or frilly. It’s OK to ring in 2015 with something richer, smokier and deliciously darker. So we started with a stiff po...

DATE: Dec 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

On the Side

Get scones with a side of Sherlock Holmes Baker Streak, a new artisan bakery service, is offering handcrafted baked goods made with organic, natural, locally sourced and seasonal ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

Holiday heritage remembered

Locals celebrate Christmas with cultural foods and customs

DATE: Dec 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

Looking for kids’ books? You can’t miss with these 5

With the holidays right around the corner, I thought I would share five amazing books for kids that would make great gifts. These run the gamut from architecture to science, geography, histo...

DATE: Dec 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Family

Religion Briefs

Unitarians to discuss inner gifts of darkness Mary Ocken will present “Sustaining the Gaze as Shadows Grow Long” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dura...

DATE: Dec 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Christmas Eve services

Many local churches will hold special services Christmas Eve. All services will be Wednesday unless otherwise noted. Services marked with an asterisk indicate child care will be provided. ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Benedict aided American’s release

At request of Jewish groups, pope lobbied Cuba back in 2012

DATE: Dec 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

This onion soup is simply effortless

Talk about a vegetable that’s everywhere. The humble onion is one the most common aromatic vegetables, popping up in so many ways across so many cuisines. And it’s not just for ta...

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

Virginia brewery taps 300-year-old beer recipe

RICHMOND, Va. – What do you get when you combine water, American persimmons and hops and ferment it with yeast? A beer based on a 300-year-old recipe scribbled in a cookbook kept by Virginia...

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food

On the side

No time for tamales? Order now for Christmas Don’t have time for a Christmas tamalada, the gathering of the clan to make 100s of tamales for the holiday season? Not to fear, Linda...

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Food