Lifestyle

Durango Botanic Gardens to host climate change conference

The conference will include two parts. Registrants may access prerecorded presentations of seven conference speakers, including experts in climatology, water…

November 18, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Food

After being laid off during COVID-19, Dave Cuntz finds a home at The Roost

was formerly in charge of the kitchen at Carver Brewing Co.

November 18, 2020 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter

Book

Chef Marcus Samuelsson celebrates the variety of Black food

Host/chef Marcus Samuelsson participates in PBS’s “No Passport Required” and “South By Somewhere” panel at the Television Critics Association Summer…

November 17, 2020 • Mark Kennedy

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Southwest Life

Caring for your garden bed now will pay off next year

Ah, fall. The time when our thoughts and garden labors turn to putting beds to rest, stuffing the compost bin…

November 14, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Food

Ottolenghi’s cacio e pepe comes with a wonderful Middle Eastern twist

Za’atar, the Middle Eastern spice blend, adds a layer of herbaceousness to Cacio e Pepe, the simple and classic Italian…

November 11, 2020 • Joe Yonan

Food

Don’t order out. Dive into Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook

Jamie Oliver appears at the Gusto launch event in 2016 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Canada. Oliver’s latest…

November 11, 2020 • Mark Kennedy

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Briefs

Colorado Building Farmers goes virtual

Over eight weeks, participants will explore how to build a farm business, plan for new markets, improve their record keeping…

November 10, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Religion

White evangelicals like Trump, but Catholics split their vote

Trump’s strong hold on white evangelical voters illustrates the GOP’s enduring success with a bloc of religious conservatives who have…

November 10, 2020 • ELANA SCHOR and DAVID CRARY

Religion

Christian churches mirror country’s political division

President-elect Joe Biden leaves after mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Wilmington,…

November 10, 2020 • LUIS ANDRES HENAO and DAVID CRARY

Food

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

Researchers looked at five types of broad fixes to the food system and calculated how much they fight warming. They…

November 10, 2020 • SETH BORENSTEIN

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Food

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

Like a neighborhood butcher shop, which can special order hard-to-find cuts of meat and offal, butchers and meat cutters at…

November 8, 2020 • G. Daniela Galarza

Cortez

Fuel moisture key for predicting wildfire

Drought has dangerously dried out forests

November 8, 2020 • Jim Mimiaga

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Briefs

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

After a brief business meeting, Rand Greubel will present a talk called “Early Pueblo I: Occupation of Florida Mesa Site.”…

November 6, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

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Alcohol

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

You know, the necessities of life. About those beverages: Quarantine changed our buying habits overnight. We could no longer go…

November 5, 2020 • Dave McIntyre

Drought

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

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

November 5, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

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Southwest Life

Get Growing: 10 tips to winterize your garden

Here are 10 simple things you can do to get your garden ready for winter: Weed the garden: Yep. One…

November 5, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

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Briefs

U.S. Forest Service hiring for temporary jobs

Positions are in fire, trails, timber, administration, recreation, fisheries and archaeology. There are also opportunities to be rehired and compete…

November 4, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Food

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

Mention apple sharlotka to a Soviet expat old enough to remember the Brezhnev years, and you won’t escape a dreamy…

November 4, 2020 • Olga Massov

Food

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

Tortilla Egg Wraps.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post I was watching Hussain on her Netflix series, “Time to Eat,” where she showcases what…

November 3, 2020 • Joe Yonan

Food

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

How to choose and use lentils, the tiny protein-packed powerhouses.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post People tend to associate the tiny pulse with…

November 3, 2020 • Becky Krystal

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Food

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

Fun times. This Halloween, select Burger King restaurants in Denmark and Sweden will resurrect the old horror trope while twisting…

November 3, 2020 • Tim Carman

Beverage

How to make an excellent coffee pour-over and start your day right

Low-Tech Coffee Pour-over.Laura Chase de Formigny/Washington Post Within a week, I stopped using the dripper and shoved it into a…

November 3, 2020 • Tim Carman

Conservation

Native American ruin northeast of Cortez gets permanent protections

site will be placed in conservation easement

October 31, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Botany

Feds propose protection for rare plant in Mesa Verde National Park

U.S. seeks to protect Chapin Mesa milkvetch

October 31, 2020 • Jim Mimiaga