Food

How to cook for and with your kids during the extended coronavirus school closures

We turned to a few experts for their advice. Here are their tips: Inventory and prioritize your food. Alicia McCabe,…

March 24, 2020

Food

Stress-eating for comfort in a time of anxiety? Here’s how experts say you should deal.

Food can be one of the easiest and most immediate ways to make ourselves feel better in stressful times. While…

March 23, 2020

Local News

Coalition forms to help restaurant workers prepare meals for those in need

Durangoans collaborate to ease burden of the dine-in ban

March 21, 2020

Local News

Business sells tons of pinto beans to Durango residents

Towing and Repair distributes about 30,000 pounds of the dried goods in three days

March 19, 2020

Food

Cook smarter by roasting vegetables

Process results in intensified flavor, stockpile of food

March 9, 2020

Local News

Durango School District ends partial-lunch rule

Cafeteria employees feel brunt of online comments, media reports about district’s meal regulations

February 26, 2020

Food

The most coveted product at Mardi Gras isn’t beads-it’s beans

But if there’s a singular obsession for Who Dat Nation and beyond, it’s Camellia Brand beans, the key component in…

February 25, 2020

Food

Embrace umami and learn to add its savory goodness to your foods

A variety of ingredients can help you embrace umami.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post What it is. Depending on whom you ask, umami…

February 23, 2020

Regional News

Base Camp gas station adds fresh-baked pizza

station gets Hunt Brothers Pizza

February 22, 2020

Southwest Life

Yale study puts Americans’ perspectives on food, environment to the test

production a significant contributor to rise in greenhouse gases across globe

February 17, 2020

Food

Don’t give up dessert when you can have this tangy pineapple drizzled with spiced honey

Fresh Pineapple with Warm Spice-Infused Honey.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post A nice gesture of hospitality, the dish was not something I expected…

February 16, 2020

Food

The best and worst Girl Scout cookies, ranked by our panel of pastry chefs and Scouts

The best and worst Girl Scout cookies, ranked by our panel of pastry chefs and Scouts.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post And with…

February 11, 2020

Local News

Hundreds support petition asking Durango School District to end partial-lunch policy

Residents expect to address board in late February

February 10, 2020

Food

Wuhan’s signature noodles become a symbol of solidarity amid the coronavirus outbreak

Wuhan’s signature noodles at Mama Chang in Washington.Emily Heil/Washington Post But Wuhan has other faces – such as its thriving…

February 9, 2020

Food

The Maillard reaction: What it is and why it matters

Sources such as “Modernist Cuisine,” Harold McGee (“On Food and Cooking”) and J. Kenji López-Alt of Serious Eats and “The…

February 4, 2020

Food

How to season your cast-iron skillet – and keep it seasoned

Cast iron is “the original nonstick cookware,” says Mark Kelly, the public relations manager at Lodge, the brand synonymous with…

February 2, 2020

Local News

Long waits persist for those in need of food stamps, Medicaid and cash assistance

Services can’t forecast when backlog will end

February 1, 2020

Food

This winter, just stew it

Improving a recipe that just mixes everything together

January 28, 2020

Food

How to use gluten-free flour blends in your everyday baking

Using gluten-free flour blends in your baking isn’t as dismal as it used to be.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post It’s the kind…

January 27, 2020

Food

Why classic white bread dinner rolls are suddenly trendy

Angler’s Parker House rolls are finished at a hearth.Courtesy of Bonjwing Lee/Angler’s The ascension of Parker House rolls isn’t just…

January 26, 2020

Food

Brad Pitt is ‘the Laurence Olivier of eating’ on screen. Here’s why we like to watch.

Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino star in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”Andrew Cooper/Sony Pictures Entertainment/Columbia Pictures These…

January 20, 2020

Food

Sandi Toksvig is leaving ‘The Great British Baking Show’ after just three seasons

Sandi Toksvig announced Thursday that she will be leaving as the co-host of “The Great British Baking Show,” three seasons…

January 20, 2020

Local News

The Union Social House, home to bar and food truck, opens on north Main in Durango

Business aims to serve families with vintage games

January 15, 2020

Local News

Winter farmers market to open in Powerhouse Science Center

Jake and Amy Reid of Jake’s Farm moved to Hesperus after visiting the area and noticing a lack of poultry…

January 13, 2020

Business

Millwood Junction in Mancos will be sold again

owners shut restaurant down a few months after purchase

January 13, 2020

Local News

Primi Pasta and Wine Bar opens on Main Avenue

Cuisine inspired by Italian countryside

January 10, 2020

Food

Check out these nostalgic flavors from the San Luis valley

Antonito High School cookbook evokes Southern Colorado flavors

January 7, 2020

Southwest Life

Grocery stores make reducing food waste a priority in Durango

Compost company, nonprofits help divert items away from landfill

January 2, 2020

Local News

Kids give to kids in Pine River Shares food drive

Schools donate more than 2,500 cans

December 31, 2019

Food

Welcome winter with a bowl of this creamy, silky celery root soup

Creamy Celery Root Soup with Tahini.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post Celery root, the soup’s main ingredient, brings an inherent creaminess when pureed.…

December 29, 2019