Living
State wineries, cannabis give Telluride event Colorado focus
Telluride wine fest returns with new, diverse events
Food
Food
In defense of spinach pancakes: A recipe worth loving, unless you’re an Internet troll
Clinton defended the choice as a way to get her daughter (who loves the pancakes) to consume more iron, and others praised her. (“If you can get a small child…
Food
Cattle ranchers sue to return country-of-origin labeling to meat
Steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in McLean, Va. Ranchers are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, seeking a return of labels that…
Food
These enchiladas don’t require oven time
Red Shrimp Enchiladas.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post I think we’re in safe territory with these rather casual enchiladas. Even though multiple steps and at least a half-hour of baking time are typically…
Food
Eat Local Harvest Dinner to return in 2017
Event celebrates La Plata County’s produce, meats, beverages
Food
Sweet sizzlin’ beans! Fancy names may boost healthy dining
Roasted carrot hummus with crudite and pita chips at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. In an experiment at a Stanford University cafeteria, researchers got more diners to…
Food
Campers at Fort Lewis College to cook competitively
Teens to compete in Iron Chef-style event for health-careers camp
Business
How an experiment turned Canadian farmers into cooking oil kings
Corn, canola and vegetable oil sits on display in a supermarket in Princeton, Illinois.Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Farmers across the Prairie Provinces are planting a record acres of canola, a crop that…
Business
Boathouse at Electra opens under new management
Restaurant will feature new menu with locally-sourced ingredients
Food
The two-step secret to 20-minute chicken on a stick
Spiced Chicken Skewers With Grapes. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post.du1-i-syn The chicken would be delicious grilled just like that, but this preparation goes a step…
Business
Doughnut delivery by drone in Denver is a peek at the future
Doughnuts were delivered Wednesday by drone to Denver’s mayor and the city’s police and fire departments in an event that provided a glimpse into what companies hope will be a…
Food
Chicago inmates can order fancy Italian pizza made in jail
Inmates in the jail’s medium-security Division 11 can now order pizzas made with the finest ingredients in the kind of ovens found in pizzerias. It’s all part of Sheriff Tom…
Food
‘Natural Foods Cookbook’ author Beatrice Trum Hunter dies
Beatrice Trum Hunter, who wrote more than three dozen books including a pioneering natural foods cookbook in 1961, died May 17 in Hillsborough, N.H. She was 98.Courtesy of Robert Granoff…
Food
An old favorite returns to the rotation with a leaner look
Curried Singapore Noodles with Stir-Fried Veggies.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post It appears that cookbook author Susie Middleton has cracked the flavor code in this vegan version I can now make at home.…
Food
Haiti’s chefs carving out higher profile for country’s cuisine
Haitian cuisine is a spicy confluence of French, Spanish, African and Amerindian cooking traditions that blends indigenous ingredients like the rich, earthy black mushroom known as djon djon with a…
Food
Why you should cook up a batch of this ‘new’ ancient grain
Sorghum Salad with Cucumber, Cilantro and Cumin Seed.Goran Kosanovic/Washington Post It is well suited for our modern world because it is highly nutritious with a mildly nutty flavor, it’s gluten-free…
Food
Cascara – a soda made from coffee cherries – could be this summer’s ‘it’ drink
A cascara old fashioned at Colada Shop in Washington, D.C.Maura Judkis/Washington Post Coffee beans grow inside coffee cherries, which are harvested and hulled. But the fruit, which is usually discarded,…
Food
Feds and Walmart allege canned tuna prices fixed
Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press<br><br>Customers walk past the head of a bluefin tuna in front of a seafood restaurant at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Criminal and civil…
Food
Fried rice is good for you when you make it like this
Sesame Fried Rice with Spring Vegetables and Egg.Goran Kosanovic/Washington Post The bowl is brimming with colorful spring vegetables – asparagus, peas and carrots – that are stir-fried with scallion, ginger,…
Food
Indulge your senses, foster community at Taste of Durango
Annual food festival returns this weekend
Food
Katz’s Deli to offer a taste of old New York by mail
Orders are ready to go out at Katz’s Delicatessen in New York on Thursday. The famed New York City restaurant that made a name for itself during World War II…
Food
Will eating a little dirt help your digestion?
Presentation to describe the benefits of eating wild food
Food
You’ve had radishes in salads and with bread and butter, but try them this way
Roasted Radishes with Herbs.Goran Kosanovic/The Washington Post One taste and I was completely sold. After just minutes in a hot oven, the crunchy, sharply flavored vegetable is completely transformed to…
Food
Five terrific spice blends to use with . . . whatever!
When creating blends, add varying amounts of ingredients to a bowl, tasting every so often to adjust to your palate. Some spices – such as cumin, caraway and mustard seeds…