To soften its flavor, the garlic in this recipe for roasted squash and beets is cooked in a long, slow simmer in heavy cream, then pureed.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Still, Thanksgiving…
Herald<br><br>This picture appeared in the Sept. 9 1988 Herald. The cutline read, “This fireball wasn’t a forest blaze in Southwest Colorado but a bundle of 42 marijuana plants doused with…
75 years ago: “Durango city librarians are busy preparing for children’s book week, Nov. 13-19. The slogan this year will be ‘New Books, New Worlds.’ There will be a special…
In monkeys, that strategy sharply reduced blood levels of a cousin of HIV. The results also gave tantalizing hints that someday the tactic might help destroy the AIDS virus in…
Though the number works out to a modest drop of 1.3 percent in obesity, scientists say reduction would still be worthwhile in the U.K., which has a population of about…
The nonprofit Citizens Health Advisory Council will meet from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at Durango Community Recreation Center in the Eolus Room, 2700 Main Ave. The council is an…
Malaria is not a big problem in the U.S. – there were only 1,925 cases in 2011, including five deaths. But cases were up 14 percent from the previous year,…
The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council are calling for a national system to track sports-related concussions.Associated Press file And it’s not just a question for football. The Institute…
Liposuction is last option for those who want to save careers
Officials turned him down, but got the message – from Colombo and others. The City Commission is reconsidering its policy on using parks for festivals. “We’re not trying to shut…
The Daily Mail of London says “cleaners stumbled across the bullion when they were cleaning the plane’s bathroom” earlier this month after the jet flew from Dubai to the Bangladeshi…
Cruise ships keep getting bigger, and more popular. The Cruise Lines International Association said that last year its North American cruise line members carried about 17 million passengers, up from…
75 years ago: “Many people attended and enjoyed the Oxford School Carnival following a clever program the remainder of the evening was devoted to dancing. Proceeds from the carnival were…
Tierra Blanca Ranch is a facility for troubled youths near Hilsboro, N.M. There are few options for parents with troubled kids, and in that vacuum, a relatively unregulated industry of…
This picture appeared in the Sept. 4, 1988, Herald. The cutline read: “This B-17G World War II bomber, Texas Raiders, will be on display this week at the Durango-La Plata…
75 years ago: This appeared in the section titled Animas Valley News: “The pupils of the Waterfall School entertained the Trimble School at a Halloween Party. Jack Gensheer, Billy Morns…
Ingredients: 2 pounds pumpkin 6 inch piece of ginger 2 tablespoons butter 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 carrot peeled and chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 4…
Howard Lundgren volunteers at the Matthew’s Crossings food bank in Chandler, Ariz., where they are trying to educate donors to select the healthiest possible foods when making a donation.Cheryl Evans/The…
Ingredients: 1 15-inch baguette, cut into ½-inch slices 1 7-pound orange pumpkin Salt 1½ cups heavy cream 1 cup chicken stock ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cracked pepper 6 ounces…
¼ cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel) ¾ cup flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon cloves ¼ teaspoon salt 3 large…
That’s all that you’ll have to do if you’re one of two lucky winners who win a recycled freezer chock-full of local foods. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase…
The independent study examining a proprietary gold star system used in Maine-based Hannaford Supermarkets suggested it steered shoppers away from items with no stars toward healthier foods that merited gold…
Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins’ Children’s Center in Baltimore said there is no immune mechanism identified that would keep the child’s HIV in check, meaning medical treatment put the…
About 1 in 30 middle and high school kids said they smoke the compact, sweet-flavored cigars. The percentages rise as kids get older, to nearly 1 in 12 high school…
