For this spicy peanut noodle salad, be sure to use tofu that is already smoked and baked.Matthew Mead/Associated Press That was many years ago. Today, I am rather fond of…
The trick to moist, tender chicken kebabs is to brine the chicken before grilling.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But a friend recently – if unknowingly – introduced me to the savory side…
Customers dine at El Patio de Albuquerque, a longtime, unpretentious eatery near Albuquerque’s University of New Mexico campus.Russell Contreras/Associated Press In recent years, the state has seen a profusion of…
Uses: Can be ground into pesto or blended and strained for lemonade or juice. Tender greens are good in salads. Because of its bitterness, a little goes a long way.
Purslane, an edible weed, grows on the sidewalk near Turtle Lake Refuge on Third Avenue.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Uses: Tart, crunchy and vaguely salty, purslane is good in salads and blended…
Amaranth, an edible weed, grows at Turtle Lake Refuge on Third Avenue.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Uses: Greens can be used like spinach; seeds, which in local varieties are small and black,…
Uses: Can be used like spinach in many dishes. For salads, use only young leaves, which are tender and less bitter.
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Common mallow, an edible weed growing at Turtle Lake Refuge on Third Avenue.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Uses: The whole plant is edible. Because the leaves are slightly gelatinous like okra, they…
Pumpkin beers already are on display for sale Aug. 30 at a Whole Foods Market in Richmond, Va. Some craft brewers couldn’t wait until Labor Day to roll out their…
Nyad says maturity, experience key in completing record Cuba-to-Florida swim
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon and graduate student Vanessa Ridaura of Washington University in St. Louis have found that certain microbes may help fight obesity.Washington University School of Medicine/Associated Press Different kinds…
Lori Duron, right, has written a book about her son, C.J., in her book Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son.Broadway Books/Associated Press The 6½-year-old discovered…
As Klaven began to explain traditional Jewish practices, it became readily apparent the children were completely unfamiliar with the religion’s most basic elements. “It was a striking statement that Judaism…
traditional recipes with the season’s ripe produce
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission was considering the proposal to tell restaurants how to abide by one of Utah’s more restrictive liquor laws, which bars restaurants from serving alcohol without…
90 exhibits scheduled at local fairgrounds for event’s 18th year
A government survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from 30 percent in 2006. It also found drops in how many…
But that’s only part of the picture. Experts believe there are millions more who try options such as over-the-counter medicines or chamomile tea, or simply suffer through sleepless nights. “Not…
Extra Strength Tylenol will now have a new warning label on the cap alerting users to potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the pain reliever.Johnson & Johnson/Associated Press…
Women traditionally have been diagnosed with depression about twice as often as men, with about 20 percent of women becoming depressed at some point in their lives. In the last…
Durangoan, whose son has hydrocephalus, pressed for Colo. representatives’ support
Trey Powell holds his 6-month-old daughters Kylan, left, and Ashton in their home in Seattle.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press “I feel so lucky every day,” Powell said. At 42, he’s a new…
Wheeler’s new book chronicles travels in Congo, Colombia, Pakistan
