Lifestyle

1 scoop or 2? Raw cookie dough is latest NYC food fad

Scoops of cookie dough, purchased at DO Cookie Dough Confections, are displayed on Tuesday in New York. People are standing…

March 2, 2017

Food

DIY tortillas take time. These bean-topped corn cakes don’t.

Corn Cakes With Black Bean Spread.Goran Kosanovic/The Washington Post Making masa from scratch isn’t for the lazy. It involves treating…

March 1, 2017

Food

Simply easy: Japanese food within reach

homestyle recipes from the land of the Rising Sun

February 28, 2017

Food

This healthful pear recipe can start your day or sweeten the end of it

Pear Crumble. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Goran Kosanovic for The Washington Post.du1-i-syn The dessert delivers completely when you dig in,…

February 27, 2017

Food

Irish Car Bomb returns for Firkin Fridays at Steamworks

du1-i-syn The firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m. The Irish Car Bomb will be tapped at Purgatory Resort the…

February 27, 2017

Southwest Life

History students have virtual dialogue with WWI kaiser

His eyes flare red when talking about his disdain for the British, and his jaw churns angrily as he voices…

February 27, 2017

Food

Make the Frito Pie that keeps on giving

I’ve eaten my share of Frito Pies, and while I struggle to achieve the right ratio of chips to chili,…

February 26, 2017

Southwest Life

Residents say 1st atom bomb test caused cancer cases

The surveys released Feb. 10 detailed residents’ stories from areas around the 1945 Trinity Test and argue that many Hispanic…

February 26, 2017

Food

From restaurants to reefs: recycling discarded oyster shells

Since 2014, restaurants have contributed nearly 2,600 tons of shells to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and The Nature…

February 25, 2017

Religion

Christ the King to hold Seussian sermon

The Journal file Contemporary worship is at 8 a.m., and traditional worship is at 10:30 a.m. Worship is free and…

February 24, 2017

Religion

Dharma Center to offer conscious parenting class

du1-i-syn Meetings will include readings, guided meditations, information about child development and group discussions. Cost is on a sliding scale…

February 24, 2017

Religion

U.S. bishops denounce folk saint ‘Santa Muerte’

join Mexican colleagues to say figure isn’t a saint

February 24, 2017

Southwest Life

Drought, warming shrink Colorado River

Scientists high temperatures draw moisture from basin’s waterways

February 24, 2017

Food

Taco Bell will take popular chicken-shelled chalupa off menu

Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch said Feb. 23, 2017, that the Naked Chicken Chalupa, a sandwhich with a shell made…

February 24, 2017

Food

A healthful risotto that doesn’t cause a stir

Butternut Squash and Sage Oven RisottoDeb Lindsey/The Washington Post What I haven’t done, perhaps surprisingly, is kept the “ris” but…

February 23, 2017

Southwest Life

Baby steps toward literacy at Durango Public Library

storytime gives littlest ones the building blocks for reading

February 23, 2017

Southwest Life

Trails 2000 to host open house at Ska Brewing

du1-i-syn Attendees will meet the Trails 2000 team and are encouraged to share their trail ideas and learn about new…

February 22, 2017

Food

To elevate a side dish, put something on top

Protein raises couscous to main course status

February 22, 2017

Food

Rohwer’s Farm turns up the heat

Pleasant View farmers use plasticulture to produce fresh food in winter

February 22, 2017

Southwest Life

McPhee Reservior levels look promising for boating release

Invasive mussels remain a threat

February 21, 2017

Food

Give your oatmeal the glam treatment

Breakfast Grain Bowls with Caramelized BananasGoran Kosanovic/The Washington Post It doesn’t take much effort, and the before-and-after results are astounding.…

February 21, 2017

Food

Animas Valley Grange to show two agriculture documentaries

The Animas Valley Grange will show two documentary film about agriculture on Feb. 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango…

February 21, 2017

Southwest Life

Feds: Mexican gray wolves see increase in wild population

The annual survey released Friday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows at least 113 wolves are spread between…

February 20, 2017

Food

Durango breweries gear up for Collaboration Fests

Joe Hull, brewer at the small-batch Mod Brewery at Ska Brewing Co., brews this year’s collaboration beer with David Zuckerman,…

February 20, 2017