Lifestyle

Food

Celery season

Flavorful fall veggie adds complexity to many dishes

October 20, 2015

Food

The Grapevine: New column will explore the world of wine

More often than not, the concept of vintage (wine made from a specific year) is lost in a label or,…

October 20, 2015

Food

Art exhibition explores sustainability of food supply

include farms, meals and waste

October 20, 2015

Food

Lighten up Thanksgiving with bacon Brussels sprouts

This recipe for Brussels sprouts with bacon creates crispy sprouts without the added calories of frying.Matthew Mead/Associated Press While the…

October 20, 2015

Food

On the side

Durango Nursery and Supply will host its third annual Harvest Fest from 12 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the nursery,…

October 20, 2015

Family

Welcome to cuffing season. Does cold weather compel us to couple up?

Is cuffing season an urban legend, or is there a scientific basis for it, too? After all, humans don’t have…

October 20, 2015

Family

Forget the new baby gift; there are better ways to help new parents

Do you remember what it was like? There was the lovely new baby, of course. You fell hopelessly in love…

October 20, 2015

Family

Chechens discourage ‘indecency’ at weddings

A Chechen bride dressed in national costume rests during a wedding ceremony in Grozny, Russia. Chechen weddings are traditionally paid…

October 17, 2015

Family

10 things our kids want us to stop telling others

I put down the beans. I knew the incident she was referring to, one that I thought was benign enough.…

October 17, 2015

Family

Finding nature again with my children

The end of our street opened into a vast wooded forest, defined by a thin dirt footpath that stretched into…

October 17, 2015

Family

Postpartum depression affects more women than you think

How huge is the number? It could be about one in seven new mothers, said Aimee Danielson, director of the…

October 17, 2015

Family

Teach a tween respect while respecting him

A: When I first read this question, all I could think of is my mother’s stink-eye. My brother and I…

October 17, 2015

Religion

When the end of the world doesn’t come

Religious leaders can leave their followers in turmoil

October 16, 2015

Religion

N.M.’s Bethlehem fights to keep Nativity scene

Now Belen – Spanish for Bethlehem – is fighting to keep the Nativity scene on city property and officials may…

October 16, 2015

Religion

Religion Brief

Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host a concert and lecture with musician Consuelo Luz. Her concert, “Singing…

October 16, 2015

Family

‘Love at First Swipe’: Online dating is all about personal branding

Clinton Kelly, former co-host of TLC’s 10-season hit makeover show “What Not to Wear,” is on the case – this…

October 15, 2015

Family

Baggage Check: Whose hair is it anyway?

A: But she doesn’t, does she? And if you actually didn’t want to wear the latest, I don’t know, Fu…

October 15, 2015

Family

Black women face prejudice every day. I don’t need it in online dating, too.

I quit online dating for a number of reasons. Chief among them was that I did not want to participate…

October 15, 2015

Southwest Life

With cuts looming, San Juan National Forest prioritizes recreational sites

Juan National Forest deciding what recreational sites to save

October 14, 2015

Food

Preserving the love

canning is an easy way to enjoy fall fruits all year

October 13, 2015

Food

Fast food for busy nights, no drive-thru needed

The sauce for these baked eggs uses healthy fast foods you can keep in your pantry.Matthew Mead/Associated Press And this,…

October 13, 2015

Food

On the side

Natural Grocers will offer a free sampling of gluten-free foods from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20. Selections will…

October 13, 2015

Food

As kombucha sales boom, makers ask feds for new alcohol test

Jamba Dunn, CEO and founder of Rowdy Mermaid kombucha, pours one of his several kombucha varieties on tap at his…

October 13, 2015

Southwest Life

Founder of Durango-based Great Old Broads for Wilderness dies

1989, Tixier started conservation group

October 13, 2015