Lifestyle

Phyllo stands in for crust in healthy cherry pie

No slicing is necessary, so the filling stays contained in these individual cherry phyllo pies.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But I admit…

June 24, 2014

Food

This July Fourth, raise a toast in true colonial fashion

This July 4, try a modern take on a classic colonial spirit, including from left, Cristina Jerez Xeres Sherry, Appleton…

June 24, 2014

Food

Scientist gets World Food Prize for wheat advances

Sanjaya Rajaram, 71, won the $250,000 prize founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug that honors vital contributions to…

June 24, 2014

Southwest Life

In Santa Fe, experience art, culture, more for free

At its heart, Santa Fe’s narrow, unaligned streets are decorated with colorful strings of chile called ristras and quaint mud-plastered…

June 21, 2014

Southwest Life

Canyon rails

the train to the Grand Canyon

June 21, 2014

Southwest Life

Levee murals may disappear in Pueblo

Murals painted on the Arkansas River levee in Pueblo could disappear under a proposal to lower the levee’s height.Bryan Kelsen/The…

June 21, 2014

Religion

Ousted Methodist pastor fights punishment

defrocked, Schaefer galvanizes gay-rights activists

June 20, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive, announces these programs: “Reality Is God and Evidence Is Scripture”…

June 20, 2014

Family

Brooklyn a hit as a name – except in New York

A couple take a walk with their baby in the Park Slope neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York.…

June 20, 2014

Family

Obama moves to ensure sick leave for gay couples

President Barack Obama is directing the Labor Department to start drafting rules making clear that the Family and Medical Leave…

June 20, 2014

Food

Dunkin’ CEO: Sandwiches are just snacks, not lunch

The chain has been expanding its sandwich offerings to bring in more business during the afternoon. But Dunkin’ Brands CEO…

June 17, 2014

Food

FDA preparing long-awaited plan to reduce salt

The FDA is drafting new guidelines intended to reduce the 1½ teaspoons of salt that the average American consumes each…

June 17, 2014

Food

A reason to use that grilling pan

A grilling pan is a must for grilling small things such as the chickpeas in this hearty summer salad.Matthew Mead/Associated…

June 17, 2014

Food

A pressing matter

for efficiency threatens Greek olive oil industry

June 17, 2014

Food

Ramadan traditions vary, but dates are a constant

Muslims eat dates to break their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan, a tradition traced back to the…

June 17, 2014

Family

How’s sleep-away camp going? Check online

parent needs to wait by the mailbox when there’s the Internet?

June 14, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Eastern Orthodox Mission of Durango will host Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West this weekend. The archbishop…

June 13, 2014

Religion

Two Mormons facing excommunication

of women’s group, man who runs website may be kicked out

June 13, 2014

Food

Summer brings chance to try new vegetables

The number of farmers markets has more than doubled during the past decade, topping more than 8,000 in 2013. Matching…

June 10, 2014

Food

Chef Paula Wolfert fighting Alzheimer’s disease with food

Cookbook author Paula Wolfert, who has been diagnosed with an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease, makes a smoothie mix using…

June 10, 2014

Food

Part chemistry, part wizardry

use high technology to concoct culinary delights

June 10, 2014

Southwest Life

Trash rules inspire better-looking strategy to deter bears

The CanShed survived an hourlong assault by two grizzly bears at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone,…

June 6, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road, will celebrate 50 years of service June 28 and 29. Many of…

June 6, 2014

Religion

Does modesty mantra harm women?

church endorses rules of dress, which some Mormons think still objectifies females

June 6, 2014