Author – The Durango Herald

What makes this grilled zucchini dish so delightful? Contradictions.

Ginger-Marinated Zucchini with Lime Yogurt is a dish chock-full of contradictions, which might not exactly make it sound like something you’d want to try. But bear with me. Its fl...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

This lighter take on fish and chips could be your new favorite way to savor the ‘takeaway’ classic

While Fish and Almost Chips shares its two main ingredients with the British national takeaway dish alluded to in the title, its differences are significant enough to mention right upfront. ...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Savory pancakes satisfy, especially when they’re packed with corn, black beans

There’s nothing wrong with serving straight-up breakfast-style pancakes for dinner, but through the years, Here, nubby corn kernels, black beans and scallions shore up the pancakes’ hearti...

DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Turn flank steak into juicy gyros

In my make-believe world of sandwich poker, I offer the following hierarchy: A warm sandwich beats a pair of cold ones. Steak as filling, when cooked properly, ranks right up there with one-...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

The one cooking technique that won’t steer you wrong

In this era of programmable, appliance-specific cooking, it’s easy to overlook one of the most reliable, widely used ways to render food properly: With steam. It is that simple: If you can b...

DATE: Dec 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Give your Thanksgiving green beans something beyond the casserole treatment

Green beans seem to take on a new, inclusive holiday identity when they’re cut in this Indian-inspired style (a la Beans Thoran recipes of Kerala) and flavored with mustard seed and fresh gi...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Thanksgiving turkey can be as simple as rub and roast

Just rub the bird with oil, this simple dried seasoning blend and roast it: What you get is a nicely browned turkey and pan juices that are flavorful enough to serve on their own. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

For the juiciest roast turkey around, coat it with something familiar

If we had called it mayonnaise-slathered turkey, would you still give it a chance? As it happens, the coating of chopped fresh herbs mixed into your favorite mayo keeps the bird incredibly m...

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Instead of Thanksgiving pie, serve tarts or parfaits

If you’re looking for something a little different to serve for dessert at Thanksgiving, here are two ways to go that offer a lot of adaptability. The first involves only a little effort and...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

The cool thing to do with berries past their prime

Summer berries are whiz-bang beautiful right up until they aren’t. At overripe, they can still taste as good or even better, though, which is why industrious cooks get out pie plates and jam...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

This chicken recipe is so good it could bring back the balsamic craze

I share with you a go-to recipe that’s so simple and versatile that it actually dropped out of my weeknight rotation, because (a) it’s “just chicken,” and (b) there are so many other chicken...

DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Spicy, smoky, cheesy, melty burgers. On the inside.

Hidden inside these tame-looking burgers is a smoky and spicy blend of bacon, chipotle, cheese and something unexpected – pepperoni. Because the ground beef part of these burgers is patted f...

DATE: Jun 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food