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Lately I’ve been playing around with date sugar in my kitchen, and I’ve become increasingly sold on it as an alternative sweetener. Date sugar is not a true sugar; it is a naturally sweet dried...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Stubborn Farm & Burk Beef, located west of Mancos, has a straightforward mission. “All we do is raise grass-fed beef. Pretty simple,” said ranch manager Dustin Stein. The ranch has had a stand at...
DATE: Sept. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
You can find green chiles smothered on a burrito, on top of a burger and running through the veins of New Mexicans. Beans and chile are New Mexico’s official state veggies and the option for red or...
DATE: Sept. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Over the past 20 years, we have witnessed a significant increase in quality wine from South Africa. Grapes, though, have been grown in and around Cape Town since the 1650s. The South African wine...
DATE: Sept. 11, 2018 | COLUMN: The Grapevine
PORTLAND, Maine – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says new guidance about added sugars that will provide an alternate labeling option for pure maple syrup and honey will be released next...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Laugh if you must, but one of my fondest memories of my honeymoon is visiting an olive oil and vinegar shop and tasting as many flavors as I wanted. This was about a decade ago, before I really got...
DATE: Sept. 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Before our annual circuit around the sun forces us to kiss off the blueberry season, I urge one and all to try this blueberry tart. Super-tasty and much simpler to make than the standard recipe, it...
DATE: Sept. 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
If you’ve ever listened to an older friend or family member speaking of the “good ole days,” they might have referred to them as being simpler times. I know when I look at the world my kids are...
DATE: Sept. 5, 2018 | COLUMN: Healing Nutrition
You would think Durango residents had never eaten a sandwich before when looking at the line out the door at the new 2nd Deli & Spirits. The restaurant at 601 East Second Ave. opened on Aug. 13...
DATE: Sept. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Tucked away in the Mancos Valley, one mile east of Mancos along Highway 160, sits Brown’s Country Store. The store, run by Roy Brown and his wife, Nina, has been serving the Mancos community for...
DATE: Sept. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
I tend to hoard cookbooks at my desk, waiting to flip through them when I’m on the lookout for something new/interesting/delicious/fast/easy. “Sticky Fingers, Green Thumb” by Hayley McKee had been...
DATE: Sept. 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Green chile and Native American culture will arrive in Ignacio this weekend. While the Southern Ute Tribal Fair is a popular event that will draw residents from throughout the region for its 98th...
DATE: Aug. 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
