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40 cloves of garlic

Karen Brucoli Anesi When I decided to write this week’s feature about garlic, I remember the first time I made chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, an old French classic. I needed so...

DATE: Oct 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Get ready for Stem to Stem

This Saturday, the Rochester hotel will sponsor the third annual Stem to Stem, Local First’s friendly mixologist competition featuring harvest-themed drinks. A half dozen upscale bars will u...

DATE: Oct 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Creating a community of gleaners

This week’s feature got me thinking about the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in our small community and the statement from the National Resource Defense Council that every ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Apple daze

Hail has wrecked havoc on many local fruit trees this summer, but the hardy apple will still deliver this Sunday at the annual Apple Days festival at Buckley Park. The event runs from 11 a.m...

DATE: Oct 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

El Moro offers many options for brunch

El Moro Spirits and Tavern has jumped into the burgeoning brunch movement in Durango, offering hearty breakfast and lunch fare from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. Most attention-ge...

DATE: Sep 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Now no fee for gluten-free website

Durango couple Greg and Jan Phillips launched a national paid website last spring for those interested in adopting a gluten-free diet. Now they’ve made their information-packed s...

DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

The secret to a great pie crust? Vodka

Every time I see a good cook buy a packaged pie crust I want to grab it from the grocery basket and shout “Never!” There are many tricks to just about guarantee a flaky pie crust....

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Vegetarians: Try the Ore House

If you’re looking for the tastiest green vegetable to be found at a local restaurant right now, let me recommend the giant grilled asparagus at Ore House. As wide around as your t...

DATE: Sep 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Some doctors still advocate low-fat diet

More fat in your diet – quell horreur! As you might guess, not everyone is on board with the change in the health care community’s attitude towards fat. Some doctors still believ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

The hidden advantages of local foods

Besides being healthy and delicious, locally grown food comes with another benefit – you know who grows it. “A customer can look you in the eye and say ‘that bag of radishes was t...

DATE: Sep 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

Saturated fat – healthy or not?

In this new world of fat forgiveness, when once seemingly unspeakable substances like full-fat butter are now permitted, even encouraged in your diet, it’s hard to know what’s acceptable and...

DATE: Sep 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

A plethora of pickles

I’m old enough to remember when the mostly immigrant families in my neighborhood shopped at farmers markets and fruit stands. They shopped only when they had crop failures in their backyard ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culinary Corner

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