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Amaretto Honey Cake

Hexagonal honey cakes with drizzled glaze and nut toppings are displayed beside a jar of whipped honey.

3/4 C butter, softened 1 -1/2 C Amaretto Whipped Honey 2 Tbsp light brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp cornstarch 2-1/2 C flour 1-1/2 C milk 2-3 bags Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Earl Grey Tea Instructions: Preheat oven to 350° and coat a […]

Honey Pork Chops

Grilled chicken breast with herbs, green beans, a lemon wedge, and a sauce bottle in the background on a white plate.

15 oz. center cut boneless pork chops  (3 pork chops) salt ground black pepper 1 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp chopped Italian parsley   Honey Sauce: 2½ Tbsp Wildflower Honey ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp apple cider vinegar 3 dashes cayenne pepper Season the pork chops […]

Buzzing in the Kitchen

Pull-apart bread with rosemary and cheese on a plate, next to a jar of honey, apples, and a Honeyville cookbook. A hand is pulling a piece from the bread.

Buzzing in the Kitchen When it comes to natural sweeteners, nothing is better than honey. It is delicious in every form — comb, crystallized, liquid, or whipped. The pantry staple can be used in just about any recipe, whether you’re grilling or baking. This month we teamed up with the folks from Durango-based Honeyville to showcase a few of their recipes […]

Paint Mines

Rock formations with red, orange, and white layers under a blue sky with wispy clouds. Sparse vegetation is visible at the base.

A Quiet and Colorful Place – One of Colorado’s best kept secrets  It is a beautiful park, full of color and history. At first, it feels like you’re driving to the middle of nowhere. All you see is open grassland and prairie. Then suddenly, there it is: Paint Mines Interpretive Park. The park is a hidden gem […]

The Lurker in a Sweeper

A man in a blue shirt examines a coniferous tree in a grassy wooded area, wearing a white cap and sunglasses.

A tale of a fishing … fish?  September is, to hear some tell it, one of the best fly-fishing months of the year. The weather is cooler, the water is cooler, the streams are low and clear, and the fish are really hungry. The colder water stimulates their metabolism and they feed with a renewed […]

Bread, Brie, and Bees – A tasty combo made better with Colorado honey

Sliced pull-apart bread served with apple slices, fresh rosemary, and apple butter on a plate. A hand is dipping a piece of bread into the apple butter.

When it comes to natural sweeteners, nothing is better than honey. It is delicious in every form — comb, crystallized, liquid, or whipped. The pantry staple can be used in just about any recipe, whether you’re grilling or baking. This month we teamed up with the folks from Durango-based Honeyville to showcase this savory-sweet recipe […]

Energy Efficient Windows

A person applies sealant to a window frame inside a room with a lamp and barred window.

Q:  My windows are old and drafty, and I’m thinking about replacing them. What should I consider? A: Drafty windows will affect your home’s energy efficiency. Replacing or performing thorough and regular maintenance can help. Start by identifying the type of windows you have — are they single pane or double pane? Looking closely at […]

Perfume Your Garden with Lilies

Close-up of vibrant orange lilies with prominent stamens and speckled petals, surrounded by green leaves.

Lilies are an aromatic garden favorite, but surprisingly, some plants with “lily” in their names are not actually lilies. Most notable are day lilies, canna lilies, peace lilies, water lilies, and lily-of-the-valley. These flowers don’t grow from large, scaly bulbs like true lilies belonging to the genus Lilium. The most popular true lily species include […]

What is “Agrivoltaics?”

Person smiling and holding a bin of harvested tomatoes while standing between rows of solar panels and plants on a farm.

Maximizing Land Use to Harvest Both Food and Electricity Doing double-duty, layering benefits, or providing twofold results — whichever it is called — taking advantage of two positive uses on one valuable piece of land makes logical and financial sense.  That is a main purpose of agrivoltaics, or the simultaneous use of land to produce […]