Photo Contest Winners

Sunlight streams through tall trees in a misty forest. A "Home Sweet Home Colorado 2025 Photo Contest" logo is on the left.

CCL’s annual photo contest is a chance for readers to showcase their best photography. This year’s theme was Home Sweet Home Colorado, and we received countless entries — it was a joy to see how readers interpreted the four different categories to represent the state we all love to call home. We hope you’ll enjoy […]

Roll with It: Simple steps to sushi success

Hands rolling sushi with rice, salmon, and vegetables using a bamboo mat.

CALIFORNIA ROLL Recipe Courtesy of Uncorked Kitchen INGREDIENTS 1 avocado, halved lengthwise, pitted, peeled, and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch slices 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice ¼ English cucumber, peeled, seeded, julienned to length of roll 6 – 8″ × 7″ sheets nori (seaweed) 3 c prepared sushi rice 1 tbsp wasabi powder, combined with 1 […]

The Case for Homemade Jerky

Slices of beef jerky on a slate board with a wooden bowl of black peppercorns in the background.

It’s a gloomy winter day in the Colorado foothills, but it’s pretty cozy down here in the basement by the fireplace where I’m tying flies and searching Google to find out how ducks and geese can dangle their feet in bitter cold water all day, or roost on a frozen lake overnight, without their toes […]

Data Centers; The high-tech hubs of our digital lives

A brightly lit data center with rows of server racks containing glowing blue lights, reflecting on the polished floor.

Think about how often you interact with a digital service every day, whether that’s asking Siri for directions to an appointment, taking pictures with your phone, or sitting down to stream the latest season of The Great British Baking Show. We take for granted that these services will be available when we need them. And […]