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Grill Skill: Your Guide to Grills

Nothing says summer more than freshly grilled meals. Today’s portable gas grills have enough frills to turn even an amateur griller into a master. Outdoor cooking has progressed since the days of dumping charcoal in a $20 hibachi, dousing it with lighter fluid and tossing in lit matches. Today’s portable gas grills sizzle with tasty […]

Historic Home: Tour a 1906 Boulder Mansion

This grand mansion built by early Boulder Mayor James P. Maxwell is a tribute to a bygone era. In 1906 James P. Maxwell built a house worthy of his station in life. As a Boulder pioneer, engineer, statesman, cattle rancher, banker and one of the town’s earliest mayors, he chose a substantial brick foursquare with […]

Chile Connoisseur’s Guide

Use these tips to enhance chile flavor and, if desired, reduce heat. If you prefer peppers with less heat, purchase large, heavy fruits that have more flesh to disperse the peppers’ heat-producing capsaicin compound. If you like it hot, purchase lighter, smaller fruits. Peppers have different flavors that the heat often masks. The flavor is […]