Story & Photos by Harald & Renate Zoschke While potatoes are the signature veggie for Idaho, chiles are the official state vegetable in New Mexico (although botanically, the pepper pods are fruits). And of course there’s Hatch, the self-proclaimed “Chile Capital of the World”. Normally, the little town, just about 30 minutes driving northwest of Las Cruces, or 3 …
Lousiana: Real Cajun Cuisine
Story and Photos by Paul Ross Recipes: Sauce Acadie Classic But Spiced-Up Jambalaya Red Beans and Rice with Sausage Fiery Seafood Gumbo An authentic Louisiana Cajun woman, transplanted to New Mexico, opened up a roadside eatery. One of her first customers was an old Hispanic farmer who politely inquired, “Señorita, que es Ca-hoon?” That would be the …
Santa Fe: Heat, Drink, and Merry
by Paul Ross Heat, Drink & Be Merry:The Secret of the Success ofThe Santa Fe Wine and ChileFiesta’s “Grand Tasting” Party 2001 How do you get 2,000 people to shell out $75 apiece for an event with nary a pop star nor a politician in sight? The annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta’s “Grand Tasting” has been …
The Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta 2002
by Mary Jane Wilan Report from Santa Fe: The Santa FeWine & ChileFiesta 2002 Festival Chef Recipes Prime Rib with Piñon Chile Sauce Avocado and Ancho Chile Cheesecake with Crab Fondue Crab Fondue Grilled Pork Tenderloin in Pipian Verde Southwestern Bread Pudding Tequila Sauce (for Southwestern Bread Pudding) It was a throng of foodies and wineies two thousand …
Embudo, N.M.: Saving the Native New Mexican Chiles
By Monique I. Cuvelier Recipes: Chile Verde con Carne Chile Colorado Carne Adovada Posole with Chile Caribe Calabacitas with Green Chile The Rio Grande near Embudo. Photo by Dave DeWitt Any museum curator worth his weight in Roman coins would choke at the thought of throwing away a 400-year-old artifact. Yet one of America’s most precious pieces of …