PLANT OF THE MONTH Spectacle Pod ( Dimorphocarpa Wislizeni ) With 1- to 2-foot stems topped by round clusters of showy white flowers, this early-blooming mustard decorates road medians, trailsides, and…
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Above: The state's largest alligator juniper awaits hikers near Silver City. This easy 3.5-mile hike takes you to an enormous alligator juniper, a state-sanctioned record-size tree, in the foothills…
Read More1. Green chile chutney (pack of two jars, $22.50). Black Range Vineyards, Hillsboro; (575) 895-5000, blackrangevineyards.com TRUE 2. Jillipepper red-chile-and-pineapple salsa ($4). Jillipepper…
Read MoreAbove: A Bourbon flight from Radish & Rye. Photography by Douglas Merriam. Don’t be confused by the name: Radish and Rye does stock a lot of rye, but this farm-to-table restaurant in Santa Fe actually…
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Above: Elizabethtown, NM. Photography Courtesy Palace of the Governors. ROADRSIDE STOP State Historic Marker: Elizabethtown Location: West of Eagle Nest, at the junction of NM 64 and NM 38 In 1866…
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Above: Who's brave enough to try some of the hottest hot sauces at the Fiery Foods Show? Photography Courtesy Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show / Wes Naman. SOME LIKE IT HOT Think you’ve got an iron…
Read MoreSAMUEL GILBERT Frito Pie–Eyed Born and raised near Cerrillos, south of Santa Fe, Samuel Gilbert graduated from UNM with degrees in anthropology and American studies before starting his journalism…
Read MoreBEFORE I MOVED HERE IN 1989, I visited often and nearly always sampled top restaurants as part of the trip. But I was still logging my first year with a yellow- and-red license plate before I finally…
Read MoreOf God and Mortal Men: T. C. Cannon Edited by Ann. E. Marshall Diana F. Pardue (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2017) Before his 1978 death in a car accident southeast of Santa Fe, T.C. Cannon charted an…
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SHORTLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR, I pulled the Coyote Cafe’s first cookbook from my library shelves. Published in 1990, it was written by Mark Miller, the founder, creative force, and initial chef…
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