Where the Wildflowers Grow

UNDER THE YELLOW-GREEN JUNIPERS and blue-green piñons, a flush of wildflower color has arrived in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe. In mid-May, Tesuque Creek cascades down…

Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Feel better. The Spirit Coalescent , an Indigenous art project, combines music, art, dance, and poetry at the Farmington Civic Center on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Delbert Anderson Trio…

The Auntie Way

ENCHANTING IN A RUG-PRINT DRESS and Marco Arviso statement earrings, Nasheen Sleuth adiates warmth. When we meet, I immediately feel a pull of kinship to the Albuquerque actress and social media…

Soak Up Some Hot Springs History

THE OPENING OF A ROADSIDE HOT SPRINGS might not seem like an occasion for tears. But when the mineral baths on NM 65 outside Las Vegas, New Mexico, reopened last fall after 18 months of Covid-related…

A Cut Above

THE RICH AND FERTILE GALISTEO BASIN, 14 miles south of Santa Fe, makes for beautiful vistas and an ideal setting for former Chicago “city slicker”/art dealer Tim Willms to set up his Talus Wind Ranch…

Red Chile Scalloped Potatoes

Pepita-Crusted and Green Chile–Stuffed Pork Loin

Green Chile Lamb Osso Buco

Recipes for a Spring Feast

MY YOUTH IN UPDATE NEW YORK included meals made by a mom who was not an adventurous cook, so “exotic” meats were rarely served. If lamb made it to the table, it was a platter of well-done and…

Nominate Your True Hero

NEW MEXICANS ARE KNOWN FOR their resilience and compassion. From volunteers and philanthropists to healthcare workers and educators, many individuals went above and beyond to serve their communities…