Pack Your Pantry With Native Ingredients
Above: Shop Indigenous ingredients at Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. GROWING UP ON THE NAVAJO NATION, Shane Smith says, traditional ingredients were rare enough to be…
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Posts From: November 2021
The Sharp Study: Ryan Duran-Geiger
Above: Ryan Duran-Geiger uses high-carbon steel for the labor-intensive process. Photograph courtesy of Ryan Duran-Geiger. AS AN EIGHTH-GENERATION NEW MEXICAN, Ryan Duran-Geiger grew up in Santa Fe…
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Master Blacksmith: Jim Keith
Above: Blacksmith Jim Keith crafts traditional horseshoes in his Tucumcari studio. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. UNDER THE SHARP POINT of a single light hanging from the wall of a Quonset hut filled…
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Shop Blacksmithed Masks
Above: Artist Dave Sabo emulates gourd masks out of metal and glass. Photograph by Inga Hendrickson. DAVE SABO'S ORNATE MASKS appear seamless—glass and metal flow together in a way that feels…
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New Native Kitchen
BORN IN UTAH to Diné parents, Freddie J. Bitsoie grew up on the move with his family—all along I-40 from Albuquerque’s Sandía Mountains to the California state line, as he likes to say. After French…
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Steamed Indian Corn Pudding
Above: Try this traditional American dessert with Native American roots (from Cultural Blend , November 2021). Photograph by Quentin Bacon. LET'S EAT New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of…
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Glazed Root Vegetables
Above: Glazed root vegetables are a nutritious and tasty side dish (from Cultural Blend , November 2021). Photograph by Quentin Bacon. LET'S EAT New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the…
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Sumac Navajo Leg of Lamb with Onion Sauce
Above: Fragrant, tangy sumac rub perfectly complements the lamb’s bold flavor in this recipe . (from Cultural Blend, November 2021). Photograph by Quentin Bacon. LET'S EAT New Native Kitchen:…
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Five Places to Take Holiday Guests
Above: Get weird at Meow Wolf, in Santa Fe. Photograph courtesy of Meow Wolf. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HELD A CURMUDGEONLY VIEW of houseguests, quipping that they, “like fish, begin to smell after three…
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A Love for Valentine Diners
Above: Jerry Ueckert renovated this Valentine diner and dubbed it the Red Top Diner. Photograph by Kate Nelson. After they went into production in 1947, Valentine diners soon dotted the West—some…
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