The Sense of Place
Above illustration by Joel Nakamura I’ve spent a good chunk of my life in stinking cities, which sounds redundant—what urban area doesn’t have a little funk to it? To recall my stay in Brooklyn is to…
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Category: 2015
7 Friends, 5 Mountains, 5 Days
Almost heaven: fresh powder at Angel Fire. ON A MURKY, slate-gray Santa Fe morning in February, raindrops pecked at the house windows like an unkindness of edgy ravens. In the drought-plagued high…
Read MoreThe Yak Who Stalled Christmas
NEED TO KNOW This year’s Madrid Christmas parade begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. The town’s holiday light displays kick off that night. Visit during the first three weekends of December to see…
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EXTRA RECIPES Chile Rellenos Balls Many New Mexicans, especially those who grew up in the central third of the state, know these party treats simply as “chiles rellenos.” They include chile, but they…
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Just Add Pecans
LET NEW MEXICO’S top food crop add pizzazz to your holiday menus. Rich in fiber, antioxidants, phosphorus, magnesium, heart-healthy fats, and anti-cancer and anti-aging properties, pecans can enhance…
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Green Season Is Here
(above) Green chiles feeling the heat. THE PUNGENT SMOKINESS of 40 pounds of roasting green chile hung in the air around me like a delicious fog. Round and round, the plump peppers tumbled in the wire…
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2015 Indian Market Highlights
(above) On Friday evening, the Prismatic Fashion Show turned the main stage lawn into a showcase for models sporting the work of young Native designers like Sun Rose Iron Shell (Lakota) Santa Fe…
Read MoreOnly in New Mexico | Dream Weavers
It started in the winter of 1998, after I’d read People of Darkness , a Tony Hillerman murder mystery set in New Mexico, in Navajo country. A local policeman goes to the Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction…
Read MoreOne of Our 50 Is Missing
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK Doug Swift of Albuquerque recently tried to send a comment to a California-based seafood company, using its website’s form. When Swift filled in his address, a message popped up…
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