How to Make a Chile Ristra
Brightly colored ristras look especially nice against adobe walls. Photo by Douglas Merriam. RISTRAS OF RED CHILES provide a unique aesthetic in New Mexico. Strung into bunches (ristra is Spanish for…
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Category: Chile
For the Love of Chile
At Bar Castañeda in Las Vegas, New Mexico, red chile fires up a plateful of wings. WRITING ABOUT NEW WAYS to use New Mexico chiles means fixing for a fight. New Mexicans love to squabble over whose…
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Recipe: Salud! de Mesilla's Chris's Vegan Bowl
Salud! de Mesilla's bowl of vegan goodness carries a punch. Photo by Douglas Merriam. Salud! de Mesilla's Chris's Vegan Bowl Serves 2 10 baby red potatoes 4 stalks broccolini 2 vegan patties, such as…
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Recipe: Rowley Farmhouse Ales’ Green Chile Tuna Melt
The classic tuna melt earns a long-overdue update at Rowley Farmhouse Ales, with fresh tuna, roasted green chile, hearty bread, and locally grown sprouts. Photo by Douglas Merriam. Rowley Farmhouse…
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Recipe: Bar Castañeda's Red Chile Glazed Wings
At Bar Castañeda, red chile fires up a plateful of wings. Photo by Douglas Merriam. Bar Castañeda's Red Chile Glazed Wings About 2 servings 1 pound chicken wings Buttermilk brine 1 quart…
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Danise Coon: The Science of Chile
ESPAÑOLA NATIVE DANISE COON was looking to escape her family’s farming roots when she started an undergrad program in psychology at New Mexico State University in the 1990s. The pull of her heritage…
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The Ultimate Guide to New Mexico Chile
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Editor's Letter: Burn Notice
IT WAS A NEWBIE MISTAKE. Back in March, I’d purchased a few jars of Hatch green chile salsa and mentioned in a meeting that they weren’t as spicy as I expected. “To New Mexicans, it’s not about the…
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Essential Recipes: Red and Green Chile Sauce
How to make New Mexican chile sauce from scratch. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. SECRET SPICE BLENDS and special techniques may mark some cooks’ pots of divine goodness, but these two recipes will get…
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Take Your Pick At Big Jim Farms
Above: Chantelle Wagner tends to the family's U-pick chile field. AT A NINE-ACRE FIELD in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, would-be farmers are on the hunt. Big Jim Farms offers the only U-Pick chile…
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