Breaking Bread
Spanish traditions evolve in New Mexico—and tapas are no different. Michele Ostrove explores how to enjoy these dishes anew. Photography by Douglas Merriam. I’ve got to hand it to the Spanish for…
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Category: Tasting NM
Spice of Life
Salsa: It's not just for tomatoes anymore! Chef Rocky Durham experiments with such ingredients as pineapple, cucumber, and strawberries in these surprising summer sauces. Photography by Douglas…
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Heavenly Cooking
In honor of May's Feast Day of San Pasqual, patron saint of cooks and shepherds, Rocky Durham serves up New Mexico lamb recipes. Photography by Douglas Merriam | Illustration by Victoria de Almeida If…
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The Good Earth
Prepare trout the Native way by baking it in clay. For centuries, Native peoples have been cooking with clay. In New Mexico, the most commonly used clay is probably micaceous, gathered locally and…
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Farm To Table
Cheryl Alters Jamison makes some classic fall recipes from our September issue on the New Mexico Style show. Once you get home with a fragrant, just-picked haul of the best fruits and vegetables…
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Elevated Tastes
Acoma Pueblo and Sky City Cultural Center - a feast for all of the senses. By Cheryl Alters Jamison | Photography By Douglas Merriam Cheryl Alters Jamison prepares one of the recipes featured in this…
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Red, White, and Q
THIS FOURTH OF JULY, we’ve got you covered for star-spangled barbecue fun. Everyone knows grilling is a fine method of cooking—heck, I’ve written a few books on the subject—but here we’re talking…
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For the Love of Lamb
Local farmers protect the tradition of raising famously curly Churro sheep Adapted from The Border Cookbook (1994), by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison In the early 20th century, northern New…
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The Incredible, Edible Inkling
A recipe— a single recipe—enticed me to New Mexico. As I recall, it was 1969 and I was finishing up my high-school homework at the kitchen table of our family home, in Galesburg, Illinois. My dad sat…
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Feliz Navidad, NM Style
FORTY DOZEN TAMALES, 20 dozen biscochitos, and gallons of posole, red chile, salsa, and chile con queso...for many a Santa Fe local, it wouldn’t be the holidays without Christmas Eve open house hosted…
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