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Above: A handful of red chile makes New Mexicans' mouths water. ASK A NEW MEXICAN for their favorite chile and Hatch will often get the nod. But others swear by Socorro or Chimayó or the pods from…
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Category: Tasting NM
An Official New Mexico State Pie?
In response to Albuquerque Lee Higbie’s plea that New Mexico declare an official state pie (see Editor’s Letter), Kathy Knapp of the famous Pie-O-Neer Café in Pietown offered up her New Mexico Apple…
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Recipe: Apple Crisp Pie
From “Bounty Hunting” article in the September 2017 issue. Apple Crisp Pie Serves 8 For crumb topping: 3/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup oatmeal (regular, not…
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Recipe: Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie
From “Bounty Hunting” article in the September 2017 issue. Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie Serves 8 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3 eggs 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 cup apple butter 1 cup…
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Recipe: Goat Cheese Pizza with Figs
From “Bounty Hunting” article in the September 2017 issue. Goat Cheese Pizza with Figs Serves 1 1 small onion 1 5-ounce container Figs n Cream (the dairy’s own chèvre with fig preserves) 1 ounce…
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Recipe: Heidi’s Raspberry Lavender Shrub
From “Bounty Hunting” article in the September 2017 issue. Heidi’s Raspberry Lavender Shrub This sweet-tart elixir shows off the fruity, floral notes of the jam and follows them with a pleasant zing…
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How to Cook With Your Harvest
A good day of picking might just result in an apple crisp pie. Photography by Douglas Merriam. Farm stands all around the state have the raw materials to make sweet treats and other homemade…
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The Beauty of the Feast
HOURS BEFORE THE FIRST STUDENTS ARRIVE, Hutch Naranjo fires up his handcrafted horno while, inside the house, his wife, Norma, dons a Virgin of Guadalupe apron and whips together some classroom…
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By Hook & By Cook
I AM NOT GOOD AT FLY-FISHING. At first I thought it was a matter of skill; as any angler will tell you (and tell you), a good deal of experience is necessary to master casting the line and determining…
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Tacos, New Mexico Style
THE NOW UBIQUITOUS TACO came late to the lineup of New Mexican cuisine. The corn tortilla, of course, is among the oldest foods of this region, a staple of the Puebloan people that preceded the…
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