Getting grill marks on your lettuce adds a nice, smoky element to a classic salad. WITH THE TEMPERATURES SET TO soar this season, savvy home cooks will head to the grill to avoid firing up the oven or…
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Make the most of cherry season in New Mexico with this sweet and tangy recipe. (from Winning Pick, June 2021). Photograph by Douglas Merriam…
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Cafe Pasqual’s Sour Cherry Pie delivers summer in a bite. IN THE COOLER CLIMES of our fruit-laden state, cherry season strikes in June. That’s when the fruits burst forth in orchards and backyards…
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Above: Photographer Christy Parent (third from the left) sets ups five-minute photo sessions as part of The Front Steps Project to benefit the Food Depot. Photograph courtesy of Christy Parent. WE'RE…
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Above: Circle J Barbeque smokes 60 pounds of meat every day. Holy cow. Photography courtesy of Circle J Barbeque. It might seem sacrilegious, but Will Ponder will go ahead and say it: Circle J…
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Above: Hatch green chile fires up a side of corn at Sparky's. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. Barbecue, both as a cooking technique and as an excuse for revelry, has been the great American pastime for…
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Above: A few selections from Mad Jack's Mountaintop Barbecue in Cloudcroft. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. NEW MEXICANS HAVE dabbled in barbecue over the centuries, cooking mostly venison, beef, and…
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Above: Get delicious barbecue in this festival of meats. Photograph by Albuquerque Journal. Santa Fe Wine Festival June 30–July 1 Sample the variety and quality available from the 20 wineries at this…
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Former barbecue world champion Kelly Wertz returns to Smokin' on the Pecos. New Mexico’s state championship barbecue tournament was born from a morning of binge-watching the TV show BBQ Pitmasters…
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