What to Eat This Month: La Cocina
I’VE NEVER HAD SO many responses to an Instagram story as I did after recently sharing a chile relleno burrito from La Cocina, tucked inside El Paisano Market, in Rio Rancho. I sliced the hefty…
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Tag: Chiles Rellenos
Why We Love NM: For Us, Chile Means Home
HOW DO YOU MAKE CHILE? It’s a common question in our capsicum-crazed state, a culinary query that sounds deceptively simple. Reach for a recipe and heat up a pot? Almost, but not. Long before the…
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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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The Hatch Chile Store Is Rooted in New Mexico
EVERY NEW MEXICAN KNOWS: Chile is so much more than just an ingredient. Our history, culture, and deep-rooted traditions make chile an integral part of our identity. Chile has brought people…
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Chiles Rellenos, Mom's Way
MY SECOND YEAR IN GRAD SCHOOL, I promised to serve chiles rellenos to my PhD adviser and her husband. Without my mom as my kitchen consigliere, and in a studio apartment that was as cramped as the…
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