Editor's Letter: Patty Melts
MY FIRST MEAL IN NEW MEXICO was a green chile cheeseburger—and I’ve been a tad obsessed ever since. We had been on the road for about eight hours and arrived in Taos gnaw-on-the-steering-wheel hungry…
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Tag: Green Chile
Recipes for a Spring Feast
MY YOUTH IN UPDATE NEW YORK included meals made by a mom who was not an adventurous cook, so “exotic” meats were rarely served. If lamb made it to the table, it was a platter of well-done and…
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Four Delicious Ways to Fall for Squash
Squashes of all varieties—and there are many—became the darlings of the low-carb set when their adherents kicked potatoes and pasta out of the kitchen. Gone were crunchy french fries, now replaced by…
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Quintessentially NM: Food
You know you are New Mexican when a bushel of green chiles fills you with joy. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. We Love Chile ERIC ROMERO ASKS THAT WE START by smashing the chile war, that whose-is-best…
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Quintessentially New Mexico
Photographs by Douglas Merriam, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives 128785, Kyle Hinkson/Unsplash, NMTD, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives 165653. Landscapes Geological forces conspired to…
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Top 10 Stories for 2020
An estimated 1,700 Rocky Mountain and 1,100 desert bighorn sheep roam the state (from Bighorn Victory, May 2020). Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. LET'S FACE IT: Our attachment to 2020 ranks just below…
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Fruits of Labor
The harvest pours forth in southern New Mexico. IN THE YEAR 2020, chile, which ripens in waves, still requires picking by hand. Migrant labor is crucial, making issues of immigration and COVID-19…
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Chile by the Numbers
ZERO TO 16 MILLION units of heat on the Scoville scale Read more from our "Ultimate Guide to New Mexico Chile" The Mystery of Big Jim A 10-year effort to restore one of New Mexico’s most…
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