¡Viva la Cocina!

DINING AT THE LEGENDARY Rancho de Chimayó feels like coming home. Perhaps that’s because this hacienda in historic Chimayó was the family residence of Arturo Jaramillo, who grew up here savoring…

Chile for the Nation

IT MAY BE SHOWN IN COLORS ON ARTIST’S CANVAS; pictured on the pages of Western stories; visitors may try to describe it to stay-at-home friends after seeing the Southwest. Whatever the medium, no…

Tamales Wrapped in Love

FOR 30 YEARS, THERESA OLIVAS HAS BEEN pouring masa and her soul into making tamales. Starting at age six, in her mother’s Mora County kitchen, she and her six siblings would assemble the family’s…

Maryland Crab Soup with Potato-Crab Pierogi

Read more: This recipe originally appeared in "Explore New Holiday Flavors" by Chef Johnny Vee…

Biscochitos Baked in Tradition

WHILE GROWING UP ON SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, LaShon Cate learned to make biscochitos with her grandmother Candelaria Sandoval. “She had a day care with all the granddaughters,” Cate says. “We all had our…

Chocolate Chess Pie with Red Chile and Nuts

Read more: This recipe originally appeared in "Pie Lady's Favorite Pie Recipes" by Kathy Knapp…

The Pie Lady's Favorite Recipes

IN 1995, MY FAMILY DISCOVERED the Thunderbird Trading Post, a 1945 structure standing alone on the crest of the Continental Divide in Pie Town. Earlier, on a quest to see the Very Large Array, we had…

Plaza Café Celebrates 75 Years

AS A KID, ONE OF LEONARDO RAZATOS’S jobs was to stand on a milk crate and make toast all day for customers of his family’s restaurant, the Plaza Café—a Santa Fe Plaza landmark celebrating 75 years…

Red Chile Scalloped Potatoes

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…