Roadside Stop: Pistachioland
Above: PistachioLand's giant nut is a tribute to owner Timothy McGinn's father, Thomas. Photograph by Megan Dailey. ON THE NORTH END OF ALAMOGORDO, McGinn’s PistachioLand draws a crowd with its nut…
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Posts From: September 2020
Essential Recipes: Red and Green Chile Sauce
How to make New Mexican chile sauce from scratch. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. SECRET SPICE BLENDS and special techniques may mark some cooks’ pots of divine goodness, but these two recipes will get…
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Take Your Pick At Big Jim Farms
Above: Chantelle Wagner tends to the family's U-pick chile field. AT A NINE-ACRE FIELD in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, would-be farmers are on the hunt. Big Jim Farms offers the only U-Pick chile…
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Chile Thrives On Native Soil
Above: A Jemez Pueblo family with a chile ristra, ca. 1905. Courtesy of Simeon Schwemberger collection at the Center for Southwest Research, UNM Libraries. LOOKING AT HIS FIELD in early July, Jemez…
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More Than Just Salsa
Illustration by Chris Philpot. CAPSAICIN, THE ALKALOID that makes chiles taste hot, has been a healer since the ancient Inca and Aztec cultures. These days, super-hot chiles are bred specifically for…
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José Gonzalez: The Allure of Chile Farming
Above: José Gonzalez earned the Farmer All Star award from the Santa Fe Farmers' Market's Market Institute in 2015. IN A HUMID, tree-curtained corner of the Española Valley, José Gonzalez walks among…
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The Making of Chile U
Above: The teaching garden at New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute tests 150 different varieties every year. BEHIND AN INCONSPICUOUS DOOR in the unremarkable hallway of a standard…
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Matt Romero: The Passion of Chile Roasting
Above: Matt Romero's big personality and the scent of roasting chiles draws fans to the Santa Fe Farmers' Market. IN NEW MEXICO, chile is handed down in recipes and with seeds the same way some…
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Nick Maryol: Feeding the Soul
Above: Nick Maryol shares his passion for New Mexican cuisine at Tia Sophia's. Photo: Kate Russell. Nick Maryol started bussing tables at Tia Sophia’s when he was 6. It was as much family obligation…
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New Mexico Fuels Each Piece of Earthfired Pottery
Earthfired Pottery's wood-fired bowl with flower ($62), and wood-fired bottle ($85) can be purchased on Cynthia McDowell's Etsy page. ALL OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO’S landscape feeds Cynthia McDowell’s…
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