Three sisters – corn, beans, and squash, come together with leftover chicken and tomatillo sauce for a tasty meal.
New Mexico
New Mexico Pork and Green Chile Posole
Beef, Pork, Lamb, Green Chile, New Mexico, Soups & StewsPosole is a traditional holiday dish here in New Mexico and can be made with red or green chile. There are many, many posole recipes. This is my version.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2016
New Mexico, TravelStarting with the first week in October, Albuquerque hosts one of the most beautiful events on earth – the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. It lasts 9 days, but the memories last a lifetime.
Wishing You All a Happy Holiday Season!
New MexicoIf you are ever in New Mexico on Christmas Eve, plan to take an evening stroll among the luminarias or farolitos. You’ll find them in every city, town, and village and even on the roof of a lone house out in the middle of nowhere.
Watermelon Salad with Preserved Lemon
Fruit - Sweet & Savory, New Mexico, Salads, TravelA refreshing summer salad of chilled watermelon, feta cheese, preserved lemons and a couple more surprises. Enjoy this salad while taking a short trip to Taos, New Mexico.
The Loop to Pie Town, New Mexico
New Mexico, Small Business Friends, TravelPie Town, New Mexico, is a tiny town in the middle of nowhere New Mexico. Pie Town is on Hwy 60, west of Socorro, NM and north of the Gila National Forest. It’s one of those towns that if you end up there, then that’s because you were headed there. And why would one go there? For the PIE!!! It has two restaurants that make every type of pie imaginable and they are all so good.
New Mexico Carne Adovada
Beef, Pork, Lamb, Meat Entrees, New Mexico, Red ChileCarne Adovada is a traditional holiday New Mexican dish of pork marinated in New Mexico red chile, then slow-roasted. It’s a relatively easy dish to make and it makes a lot. Serve with warm tortillas then use the leftovers in burritos, enchiladas, tamales, and tacos.
Happy Holidays from MJ’s Kitchen
New MexicoA Huge Thanks to all of the friends and visitors of MJ’s Kitchen for your continued support, comments and emails.
Wishing you all a very Joyous and Safe Holiday Season and looking forward to seeing you again in 2015!
Smothered In Red Chile Sauce
Lists and Round Ups, New MexicoSmothered in Red Chile Sauce is a roundup of dishes that are enhanced with a smothering of spicy New Mexico red chile.
The Beauty Surrounding Abiquiu, New Mexico
New Mexico, TravelAbiquiu, New Mexico, is a little village with less than 3,000 people positioned in one of the most enchanting areas of New Mexico. The area surrounding Abiquiu is what draws me back each year. It’s vistas, the Chama River Valley and red rock area provide some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere.