Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
The Twilight Light Parade it a traditional holiday parade that runs through the Nob Hill area of Albuquerque, a short section of the old Route 66. Visitors can enjoy the parade as well as the restaurants and shops along the route.
This chocolate pudding has a serious kick to it! It’s an easy chocolate pudding spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and Chimayo Red Chile powder (my favorite red chile powder).
This post is an instructional post on how to roast fresh chile and peppers on the grill, peel, prep for freezing, pack for freezing,and freeze.
This recipe uses sirloin, tomatoes, potatoes and an abundance of roasted and chopped New Mexico green chile for a hearty and healthy bowl of green chile stew.
Here is a little taste of why New Mexico is called the Land of Enchantment. Enjoy the colors of the Rio Grande valley in the fall.
New Mexico cottonwood trees turn a gorgeous yellow during the fall. It’s a sight to see.
After several weeks of talking about NM chile, it’s time to wrap it up – sort of. Here are links to a few chile recipes around the web.
A couple of shots from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta o 2001. Check out my other Balloon Fiesta post for most pictures.
New Mexico green chile makes the best green chile sauce which can be used for a variety of dishes like enchiladas, stews and soups, and smothered pork or chicken.
Once dry, New Mexico red chile can be ground into red chile powder or turned into red chile sauce. Here’s my recipe for New Mexico red chile sauce.
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