Good + Good for You in Santa Fe, New Mexico
As we embark on a brand new year, many people have committed to resolutions or intentions to eat better, exercise more, save money, waste less, lose weight, be kinder, read more books, drink less, volunteer or stop procrastinating. The truth is, these intentions are only as good as your determination, especially when it revolves around…
As we linger in the last few hours of 2018, reflect on the years highs and lows, celebrations and sadness and contemplate everything we want 2019 to be, I want to thank you for being a subscriber and following along in this good + good for you journey which will observe a 10th anniversary in…
The stretch of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas inherently seems to kill my palate. I am literally and figuratively stuffed from days of cooking the Thanksgiving feast and, having eaten leftovers for days thereafter, have little or no desire for food. Perhaps it’s that I overdid it a bit for my favorite holiday, as I…
While volunteering in early October at the Santa Fe Farmers Market’s Fall Fiesta to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the market, I learned about one of the state’s culinary jewels, La Mesa Organics. This farm and farming team was awarded one of this year’s All-Star Farmers and by growing an indigenous item found only in the Southwest–blue…
Thanksgiving is the holiday I wait for all year. I never tire of it. And while it is about the food, it’s also a reminder to focus on what you are grateful for and graze (pun intended) on those thoughts all day long and through the weekend as we continue to be with those we…
The holidays never really feel like the holidays when you live in hot climates. Growing up in South Texas, and having lived on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in a beach town for many years, temperatures of 80+ degrees for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s felt odd and somehow diminished whatever holiday spirit you could…
If there is one thing that stands out as my top reason for adoring Mexico, it’s the country’s collective affinity and dedication to their traditional cuisine, classic flavors and quality ingredients. No matter age, gender, social status or level of education, food is a central part of their being. Their reason to live. And with…
We woke up to the season’s first snow fall this morning which means I am past due in redirecting our breakfast traditions–it’s now time to say hasta la vista to spring and summer fruits, like cold melons and berries and make room for new morning treats. Luckily, the abundant and wide variety of local apples that…
There are times that call for the LBD (little black dress, thanks to Coco) and there are times that call for the LCC (little chocolate cake). If you already have your favorite LBD, ladies, and, for guys, your go to suit that makes you feel like a million bucks, then I have the best LCC…
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