Good + Good for You in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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…
One of the spectacular things about living in a place where there are four distinct seasons is reveling in that change–particularly since this is a fairly new concept to me. The changing of the light. The changing of the weather and waking up to super crisp, almost cold mornings. The changing of the leaves. And…
Soups are not typically high on my list of new or stand-by recipes in the summer months. To keep my interest, soups must be served cold, and that includes gazpacho, cucumber and avocado soups to keep me chill throughout the season. Vichyssoise, my grandmother’s favorite, is also an easy and welcome cold soup than feels both comforting…
When David was a bachelor, he was determined not to live on take-out and TV dinners, so he learned to cook. And he became and remains quite capable in la cocina. To celebrate his love of food and cooking, and maybe to impress some ladies, he would often throw dinner parties for his friends. After he…
