Southwest Discovered

This post began with a phone call to Tacos Nayarit to ask if I could photograph and share the recipe for El Alejo Mezcal …. the watermelon and jalapeno muddled…

When we travel around the Southwest, we stick with the 75% planed, 25% spontaneous rule.  We also do a lot of research for our scheduled time, and if there is…

Owner Randy Rodriguez says he’s ‘too lazy to work and too honest to steal’ and that’s why he’s run his antique store for almost three decades now.  A treasure trove of ‘Cowboy…

I’m not sure whether to file this under Breakfasts or Desserts…..but I am sure that this is my favorite, creamiest, thickest French Toast ever.  An agave, vanilla flavored custard soaks into…

Here in landlocked Durango we have access to good fish at our markets.  When I lived in more remote places in New Mexico, every month I would drive three hours to…

As much as we love decadent foods for the holidays, we like to offer some healthier choices on the buffet.   You may remember a recipe posted a while back, Un-Fried…

We celebrated New Year’s Eve in the tiny Southwestern Colorado town of Mancos, located thirty minutes west of Durango.  A population of approximately 1,336, they are the ‘Gateway to Mesa Verde,’ and…

I’m taking a break right now……well……sort of.  When I woke up Christmas morning and saw the first snow of the season, pulled on my boots and coat….my camera immediately leapt into…

Nothing says ‘Southwest Holidays’ like a re-purposed tumbleweed centerpiece! I wish you the spirit, peace and heart of everything that is Christmas……that all of our hearts are filled with the warmth…

The first time I made this, it was on a freezing cold December night in Taos, New Mexico.  I’d first thought of it much earlier, on an afternoon we once spent…