Recipes

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…

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…

Our Thanksgiving main event begins early afternoon, with turkey and all the side dishes.  The traditional snacking and grazing continues until it’s time to re-heat everything for dinner.  And later, that…

Years ago when Mr.D first visited Santa Fe we sat down for our  first dinner and ordered enchiladas.  “Would you like red or green?”  And that’s when we learned that if you want…

I love photography.  From landscape to portrait, to black and white nature details, to photo essay coverage.  The funnest has to be restaurant food shoots with the chefs and owners.…

Tortilla Soup (Sope de Tortilla)  Now that we’re entering soup and chili season this flavorful, healthy, easy to prepare soup will be on our weekly menu through springtime. There’s a…

When the cottonwood trees along the Animas River in Durango look like this, it’s time to pull out the winter sweaters and scarves, remember to take the camera everywhere, check…

When I was growing up we always had a grill.  And when I went to college my parents gave me a little smokey joe charcoal cooker that fit perfectly on my…

I’ve never been to a Southwest potluck where Tres Leches Cake wasn’t on the buffet.  It’s also a very popular birthday cake, and I can find it at virtually any…

More often than not our recipes call for roasting and prepping green chiles.  So we’ve created this post with short steps to refer back to from time to time.  The…