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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…

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…

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…

On average I make one, two, ten? trips a day to the market for fresh seasonal treasures. Finding Chile Sage in the produce section always makes my day.  Not an…