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Edible New Mexico

Bringin’ It All Back Home

Sandoval is attempting to fuse localized knowledge with scientific training. What she does is alchemy. Perhaps unintentional, perhaps by design, yet, whatever her motivation, she’s quietly and successfully achieving her goals and the proof is in the pudding every Saturday at Santa Fe Farmer’s Market.

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Anasazi Fields Winery

Last weekend, we were looking for a quiet couple’s adventure off the beaten path. When I found Anasazi Fields Winery online, I knew it would be the perfect afternoon trip out of the city. Just 30 minutes north of Albuquerque on I25 and a few miles east of on NM165, we were in the village of Placitas.

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Chico Stew

Chicos are dried kernels of sweet corn, traditionally roasted in an horno. This is serious New Mexican food, completely obscure outside of the state, and even many who grew up here have never tried them.

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Grilled Okra

Okra grows unbelievably well here in our hot, high-desert summer. Give it a reasonable amount of...

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The Fig Whisperer

Kreitzer, otherwise known as the Fig-Man of Albuquerque, propagates fig trees. He assists them with the gift of life and renewal. In exchange, the figs share with Kreitzer their sweet fruit and wisdom of the ages. “What do figs want to teach me? They see life as an adventure. There are two possibilities: life and death. They are interested in accommodating. The fig teaches generosity and patience and wants to make people feel good.”

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