It’s always a challenge to make the best green chile cheeseburger…
Battle of the Chile Powers
Basically, it’s a fight between a federal trademark (“Hatch Chile”) and New Mexico labeling laws…
Christmas in New Mexico
The tradition of lighting small bonfires, called luminarias, on La Noche Buena was brought from Spain to Old Mexico in the 16th century by Franciscan monks…
The Best Burnout Description Ever
When I found this quote by searching Google Books, I immediately copied it into my archives. It’s from Charles Fletcher Lummis, in A Tramp Across the Continent, 1892. I’ve included a brief biographical note after the quote. Just at sunset we came to the two houses which comprised Carnöe, and were hospitably taken in by the poor Mexican at the second. I … Read More