Dining

Another New Restaurant Coming to Downtown Los Alamos!

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Omar and Trisha Sanchez in front of their new restaurant opening in early 2014. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

From left, Trisha Sanchez with daughters Jenessa, 5, Nicole, 24, Syana, 7, husband Omar, and daughter Holly, 10, chat about restaurant plans with owner/qualifying broker Terry Salazar of Los Alamos Commercial Real Estate, right, and Associate Broker Michael Seivold. Son Mike Sanchez, 21, is not pictured. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Terry Salazar of Los Alamos Commercial Real Estate just helped Omar and Trisha Sanchez

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Food on the Hill: Fettuccine Alla Puttanesca

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This Week’s Recipe: Fettuccine Alla Puttanesca
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Ingredients:
 
1 pound of spaghetti, cooked and drained
5 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic pressed
1 to 2 ounces of anchovy fillets
½ to 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
6 Roma tomatoes cut up or 10 oz of good canned chopped tomatoes
1 cup of black olives, pitted and chopped in half
½ cup Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped in half
2 tablespoons of capers
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Chopped basil, for garnish
 
Directions:
 
Fry the garlic in the olive oil for 30 seconds.
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Holiday Gala Designed for Small Groups and Businesses at Buffalo Thunder Dec. 13

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HSFB News:

  • Gourmet Meal, Cocktails, Live Music and Gift Giveaways

 

SANTA FE – Just in time for the holiday season, the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder has wrapped up the perfect party for small businesses and last minute party planners. This event will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 in the elegant Pueblo Ballroom.
 
“We see this as an opportunity to step up to the plate and fill a gap in services to small business owners,” said Peter Lovato, director of catering at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder. “They want to say thank-you to their staff for a job well-done in 2013. By providing this
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Elks, American Legion and VFW Serve Community Thanksgiving Meal

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The Los Alamos Elks in conjunction with the American Legion and VFW treated community members to a traditional Thanksgiving meal Thursday at the Elks Lodge, 1601 Trinity Dr. The meal was served free of charge and has rotated between the three organizations annually for at least 20 years. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

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Breakfast with Santa Dec. 7

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Kiwanian John Arrowsmith scrambling eggs and flipping flapjacks at last year’s Breakfast with Santa event. Courtesy photo

KIWANIS News:

The annual Breakfast with Santa, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is set for 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

The breakfast is free. In return, attendees are requested to donate either non-perishable food items or money. Food collected will be used by LA Cares to feed local families in need. Money donated will be used for the Kiwanis/CYFD Foster Children Christmas Party. Any money left over from the Foster Children’s party Read More

Dixie Girl Creates New Pub Menu

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Dixie Girl Restaurant at 1789 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos. File photo

Staff Report

New owner Victor M. Medina of the Dixie Girl Restaurant at 1789 Central Ave., has developed a new pub menu with weekly liquor specials. (See menu below)

Medina told the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning that the restaurant will be open late Friday and Saturday evening so people can treat their out of town guests to dinner and drinks.

“I also want to let the community know that we are going to start having entertainment and are looking for musicians, either solo or bands to play in the restaurant,” Read More

Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Elks Lodge

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Roast turkey. Courtesy photo

ELKS News:

The Los Alamos Elks in conjunction with the American Legion and VFW are sponsoring a Thanksgiving Dinner 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Elks Lodge, 1601 Trinity Dr., next to Sonic.

A traditional Thanksgiving meal will be served free of charge to anyone who would like to attend.

The dinner, which has been held annually for at least 20 years, gets rotated around to the three organizations. Read More

Sheriff’s Posse Flips Seasonal Surprise Pancake Sunday

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SHERIFF’S POSSE News:

When Sunday rolls around, you will no longer have to be cooking for your Thanksgiving guests. The Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse will be serving up the monthly cowboy pancake breakfast 7-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge at 650 North Mesa Road..

Fluffy hot pancakes in a wide variety of flavors, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, juice and hot coffee will be served just in time to help entertain your holiday crowd. In addition to plain pancakes and perennial favorites such as blueberry, banana, and chocolate chip, the kitchen will be flipping Read More

Food on the Hill: Savory Monkey Bread

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This Week’s Recipe: Savory Monkey Bread

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 

Ingredients:

Around 20 frozen dough dinner rolls, defrosted
10 pieces of bacon, fried until crispy and then crumbled
2-3 oz of melted butter
2 cloves of garlic, pressed and added to the butter
Italian Seasonings
Thyme
Good parmesan cheese, grated fine. (Optional)
Piece of aluminum foil to cover the pan during the last part of cooking.

Directions:

Take each piece of dough and split it in half. With your thumb make a well in the center of each piece. Put a little bit of the crumbled pieces of bacon in the Read More

Crowd Supports Troop 22 Activities

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Sunday’s annual Boy Scout Troop 22 Turkey Roast  was held at the 50’s diner on Trinity Drive due to snow and ice conditions in the area. American Legion Post 90 offered the troop the use of the 50’s Diner for the event, which raises funds for the troop. Despite the stormy weather, a crowd turned out to eat turkey and all the trimmings and help out a worthy cause at the same time. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Boy Scouts help prepare Sunday’s noontime feast. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Hungry turkey eaters fill the 50s Diner Sunday. Photo by Leland Read More