Dining

Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Roasters Opens For Business!

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2022 Pop-up Shop Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Roasters Owners Scott Baird, Jonny Baird and Kate Kudynska open their new business this morning at 181 Central Park Square. Courtesy/Chamber

Co-owner Jonny Baird on the job this morning in his new pop-up shop Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Roasters now open for business at 181 Central Park Square. Courtesy/Chamber

Co-owner Jonny Baird prepares coffee this morning in his new pop-up shop Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Roasters  now open for business at 181 Central Park Square. Courtesy/Chamber 

2022 Pop-up Shop Relaxing with a cup of coffee this morning Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Arroz Con Pollo

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Arroz con Pollo, ready to serve. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

Chicken soup is one of those magical dishes that conjure up the wise words spoken by our elders when we were feeling ill – Sana, sana, colita de rana. Si, no sanas hoy, sanaras mañana. Translated from Spanish to English: Heal, heal, frog tails. If you don’t heal today, you will heal tomorrow.

Ok, the English translation is not exactly the poetic equivalent of bubble, bubble, toil and trouble but in Spanish, it is enough so that you get the drift – it is a spell, also known Read More

Free Breakfast For Veterans & Active Military Nov. 11

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Kolache Factory News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Nov. 11, Kolache Factory stores nationwide are offering free breakfast to all veterans and all those who are actively serving in the U.S. armed forces.

All veterans and servicemen and women are invited to come in and enjoy a free kolache and a cup of coffee — on the house.

Kolache Factory owners want to recognize members of the military who have sacrificed holidays, birthdays, and personal freedoms so that we might enjoy freedom and live in the greatest country in the world.

“We hope all members of the military will come out and enjoy a kolache and coffee on us Read More

UWNNM Hosts Appreciation Lunch For County Workers

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UWNNM hosts a frito pie lunch Friday for Los Alamos County employees. Photo by Jenn Bartram

UWNNM News: 

The United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) hosted a thank you lunch Friday, Oct. 28, for its annual Employee Giving Campaign at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building.

UWNNM’s goal to raise $500,000 for next year’s nonprofit grantees has been greatly influenced by the generous donations from workers around Los Alamos and has reached more than $430,000 thus far.

The Employee Giving Campaign lunch was a way for UWNNM to give back to workers who have donated money through the automatic deduction Read More

Crazy Cat Lady, Sheriff Woody Pride Spotted At Blue Window

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A crazy cat lady (also known as owner Melissa Paternoster) is spotted tending to diners early this evening in Blue Window Bistro on Central Avenue during Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

Sheriff Woody Pride (also known as Jared Krupp) making sure diners obey the law early this evening at Blue Window Bistro. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

NCP Free Green Chile Cheeseburger Day Tuesday Oct. 25

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Nuclear Care Partners (NCP) is hosting a FREE Green Chile Cheeseburger luncheon to honor current/former Atomic and Department of Energy employees and their family members Tuesday, Oct. 25. You must call the Betty Ehart Center to sign up by Monday, Oct. 21, at 505.662.8920. NCP will be on hand with a fond remembrance, prizes and resources. A small resource fair will take place upstairs with community partners that support the needs of seniors in the community. Those seniors 60 and over can join the senior center for free and learn about all of the great programs availble. Courtesy/Bernadette Read More

420 TeaTime Offers Delights For Imbibers And Abstainers In Wonderland-Themed Tea Room And Dispensary

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420 TeaTime owner Christa Tyler in her Mad Hatter Lounge in White Rock. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Welcome to the Tea Room at 420 TeaTime. The kitchen serves both cannabis-enhanced and cannabis-free food and drink. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

A slice of Wonderland popped up Sept. 1 in White Rock when 420 TeaTime opened its doors. Located in the former Pig + Fig Café space at 35 Rover Blvd., Suite G, TeaTime has been transformed into a Wonderland-themed tearoom and cannabis dispensary that also Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Prickly Pear Syrup

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Prickly Pear Cactus, ready for harvest. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Jars of syrup cooling. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Video demonstrating how to prepare Prickly Pear Syrup. Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

I have always loved cactus. Early in my writing career I spent quite a bit of time researching cacti and writing odes to them. Cactus blossoms are exotic and fragile but try to pluck one and you will be digging glochids out of your skin for days. The tiny, near invisible spines will rub off the cactus pads with the lightest touch and removing them is difficult. The plants are Read More