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Book Signing With Award Winning Cookbook Author Liddie Martinez At Los Alamos Daily Post 2-4 PM Saturday

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Front cover of The Chile Line: Historic Northern New Mexican Recipes by Liddie Martinez. Courtesy/Pajarito Press

Back cover of The Chile Line: Historic Northern New Mexican Recipes by Liddie Martinez. Courtesy/Pajarito Press

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos Daily Post is hosting a book signing 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 for its food columnist Liddie Martinez and her popular cookbook, The Chile Line: Historic Northern New Mexican Recipes, published by Pajarito Press LLC.

The community is invited to enjoy refreshments, ask Martinez questions, acquire a book, and have her sign it at the Los Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Carne Adovada

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Video of the steps to prepare Carne Adovada. Video by Liddie Martinez

Carne Adovada. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Editor’s note: Author Liddie Martinez will be signing copies of her award winning book Chile Line Cookbook: Historic Recipes of Northern New Mexico, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Los Alamos Daily Post, 1247 Central Ave.

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

When we began growing Chimayo red chile on our farm, neither my husband Rick nor I anticipated the dedication and devotion required nor the knee cartilage we would be sacrificing for this small, heritage crop. 

Once I had the seeds Read More

USDA Providing Turkey Help To Public On Thanksgiving Day

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USDA Rural Development News:

USDA Rural Development is offering a live expert on Thanksgiving Day to answer last minute answers from the public about preparing a Thanksgiving meal.

Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers with the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline will explain how to get that help: click here.

Happy Thanksgiving from the folks at USDA Rural Development. Read More

Muy Salsas Restaurant Opening In Los Alamos!

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From left, Muy Salsas Co-owners Christine Martinez, Patricia Corral and Gisel Martinez along with Gisel’s 9-year-old daughter, Julia Martinez. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Christine Martinez along with her sister, Gisel Martinez and mother Patricia Corral have worked to improve the Los Alamos community since they moved to town five years ago.

Christine and Gisel are involved in social work. Christine works as a Resource Specialist for JJAB and Gisel is a caseworker for the First Born Program of Los Alamos.

All three women are nourishing Read More

Pig + Fig Café Owner Laura Crucet Announces Expansion To Downtown Los Alamos 

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Laura Crucet

BUSINESS News:

Pig + Fig Café Owner and Executive Chef Laura Crucet has announced that she will be expanding to downtown Los Alamos in the MainStreet district with a new restaurant concept.

The new café will eventually occupy the corner property where Starbuck’s plans to vacate, but the popular Pig & Fig Café that specializes in gourmet comfort food and traditional French style desserts will remain in its flagship White Rock location.

“I couldn’t be more excited to expand to downtown Los Alamos and offer a new concept. It will be different than Pig + Fig, with a different Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Lavender Scrolls

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Video showing how to prepare Lavender Scrolls. Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

Lavender has been grown and used in northern New Mexico for hundreds of years. Curanderas or healers used the herb when assisting with childbirth to calm both mother and babe. It has been widely prized and used as a scent for lotions, oils and soap and as tea for stomach ailments, helping fussy babies sleep and fending off developing migraines.

Native to the Middle East, the Arabs domesticated the plant, brought it to Spain and, in turn, the Spanish brought lavender to New Mexico. Now very Read More

FBI Asks Public’s Help In India Palace Vandalism Probe

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FBI seeks information on vandalism at India Palace at 227 Don Gaspar Ave. in Santa Fe. Image/Google Map

FBI News:

The FBI has assumed the lead in the investigation into the vandalism of the India Palace restaurant in Santa Fe and is asking members of the public to come forward with any information they may have.

The Santa Fe Police Department continues to work with the FBI on this case. 

Based upon information gathered during the investigation, Santa Fe Police have not ruled out that persons associated with the restaurant may have been involved in the damage that occurred to the restaurant June 22, Read More

Los Alamos County/LACDC Seek Public Feedback In Mobile Food Vending Survey

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COUNTY/LACDC News:

Want Food Trucks? Los Alamos County, in partnership with the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC), wants the community’s input about Food Trucks and Mobile Food Vending in the County.

Information gathered from this survey will be used to create a new Mobile Food Vending Ordinance.  

The County’s goal with this new ordinance is to make it easier for vendors to provide a variety of food and/or beverage choices from trucks, bikes, push carts or other wheeled vehicles in a way that is safe and convenient for both vendors and the Los Alamos community.  

The Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Apple Butter

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      Video showing how to prepare Apple Butter. Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

Apples arrived in the Española Valley with the Spanish in the 17th Century and quickly became part of the culinary scene along the Rio Grande Valley. Apple orchards in Alcalde, Velarde and Embudo could be the first orchards planted in the United States. Our apple farmers have seen booms and busts in the many centuries that they have been producing these beauties and I highly recommend a drive through these communities to procure your apples directly from the growers at local fruit stands if it’s Read More