Dining

Liquor Delivery And License Bills Winding Way Through New Mexico Legislature

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Fetch driver Chris Del Toro makes a delivery Friday in Santa Fe. Bills to let restaurants deliver liquor with food orders are working their way through the Legislature. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican

By ROBERT NOTT
SFNM

In a legislative year dominated by pandemic relief, budget worries and spring-loaded topics like civil rights and abortion, it’s hard to believe anything else could muscle its way to center stage.

But this is New Mexico, and the subject is alcohol. And depending on how the politics play out, it could be the issue of the 60-day session.

New Mexico lawmakers are pitching multiple Read More

Rotary Crab Fest Auction: ‘Bid Now, Bid High, Bid Often!’

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Kateri Morris earrings 2021. Photo by Jean Gindreau

Chimayo Rug 35×35 2021from Ortega’s. Photo by Jean Gindreau

Sunflowers knife oil painting by Rotarian Tatiana Klimov, a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, whose work has been shown in premier galleries in the Southwest. Photo by Jean Gindreau

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

“Bid now, bid high, and bid often!” These are the encouraging words shared by Rotarians Laura Loy and Jean Gindreau, the online auction coordinators for the Rotary Club’s 12th Annual Crab Fest.

You do not need to buy Crab Fest tickets to participate Read More

First United Methodist Church Provides Bagels To Frontline Healthcare Workers At Los Alamos Medical Center

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Mayra Lerna with bagels at Ruby K’s Friday morning prior to delivery to frontline healthcare workers at Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Ruby K’s employees help Camille Wescott of First United Methodist Church take the bagels to a waiting vehicle Friday morning for transport to LAMC. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The bagels arrive Friday morning at Los Alamos Medical Center for distribution to every healthcare worker to thank them for their service. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos News:

During the Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Raspberry Cream Pie

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Video detailing how to prepare raspberry cream pie. Video by Liddie Martinez

Raspberry cream pie. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

For many families in northern New Mexico, a summer trip to Mora to go pick raspberries is a time-honored tradition shared generation after generation. Those memories of coming home with baskets of fresh berries and making jam or freezing those jewels for use later enters my brain when I see the fruit displayed at the grocery store and it is still a common practice in many northern New Mexican households. 

Can you remember singing in the car Read More

One Los Alamos Diversity Int’l. Week: Day 7 Ethiopia

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The Ethiopian cabbage dish Atakilt Wat. Courtesy photo

One Los Alamos News:

There are two classic international recipes for this 7th and final day of One Los Alamos Diversity Week: Atakilt Wat and Misr Wat from Ethiopia by Mulu Ayele.

Ayele came to the United States from Ethiopia in the late 1980s. She has been in Los Alamos for the past 14 years.

Ayele has worked in various businesses in the county in addition to being a homemaker.

Her first recipe is the Ethiopian cabbage dish Atakilt Wat (vegan, gluten-free healthy and delicious).

Prep and cook: about 1 hr for 5 servings.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup of oil
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One Los Alamos Diversity Int’l. Week: Day 6 Turkey

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Turkish Baklava. Courtesy/Neslihan Ceren

One Los Alamos News:

The recipe for day 6 of One Los Alamos Diversity Week is Turkish Baklava by Neslihan Ceren.

Ceren is from Turkey. She teaches different genres of dance to ages 3 and up (Ballet for children, Belly Dance and Bollywood Fusion). Ceren also works at Los Alamos Public Schools (Mountain Elementary School). She lives in Los Alamos with her husband, son Semih and daughter Sare Beste.

“Baklava has been the most popular dessert in the Turkish Empire including the Ottoman Empire,” Ceren said. “The recipe I am sharing with you originated in the Read More

One Los Alamos Diversity Week Recipe: Day 5 Venezuela

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Venezuelan Arroz con Coco (Coconut Rice Pudding) by Isolina Viloria. Courtesy/wikipedia

One Los Alamos News:

The recipe for day 5 of One Los Alamos Diversity Week is Venezuelan Arroz con Coco (Coconut Rice Pudding) by Isolina Viloria.

Viloria is from Valencia, Venezuela. She moved to Los Alamos 14 years ago. She enjoys hiking, biking, traveling, dancing, puzzles and board games. 

This is a very simple but delicious recipe commonly made in Venezuela especially in the coastal region where there are many coconut palm trees. It is traditionally served during  Easter.

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Basmati
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One Los Alamos Diversity Week Int’l. Recipe: Day 4 Poland

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A bowl of Polish borscht garnished with dill and a dollop of smetana (sour cream). Courtesy/wikipedia

One Los Alamos News:

The recipe for Day 4 of One Los Alamos Diversity Week is Polish Borscht from a Polish friend of One Los Alamos.

Recipe for the Polish version of Borscht

Ingredients

  • 1.5 liters of broth
  • about 220 ml of beetroot juice
  • 4 red beets
  • 2 potatoes
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 parsley
  • 1/2 season
  • 1 small white onion
  • a piece of celery
  • clove of garlic
  • 0.5 cups Hansel beans
  • a small bunch of dill
  • 2 tablespoons of cream
  • a slice of butter
  • 1 leek

SPICES:

  • black pepper
  • bay leaf
  • ground cumin
  • sugar
  • vinegar
  • salt to taste

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Business Spotlight: Pig + Fig Celebrates 5th Anniversary!

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Co-owner Laura Crucet celebrates 5th anniversary of Pig + Fig Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie Gordon/ladailypost.com

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

Pig + Fig marked its 5th year in business Tuesday, Jan 19 in White Rock.

Chef Laura Crucet and her father, Fernando Crucet took over the location of the former Rosebud Café on Rover Boulevard in 2015. Two years later, the tiny restaurant was bursting at the seams.

 “We started out with just 21 seats and five employees, serving just breakfast and lunch,” Laura remembered. “We didn’t even have a kitchen.”

Three years ago, Read More

Pajarito Mountain Kicks Off 2021 Ski Season Sunday!

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Pajarito Mountain begins its winter operations Sunday, Jan. 24. Courtesy/Pajarito Mountain

Pajarito Mountain News:

  • Passholder Appreciation Days Jan. 22-23

Pajarito Mountain begins its winter operations Sunday, Jan. 24, with two special appreciation days reserved especially for passholders Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23. 

The Aspen lift and Beginner’s Lift will be running and service 4 runs. 

After unseasonably warm and dry conditions, resort staff are thrilled to be opening the mountain.

“Mother Nature took her time getting us the snow we needed to open,” said Pajarito Director Read More