Dining

Diversity Week International Recipe: Day 2 China

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Instant Pot Chicken Congee with condiments. Courtesy/KokHeong McNaughton

Recipe by KokHeong McNaughton

KokHeong McNaughton is Asian American, born and raised in Malaysia and became a naturalized US citizen. She has lived in Los Alamos for more than 45 years.

McNaughton is retired, with her immediate family around her and living in the same neighborhood within walking distance from one another. She enjoys gardening and cooking and has been teaching Taiji and Qigong in Los Alamos for many years.

Chicken Congee is the Chinese version of Chicken Soup for the Soul. It is easy to digest and is therefore Read More

Pig + Fig Closing Tonight To Celebrate 5 Years In Business!

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Today’s Box Lunch includes chicken salad with chicken breast, apples, celery, onions, fresh herbs and mayonnaise on butter croissant; Sea salt potato chips; Fresh-baked cookie and choice of drink. Order online here or call 505.672.2742. Take it home, or enjoy it on the restaurant patio. Courtesy/Pig + Fig Café

Pig + Fig Café News:

Pig + Fig Café is offering lunch today but will close at 5 p.m. for a small staff gathering to celebrate its 5th anniversary.

Five years ago, on Jan. 19, 2016, Pig + Fig Cafe opened in an 1,800 square foot strip mall location.

They had 20 seats, 20 menu items and five employees. Read More

Pajarito Mountain Cafe Launches New Online Food Ordering

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Pajarito Mountain Cafe is open 11 a.m, to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday exclusively for outdoor seating on the patio or takeout. Courtesy/Pajarito Mountain

PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:

Pajarito Mountain Cafe has launched a new online food ordering system.

Guests may visit www.pajarito.ski/eat to order food online. The system will alert guests when the food is ready. 

The cafe is open 11 a.m, to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Featuring exclusively outdoor seating on the patio or takeout, guests can enjoy a variety of options from the menu. 

Pajarito Mountain hopes to open the mountain for winter Read More

New Mexico Harvest Supports Local Food Networks

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New Mexico Harvest has started providing home delivery to Los Alamos and White Rock. Courtesy/NMH

New Mexico Harvest News:

Do we have a broken food system? Some would argue it has been broken for years.

If COVID taught us anything, it’s how much we rely on necessities like fresh food, medicines, and even toilet paper. Prices for foods like garlic have skyrocketed 30 percent as the majority of garlic consumed in the US is produced in China. Meat producer, Tyson Foods, nearly went bankrupt because their processing plants were temporarily shut down due to the pandemic.

People all around the country Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Chicos With Pork

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Video demonstrating how to prepare chicos with pork. Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

To me, making a pot of homegrown chicos is the ultimate way to honor the history of our northern New Mexican lives. Growing up in a small house in the Española Valley, we had a nice sized yard that was large enough for a small flower and vegetable garden and a flock of chickens, but no land for major planting. Growing corn was not an option when the family moved to Española from the family farm in El Rito in 1950.

My favorite stories that my grandmother told were of old times on the big ranch in Read More

Pajarito Mountain Opens Cafe At Lodge Thursday Jan. 7

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The Pajarito Mountain Cafe opens Thursday with exclusively outdoor seating. Courtesy/Pajarito

PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:

  • Pajarito is awaiting a visit from Mother Nature to provide needed snowfall to open the Ski Area!

Pajarito Mountain will be opening its cafe for regular hours 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning Thursday, Jan. 7.

Henceforth, the cafe will be open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Featuring exclusively outdoor seating, guests can enjoy a variety of treats from Pajarito Cafe’s revamped menu. 

The Pajarito Mountain Cafe features an outdoor deck with stunning views of the surrounding Read More

Pig + Fig Serving Family Night Dinner Package Wednesday

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COMMUNITY News:

Pig + Fig at 11 Sherwood Blvd., in White Rock is serving a special Family Night Dinner Package Wednesday.

The dinner for four will be delivered in White Rock or Los Alamos or may be picked up at the restaurant. 

Quantities are limited so call 505.672.2742 to place an order.

Family Night Dinner Package for four costs $75 and includes:

  • 2 lbs. of boneless chicken breasts baked in a creamy bacon-mushroom gravy
  • 2 lbs. of cornbread stuffing
  • 2 lbs. of sautéed vegetables
  • 1 dozen parker house rolls
  • 4 big chocolate chip crispy rice treats

Editor’s note: Small businesses in Los Alamos continue Read More