Dining

PEEC: Potluck And Moonlight Hike Sunday

PEEC’s spring moonlight hike. Photo by Beth Cortright
 
PEEC News:
 
Celebrate the arrival of fall at a moonlight hike and potluck dinner Sunday.
 
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is hosting this outing, led by Jean Dewart of the Los Alamos Mountaineers. Enjoy good food, the company of others and time in nature at the end of the weekend. Registration is required for this event and only a few spots remain.
 
The potluck dinner starts at 5 p.m., at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. Attendees should bring a dish to share with the group and the nature center
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Scenes From 2018 Los Alamos Historical Society Gala

Executive Director Heather McClenahan welcomes guests to a magical evening Saturday at the 5th Annual Historical Society Gala celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Los Alamos History Museum, 75th Anniversary of Los Alamos National Laboratory and 100th Anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 22. Tables sparkled, and guests reminisced during the special event at historic Fuller Lodge that included live and silent auctions of treasures and one-of-a-kind experiences, live music by the Los Alamos Big Band and dinner catered by Pig and Fig Cafe. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
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New Mobile Food Truck Opens In White Rock

New mobile food truck opens in White Rock. Courtesy photo

Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

September is national better breakfast month and breakfast in White Rock just got a whole lot easier because of James Nelson and a new mobile food truck.

Nelson heads to work each day with more than another pay check to be earned, but with a sense of purpose that makes all the difference in the world.

“Food Is Love,” is not only the motto of his new food service truck, but the mission in his heart to not just serve others, but to give back to those that need it most. The red food truck is located just behind the service station Read More

UWNNM Youth Team & Zia Credit Union Host Dinner Over Diamond 4-7 p.m. Sunday

Courtesy photo

Courtesy photo

UWNNM News:

The United Way of Northern New Mexico Youth Team and Zia Credit Union are happy to announce their annual event, Dinner Over Diamond.

The fundraiser is 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16.

Dinner Over Diamond offers a unique dining experience at 7,250 feet, (about 30 feet higher than the rest of Los Alamos), as the meal is served on the Griffith Gym overpass, spanning Diamond Drive.

Renee Lee, and her master crew at Pasta Paradiso will be catering the delicious affair, which will have a distinctly Italian ambiance. The menu includes Pasta Marinara, with
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Annual American Indian Community Day Sept. 15

Na’Hoy Le’tsii. Courtesy/SFIC

SFIC News:

The Santa Fe Indian Center’s (SFIC) 8th annual American Indian Community Day is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Ragle Park, corner of Zia and Yucca Street in Santa Fe.

This free event brings the community of Santa Fe together to celebrate Native culture through traditional dances and music, share a meal together, enjoy a day of art projects, and join in other fun activities. Raffles will take place for dinners, gift certificates, art and other exciting prizes.

More than 20 non-profit booths will participate to educate the public Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Chile Rellenos

Chile Rellenos. By Liddie Martinez
 
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Espanola Valley
 
Something magical happens in New Mexico when Labor Day nears. People slow down their hectic pace to enjoy a life transformed.
 
When the Sangre de Cristo Mountains sport swaying golden headdresses sweeping across turquoise skies and our lungs fill with the intoxicating scent of roasting green chile- we are altered. We are overcome by its spell; hypnotized into smiling more often, breaking into song and yearning to find opportunities to gaze at green chile tumbling in cylindrical roasters conjuring
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On The Job In Los Alamos: UWNNM At Blue Window

United Way of Northern New Mexico officials from left, President Elect Liddie Martinez who is the Los Alamos Market President at Los Alamos National Bank and Executive Director Mary Beth Maassen at a working lunch meeting Wednesday with former San Ildefonso Pueblo Governor James Mountain at the Blue Window on Central Avenue. The trio discussed issues facing those in need in Northern New Mexico. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More