Dining

Six Food Safety Tips To Make Easter And Passover A Safe Egg-stravaganza

DINING News:
 
Seeing your first robin may be the sign of warm things to come, but once Easter and Passover have arrived, you know that Spring is here! Interestingly, both Easter and Passover include the wondrous egg, as a springtime symbol of new life, in their festivities.
 
We all know the Bunny brings Easter eggs, but what many folks don’t know, is that Passover Seders (ceremonial meals) typically include a hard boiled egg course.
 
Additionally, many recipes for Passover, which is also known as the “feast of unleavened bread,” call for eggs or egg whites which take the place
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Scenes From 2018 Annual Family YMCA Red & Black & Green Ball Saturday Night – Part 1

The Chairman’s Round Table members are honored at the annual Red and Black (and Green) Ball Saturday night at Buffalo Thunder Resort, from left, TRK Management Co-owner Roger Waterman, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Terry Wallace, Espanola YMCA Teen Center Director Ben Sandoval accepting for Ross and Marlene Sanchez of Cross Connection, Centerra Los Alamos General Manager Ted Spain, Los Alamos Daily Post Owner/Publisher Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside and Los Alamos National Bank President/CEO John Gulas. This year’s charitable event Read More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2018

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St. Patrick’s Day News:

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a day that remembers one of Ireland’s patron saints. It largely celebrates Irish-American culture in the United States.

St. Patrick’s Day is fixed on March 17, but may occasionally be moved by Catholic Church authorities. This happened in 1940, so that the celebrations would not fall on Palm Sunday, and in 2008 to avoid Holy Monday, the last Monday before Easter Sunday.

The most common St. Patrick’s Day symbol is the shamrock. The shamrock is the leaf of the clover plant and a symbol of the Holy Trinity. Read More

Scenes From UWNNM Annual Recognition Night

United Way of Northern New Mexico Board Chair Steve Boerigter recognizes individual donors, business donors and Board members Thursday evening at the organization’s Recognition Night at Cottonwood on the Greens. The annual event is an opportunity for UWNNM to express its appreciation to the many community members and businesses whose donations enable the organization to assist area nonprofits serving critical needs. Cornerstone companies that make the work of the UWNNM staff possible were recognized and include LANL/LANS, Los Alamos National Bank, Los Alamos Medical Center, Read More

Liddie’s Traditional NM Dishes: Enchiladas Compuestas

Enchiladas Compuestas by Liddie Martinez. Courtesy photo

Editor’s note: The Los Alamos Daily Post is introducing today a new food column by Liddie Martinez who will share her traditional New Mexican dishes once a month with our readers.

 

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

I learned how to cook traditional New Mexican dishes at my Grandmother’s side. We raised a few animals, a small flock of chickens and a vegetable garden so, my methods are still Farm to Table, a new buzz phrase in the world of cuisine but a centuries’ old tradition in Northern New Mexico that is still alive and well.

Because Read More

Community Invited To Fish Fry Dinner At IHM Tonight

K of C News:

The Knights of Columbus invite the community to the annual Lenten Fish Fry tonight.

Dinner is served 5-7 p.m. in the parish hall at Immaculate Heart Mary Catholic Church, 3700 Canyon Road.

Meals for adults are $10 and include two pieces of fried cod, freshly made coleslaw and rice or French fries.

Meals for children are $7 and include one piece of fried cod, freshly made coleslaw and rice or French fries or a grilled cheese sandwich and French fries.

All meals include lemonade or iced tea and homemade desserts. Read More

Sirphey Opening At Bandelier National Monument

Sirphey Owner Prashant Jain, left, and Bandelier Superintendent Jason Lott visit the Los Alamos Daily Post Tuesday to discuss the opening of Sirphey at Bandelier. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Sirphey News:

Imagine a summer night in Frijoles Canyon as you eat dinner with friends and family. The sounds of acoustic jazz fill the air, creating an enchanting scene as you sip wine from local vineyards. And you finish the evening with a moonlit walk with park guides.

Soon, there will be no need to imagine. Sirphey, the Los Alamos food-tech company that brings global flavors to your fingertips, Read More

Scenes From Cowboy Breakfast Sunday

A warm fire greets diners Sunday morning at the monthly Sheriff’s Posse Lodge Cowboy Breakfast at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Fire Department Station 4 Capt. Gerald Coriz, left, and crew members line up for breakfast Sunday morning at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos High School NJROTC cadets volunteering Sunday morning at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge Cowboy Breakfast, from left, Sam Bond, Alex Tuning, Colby Sapp and Trystan Osborn. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More