Beating yourself up because you don’t have a specific morning routine. How about giving yourself permission to relax and ease into your day? How about viewing your day as a miracle in and of itself?

Happy Easter from day 31 of New Mexico’s COVID-19 Stay at Home Order
Easter in New Mexico. This year, in December, I will be sixty years old. I know that sounds ancient to […]

MEATLESS MONDAY GREEN CHILE QUICHE
It’s an early spring day in northern New Mexico and we are all searching for something interesting to cook for […]

Carb Free Recipes – Chiles Rellenos (and more)
April 2020. Just like everyone else, we’re sheltering in place. We’re also looking for carb free recipes to comfort us […]

Gallegos Church – The Church of the Immaculate Conception
After over 200 posts and ten years of writing this blog, the post on Gallegos in Harding County, New Mexico continues […]

El Pinto Posole for the Texas Cousins
My family is all about eating and cooking, and a visit from the Texas cousins is the perfect excuse to cook up something totally New Mexican, like posole.

Life after the tornado
A Tribute to the human spirit in Logan, New Mexico, after the March 23, 2007 tornado.
Zachary and the Albuquerque Academy
Re-posted from 2011 I’m cooking yet another pot of posole, this time for my son Zachary, who is spending a […]
GREAT FUNERAL AND THE TUCUMCARI CEMETERY
I went to a great funeral yesterday. I’m sure there are those of you who think the word “great” and “funeral” […]
Frontier Restaurant
Most of the great conversations of my lifetime have occurred at the Frontier Restaurant over a bowl of green chilestew, sharing […]