This cookbook is a New Mexico classic. It features an assortment of recipes from the kitchens of New Mexico homes and restaurants, many of which have been featured in the pages of New Mexico Magazine. Inside you will learn how to prepare chile and how to build an horno as well as find recipes for traditional favorites including tortillas, guacamole, posole, biscochitos, sopaipillas, and sangria. Additionally, you will find dishes like fettine di manzo alla pizzaiola and moussaka alongside recipes for obscure regional specialties like Santa Clara Bread Pudding, High Country Pea Soup, Las Cruces Pecan Pralines, and Silver City Nuggets. Savor and share the joys of New Mexican cooking as you prepare more than one hundred dishes from across the state in this remarkable collection of outstanding recipes.

Provides recipes for appetizers, soups, breads, side dishes, main courses, and desserts which reflect the best of traditional Indian and Spanish, as well as modern, cuisine.

New Mexican cooking is unique to New Mexico. The stacked enchiladas topped with an egg & smothered in thick red sauce, the posole stew , rich & meaty, the green chile & blue corn tortillas--these are typically New Mexican dishes. New Mexico cooking was originally based on Pueblo Indian dishes & on the foods grown by these people--& not on the foods prepared by the Indians of Mexico. As time went on, there were influences from Mexico, France, Britain, & the Eastern Seaboard colonies. A number of the recipes in this book have appeared in past issues of New Mexico Magazine. Some come from the kitchens of New Mexico restaurants. Most, however, come from home kitchens.

Red and green chiles share the spotlight with delectable sweets in these easy-to-follow recipes. The reader will find many useful hints and interesting variations on familiar dishes, all happily perfected by generations of the Ortiz family. The Ortiz tradition of New Mexican cooking brought raves from patrons of La Mancha Restaurant in Galisteo, New Mexico and these family recipes are now shared with you in this collection of flavorful Southwestern dishes. "...the restaurant that had the most wonderful New Mexican food I've every tasted." -Los Angeles Times, "...such is the fame of these and other Ortiz dishes that visitors from all over the world made a detour to their restaurant from Santa Fe." -St. Louis Dispatch

For centuries, Santa Fe has charmed visitors and captured the imagination and spirit of its residents. A central ingredient in the making of Santa Fe's charm has been the kitchens of the city and the surrounding area. Whether in the home or in restaurants, Santa Fe kitchens reflect the diversity of its residents and visitors, and blend the diverse cultures of New Mexico. Now, the Museum of New Mexico Foundation has collected more than 300 recipes from its membership, local chefs, artists and dignitaries to help create this exciting new cookbook. Unique and delicious recipes from some of New Mexico's most renowned chefs reflect the balance of Santa Fe's cultures and lifestyle. Featuring recipes from the most renowned kitchens of New Mexico, including: Coyote Cafe--Mark Miller, proprietor and chef; Bradley Borchardt, chef El Farol--David Salazar, proprietor; James C. Caruso, chef Fuego Restaurant--Bouneou Maxime Harry's Roadhouse--Harry Shapiro, proprietor and author Jane Butel Cooking School--Jane Butel, proprietor and author Jinja Cafe--Lesley Allin, proprietor and chef Los Pinos Guest Ranch, Pecos--Alice M. McSweeney, proprietor and chef Osteria D'Assisi--Lino Pertusini, proprietor; F. Ventricini, chef Santa Fe School of Cooking--Nicole Ammerman Paula Lambert, author, The Cheese Lover's Cookbook and Guide The Museum of New Mexico Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the four museums and six historical state monuments that comprise the Museum of New Mexico. The Foundation promotes excellence at the Museum of New Mexico through effective fundraising, innovative entrepreneurial ventures, community collaboration, and essential support services. The Museum Foundation of New Mexico includes The Palace of the Governors, The Museum of Fine Arts Santa Fe, Museum of International Folk Art, and The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

Originally published: Santa Fe, New Mexico: Clear Light Publishing, 2007.