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I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Our was quite lovely, and, as per our usual, a bit unique. When I asked the hubster what he wanted to eat, he was rather loud (though not at all overbearing) in his enthusiasm for green chile. “A New Mexican Feast!” he said. Since I have very little power to refuse him (he’s so cute!) and the idea was a good one, I was in. Slow simmered green chile, perfect pinto beans, homemade tortillas, and, as pictured above, cinnamon-vanilla flan. Or, as our friend Jeff once called it, phlegm (it was not one of his kinder moments). Everything was delicious, especially the flan. That’s a ringing endorsement from our furry friend Milo, at least. Yes, I know he is on the table, licking our plates. It’s our house damn it, and we make the rules. Or should I say that the cats do? Maybe sometimes.
Anyhoo, lest you think I am totally against Thanksgiving fare, I am dry brining a chicken as I type, and will be serving it for dinner tonight, along with with stuffing, mushroom gravy, baked potatoes, and cranberry sauce. As they say about our fine home, “Oregon – things are different here.” Indeed, they are.
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Wow. I am so glad to see your cat licking a plate on your table. That is a regular occurrence over here! More power to you! And if you love New Mexican food, maybe you have this cookbook already: Cooking with Cafe Pasqual’s. I am ashamed to say I’ve never actually used the cook book because some of the meals are kinda labor intensive but two of the most amazing meals of our lives were at this restaurant in Santa Fe. Great, GREAT food.
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Yum. If you can’t go to La Choza, ‘be’ La Choza. Or be even better! :) (I can’t remember if La Choza’s green chili was any good?)
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