Month: October 2024

  • Come for the balloon fiesta – Stay for the Chile!

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    The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is here, and with it the population of Albuquerque almost doubles! That’s not the only great thing going on in Albuquerque during this time though. The Balloon Fiesta also coincides with the chile season! Not only the chile season! In addition to chile, October also means that New Mexico has…

  • New Mexico Piñon Nuts

    New Mexico Piñon Nuts

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    Few things are as special in the cold New Mexican months as local Piñon Nuts. They rank among red chile and pork tamales and posole as some of the things that New Mexicans yearn for when the weather get colder. The pinon tree is a beloved wood in New Mexico, and the stereotypical fire in…