For ten decades, New Mexico Magazine has published the Land of Enchantment's best recipes and stories about food, bringing the spicy, sweet, and earthy flavors of our homeland to kitchens around the world. In this landmark cookbook from America's oldest state magazine, fifty recipes showcase classics from the archives and groundbreaking creations of contemporary chefs. Powered by local and seasonal ingredients, fascinating histories, and diverse influences, The New Mexico Magazine Centennial Cookbook is an essential collection of tasty traditions from every corner of the state.

New Mexico's Tasty Traditions: Folksy Stories, Recipes and Photos provides an armchair tour of kitchens, fields, festivals, and farmers' markets through the eyes of veteran food-travel writer Sharon Niederman. Come along to the cakewalk at the Colfax County Fair, forage for chokecherries along the Cimarr n River, cook dutch-oven stew with cowboys, make enchiladas with Chimay chile, and bake oven bread in a Pueblo horno. Sample tasty pastries in Pie Town and spice up your life at the Hatch Chile Festival. Learn to prepare latkes, potica bread, and other ethnic specialties that make New Mexico cuisine so diverse. Discover how urbanites are turning their yards into productive gardens, even in the middle of busy Albuquerque neighborhoods. Niederman's colorful photographs and lively tales showcase the authentic people and places that reveal the state's varied and venerable culinary roots. New Mexico's Tasty Traditions is a gift to treasure--for your own kitchen bookshelf or for anyone you know who loves New Mexico.

This handy and appealing book provides the most up-to-date guide for those who want to explore New Mexico's officially designated Scenic Byways and their off-the-beaten-track destinations. Packed with helpful driving directions and useful tidbits, By the Way will also be cherished by armchair travelers who want to learn more about the Land of Enchantment.

Each chapter includes a detailed narrative itinerary of one of the twenty-five byways, illustrated with colorful photos and a regional map. Lesley S. King adds evocative essays and photos of roadside attractions along each route.

Designed to fit in a glove compartment, the spiral- bound book also features a handy fold-out state map in a back pocket. It makes an ideal gift for people who love to travel New Mexico's back roads.

This unusual book is more than a guide; it is a showcase for the remarkable beauty and diversity of New Mexico's mountains. A profile of each major range offers intriguing information about its formation, scenic and wilderness character, and recreational opportunities, as well as fascinating bits of history and lore. Climber and photographer Mike Butterfield's dazzling full-color photos evoke a vivid sense of place, and tales of his adventures bring the mountains alive. Numerous maps, including a separate foldout map showing the ranges in photographic relief, and detailed peak and wilderness lists serve as handy and informative reference guides. This spectacular volume is bound to captivate and inspire outdoor enthusiasts and would-be adventurers who yearn to explore, hike, take scenic drives, find climbing challenges, or enjoy the solitude of unspoiled nature--amidst the mountains of New Mexico.