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  • El mitote July 5, 2009

    Lou Diamond Phillips' win on NBC's I'm a Celebrity competition also proved to be a win for the Amado and J.B. Peña Art Has Heart Foundation and the St. Pius X High School foundation. Phillips had admired artist Amado Peña Jr.'s work before meeting him, and the two became friends on the 1988 set of Young Guns in New Mexico. As a result, Phillips has contributed to the annual Art Has Heart fundraiser, leading to more than 300 students receiving college art scholarships over 12 years. Peña and his wife, J.B., live in Santa Fe. »Read Story...
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  • An easy way to feed to birds

    One question I'm often asked this time of year is, "What will my birds do when I'm on vacation?" Well, your birds will probably be fine, but if you want to provide them with a steady supply of food and keep them coming, try using seed cylinders and blocks. Seed cylinders are my absolute favorite way to feed the birds. They are clean, easy to use, last a long time, and a wide variety of birds love them. These compressed blocks and cylinders of seed often come loaded with nuts and fruit and are held together with gelatin. »Read Story...
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  • Physics of pancakes

    Something happened to buttermilk pancakes between the 1960s, when I was a kid, and today, when I can't seem to find or make a pancake that doesn't dissolve into a mealy mush before I'm halfway through the stack. »Read Story...
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  • The Ethical Epicure: Is our country producing way too much food?

    Although corn is a food most people associate with New Mexico, our state is not one of the nation's top producers; yet corn is everywhere in our regional diet. Tortilla chips take the place of bread in the baskets on many of our tables, and pretty much every New Mexican restaurant in town offers some traditional corn-based fare: tamales, posole or one of any number of dishes made using corn tortillas. Where might that corn come from? »Read Story...
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