Traditions Old and New
HOLIDAY LOOKBOOK 2023
Happy Holidays,
The holiday season in New Mexico is an amazing time of year. Fall colors lead to snow-capped mountains, chilly mornings where you can enjoy a cup of locally processed coffee with the flavors of the season, a bowl of posole and so much more. While we celebrate the red and green season all year with our famous chile, New Mexico offers so much more. From our food products to local crafts, many of the products we enjoy have been passed down through the generations. Those traditions are centered around food; making tamales with grandma, sharing biscochitos with your neighbors, or toasting celebrations with a glass of wine from the oldest wine region in the United States, are all a part of our great culture and traditions. I encourage you to take a look at this year’s lookbook, create memories from traditions of the past and start unique new ones of your own. The holiday season is the perfect opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Enjoy!
Jeff M. Witte New Mexico Agriculture Secretary
Table of Contents TRADITIONS OLD & NEW
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SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
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TASTY GOODIES
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HOLIDAY SPIRITS
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FEEL GOOD WHEN BUYING LOCAL
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STOCKING STUFFERS
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Supporting New Mexico Farmers, Ranchers, and Agribusinesses.
Traditions Old & New
Nine Favorite Holiday Traditions from Around the World that originated from the farm Mistletoe
Christmas Dinner Christmas Trees
Yule Logs
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Traditions Old & New
Exchanging Presents Candy Canes
Holiday Breads
Nativity Scenes
Julenisse (Christmas Gnome)
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Traditions Old & New
Chef Jon Young
Chef Young currently owns and is the executive chef of a successful farm-to-table catering business. He also owns a private chef business, for which he sources ingredients from his 15-acre farm in Corrales, New Mexico. He is the owner and chef of a new food truck called Sandia Mountain Sauce Company, which serves build-a-bowl pasta dishes.
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Traditions Old & New
Natillas
Ingredients
Directions
4 cups milk 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 1⁄3 cup flour 1 cup brown sugar 4 eggs, separated 3 drops of anise oil ground cinnamon
1. In sauce pan warm milk, anise oil and vanilla to a simmer and remove from heat. 2. In separate bowl beat egg yolks, add brown sugar, flour and salt and mix together. 3. Add egg mixture to sauce pan slowly while whisking, and heat until it boils and thickens. Make sure to start whisking while mixture comes to a boil so it doesn’t burn. 4. Remove from heat. 5. In large bowl beat egg whites until it’s stiff. 6. Fold mixture into egg whites. 7. Portion mixture into 1 cup bowls, cover and refrigerate until cold. 8. Sprinkle top with cinnamon. elevateNMag.com
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Tradition Old & New
Green Chile Cornbread
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Allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Nightshade, Egg, Yield: 1 - 12” pan, or about 8 servings
Ingredients
Directions
1.5 cup Green Chile, Roasted 1/4 cup Bacon fat 1.5 cup Cornmeal, Finely Ground 1 cup Flour, All Purpose 2 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1 teaspoon Salt 2 Eggs 2 Cups Buttermilk
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter and sugar. 3. In the same bowl, whisk the eggs, creamed corn and milk until blended. In another bowl, sift together the flour, blue cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. 4. While slowly mixing, add flour and blue corn. 5. Once mixed, thoroughly fold the shredded cheddar cheese and green chile. 6. Pour the cornbread batter into a butter greased 13 x 9 x 2inch baking dish. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Tradition Old & New
Chef Jordan Isaacson
I’m not originally from New Mexico, and my traditions today, are much different than they were growing up in Illinois. As for many others, food was always a big part of our holiday celebrations, but there was a large disconnection between what we were eating, and where it came from. In our family gatherings now there is a much bigger sense of where we live and the things we grow making an appearance on the table. Pecans, chile, and corn making appearances among other things we grow in the backyard. Another big change is activities during that time of the year. In Illinois, it was oftentimes too cold and going outside was an adventure. Nowadays in New Mexico, we oftentimes go on family hikes around the holidays since the weather is so amazing during the fall and winter. When the sun is shining on a nice November day, it’s hard to stay inside, when there is so much to see and experience here in New Mexico. elevateNMag.com
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SANTA’S Picks for Holiday Gifts Running out of ideas of what to get everyone on your list? Come to the gift giving expert: Santa. just look for the “Santa’s Pick” Symbol. Throughout our holiday lookbook, get ready to wrap up fun, unique ideas for everyone on your list. For the sweet tooth must-have gifts for men, women and kids (you’ll find items highlighted on almost every page). From winning “Guest of the Year” with most-wanted hosts gifts, to scoring points with your children’s teacher or reigning supreme as the ultimate gift giver, we can help you spread the joy with 45 pages of delicious and affordable finds (including treats just for you, because you deserve it!)
Happy Holidays!
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Kinna’s Tamarind Chile Sauce
Heart of the Desert Garlic & Green Chile Pistachios
Heidi’s Raspberry Jam
Brenda’s Perfect Brittle Cashew Lavender
Elixir Boutique & Choclates Original Krack Korn Puffs
TSK Green Chile, Apple, Date Granoola
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LavendeRX Black Ice Sugar Scrub
Cibolo Junction Red Chile Mango Preserves
Legacy Pecans Milk Chocolate Pecans
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Chili Crop Shop Now
Red Chile Powder
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Red Chile Honey
Red Chile Salt
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Santa Fe
(Mixes, Seasons, Gourmet Coffee) Shop Now Tortilla Soup Mix
Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly
Roadrunner Bold Coffee
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A-Bee Honey Farm Shop Now
Locally Sourced Honey
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Locally Sourced Honey
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
NM Prickly Pear Jelly Shop Now
Orange Marmalade
Prickly Pear Jelly
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Desert Farms Tia Rita’s Cannon’s Shop Now 16
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Cherry A’More Gourmet Sauce
Jalapeño Mustard
Cannon’s Sweet Hots
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Riptide Spice House Shop Now Heritage Marinade & Sauce
Hola Aloha Marinade & Sauce
Aloha Roja Marinade & Sauce
Hawaiin + New Mexican
Hatch Green Chile + Hawaiin
Hatch Red Chile + Hawaiin
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Chopped Chile Co. Shop Now
Medium Red Chile Flame Roasted
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Medium Green Chile Flame Roasted
Hot Red Chile Flame Roasted
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Cibolo Junction Shop Now
Chile Lime Dip Mix
Chimayo Harvest Blend
Chile Garlic Dip Mix
Roasted Red & Green Chile
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Sadie’s Shop Now
Desert Salsa
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Hatch Green Chile Ranch Tortilla Chips
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Ol’ Gringo Aztec’s Salsa ¡Andele! Salsa Aztec’s Pueblo Traditional Jalapeño Salsa
¡Andele! Tomatillo Jalapeno Salsa
Ol’ Gringo Gourmet Green Chile Sauce
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Cibolo Junction Shop Now
Green Chile Pineapple
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Jalapeño Blueberry
Red Chile Mango
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Heidi’s Shop Now
Raspberry Ginger Jam
Raspberry Jam
Strawberry Jam
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SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
El Pinto Shop Now
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Red Chile Sauce
Roasted Jalapeño Salsa
Chipotle Salsa
Medium
Medium
Wild & Fiery
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Young Guns Shop Now
Traditional Jalapeño
Flame Roasted Green Chile
Red Chile Sauce
Hot
Hot
Hot
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New Mexico Sabor Shop Now
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Chipotle Honey Salsa
Hatche Green Chile Salsa
Hatch Green Chile Salsa
Hot
Medium
Extra hot
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Kinna’s Shop Now
Vegan Mango Salsa
Tamarind Chile Sauce
Vegan Chile Paste
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SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Taste New Mexico Shop Now
Hatch Sweet Hot Sauce
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ZIA Mango Habanero Hot Sauce
Fuego Scorpion Hot Sauce
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Wies Pies Shop Now
Hatch Green Chile Marinara
Spicy Marinara
Classic Marinara
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SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Valencia Flour Mill Shop Now
Blue Corn Muffin & Pancake Mix
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Fry Bread Mix
Sopapilla Mix
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
tsk Shop Now
Bisco Shake Spice Blend
Red Chile, Apricot, Pecan Granola
Community Blend Coffee (Locally Roasted)
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Look for our new label.
Cervantes Shop Now
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Hatch Valley Medium Green Chile Sauce
Flame Roasted Chopped Green Chile
SPICE UP YOUR DISHES
Bueno Shop Now
Hatch Autumn Roast Salsa
Christmas Roast Salsa
Hatch Green Chile Sauce
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TASTY GOODIES
Heart of the Desert Shop Now Garlic & Green Chile Pistachios
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Red Chile Pistachio Caramel Popcorn
Green Chile Kernels
TASTY GOODIES
La Casa Pecana Call 575.644.6935
1 lb La Casa Pecana
1/2 lb La Casa Pecana
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TASTY GOODIES
Taos Bakes Shop Now
Cilantro Lime Pistachios
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Trailblazer Granola
Almond, Agave, Cinnamon Granola Bar
TASTY GOODIES
Garcia’s Shop Now
Biscochitos
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TASTY GOODIES
Bake Me Happier Shop Now
Lemon Zest
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
NM Blue Corn
TASTY GOODIES
Snugglecubs Cookies Shop Now The Cloudcroft
The Mesilla 1913
The Tularosa
Blueberry, Lemon, White Chocolate
Milk Chocolate Chip with Pecans
Cherry, Almond, Amaretto
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TASTY GOODIES
Jr’s Jerky Company Shop Now
Green Chile Teriyaki
Yellow Heat Hot Yellow Chile Pepper
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Green & Red Chile Lemon Pepper
TASTY GOODIES
Vigil’s Beef Jerky Shop Now
Teriyaki
Christmas
Butter & Mesquite
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TASTY GOODIES
Legacy Pecans Shop Now
Cinnamon Pecans
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Pecan Trail Mix
Pecan Brittle
TASTY GOODIES
Brenda’s Perect Brittle Shop Now New Mexico Christmas
Bluebery Brittle
Old-Fashioned Peanut
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TASTY GOODIES
Tim & Larry’s Elixir Boutique Chocolate Shop Now Salted Karamel Korn
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Original Recipe
Garlic Parmesan & Black pepper
TASTY GOODIES
Rio Grande Chili Company Shop Now Red Chile
Red Chile & Lime
Green Chile
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TASTY GOODIES
New Mexico Piñon Coffee Shop Now
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Pumpkin Spice
Traditonal Piñon
Cocunut Almond Delight
Medium Roast
Medium Roast
Medium Roast
Honey Holiday Coffee
TASTY GOODIES Makes: 4 servings
This Spanish-inspired coffee drink is easy to make and an absolutely delicious way to surprise your holiday guests. We recommend using our French Roast coffee for a rich and full-bodied flavor, with added notes of raw honey. Or if you prefer a decaf coffee option, opt for a dark roast decaf to give your holiday Honey Coffee all of the same rich flavor without the caffeine.
Ingredients:
Directions:
2 cups strong-brewed coffee
In a saucepan, combine coffee, milk, honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
½ cup milk (or milk substitute) ¼ cup honey (or sweetener of your choice) ⅛ tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ tsp. vanilla extract Dash ground nutmeg
Heat thoroughly over medium heat, but do not boil! Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Serve immediately and enjoy.
Local Pairings YULE Love!
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TASTY GOODIES
Homemade Magic Reindeer Food INGREDIENTS • Raw uncooked oats • Sugar cookie sprinkles • Plastic sandwich or snack baggies • Ribbon in festive holiday colors • Paper for the printable tags INSTRUCTIONS Pour 3-4 tablespoons of oats into each plastic bag. Add a tablespoon or two of sprinkles. Iridescent sprinkles or red and green sprinkles are good choices; but use what you have on hand (Beware: If you mix red and green sugar, the resulting color will be a less festive shade of brown.) Close the baggie with a piece of ribbon, and shake to mix. If using a zipper top bag, punch a small hole in the corner and thread a piece of ribbon through the hole. Make a tag by writing or printing the poem (below) onto a piece of paper or card stock. Add the tag to the bag for a fun gift for children to give their friends to use on Christmas Eve—or save and use themselves!
After you put out the milk and cookies for Santa, head outside to sprinkle this magic reindeer food on your lawn. 48 2023 Holiday Lookbook
Poem to Write or Print On Card
Sprinkle this reindeer food outside Christmas Eve. The moonlight will make it sparkle bright as the reindeer fly and roam. This will guide them to your home.
Building a New Mexican Charcuterie Board
TASTY GOODIES
@desertpaparazzi Start with the largest items first, then the medium sized, then fill the gaps with the smallest items. Try to arrange the board so nothing looks to similar or is touching. Use the rule of 3:3 accompaniments, 3 cheeses, 3 meats… Step One: Fill small vessels with salsa, dips, spreads, and items that can be piled onto the board. Step Two: Add the cheeses and meats. Step Three: Add Crackers, tortillas, breads. Step Four: Add pecans, pinons, apples, veggies, and herbs. elevateNMag.com
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HOLIDAY SPIRITS
Black Mesa Winery Shop Now
Burd Pino Grigio
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Burd 2017 Montepulciano
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Enchantment Vineyard Vivac Winery Amaro Winery Tempranillo Wine
Cranberry Wine
Chambourcin Wine
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Perfect for the Wine Lover
St. Clair Shop Now
KIVA Special Reserve
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The holiday season is packed with traditions, old and new. Try one of our favorite traditions: Herb-Seasoned Rib Roast with Red Wine Pan Sauce. You’ll find this and hundreds of other tasty beef recipes at NMBeef.com
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Herb-Seasoned Rib Roast with Red Wine Pan Sauce Ingredients
Directions
• 1 well-trimmed beef rib roast (2 ribs), small end, chine (back) bone removed (4-6 pounds)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine seasoning ingredients; press evenly onto all surfaces.
• Salt to taste
2. Place roast fat side up, in shallow roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is entered in thickest part of beef, not resting in fat or touching bone. Do not add water or cover. Roast in 350 degree oven 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours for medium rare; 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours for medium doneness.
• SEASONING • 2 tablespoons steak seasoning blend • 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves • 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves RED WINE SAUCE • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion • 3/4 cup dry red wine • 1 can (13-3/4 to 14-1/2 ounces) ready-to-serve beef broth • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3. Remove roast when meat thermometer registers 135 degrees for medium rare; 150 degrees for medium. Transfer roast to carving board; tent loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise about 10 degrees to reach 145 degrees for medium rare; 160 degrees for medium.) 4. Meanwhile, prepare Red Wine Pan Sauce. Skim fat from pan drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon. Heat reserved 1 tablespoon fat in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir 1 - 2 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, place roasting pan over medium heat; add wine. Cook and stir 1 - 2 minutes or until browned bits attached to pan are dissolved. Add wine mixture and broth to onion in saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook 12 - 13 minutes or until reduced by about 1/3 (about 1-1/3 cups). Reduce heat to low. Combine butter and flour in small bowl until smooth. Whisk into wine sauce; cook and stir 1 minute or until sauce is thickened. 5. Carve roast into slices; season with salt, as desired. Serve with wine sauce. elevateNMag.com
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CBD + Pain Relief Roll-On
Black Ice Sugar Scrub
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Through our marketing efforts at the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA), we have found that strong traditions form a common thread across all New Mexico agricultural products. Whether it’s salsa, sopapilla mix, wine, green chile beef jerky, cheese, a blanket woven with New Mexico-grown wool, plant stock grown in a local nursery, or seed stock from one of our many cattle ranches, all New Mexico agricultural products have a history steeped in family traditions worth emphasizing and celebrating! This is why NMDA created the NEW MEXICO—Taste the Tradition® and —Grown with Tradition® Logo Program in 2000. While the main intent of using these logos is to promote New Mexico products and identify them as grown or made in the state, the program has become so much more. For more information visit
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