Neighbors Magazine - LasCruces.com

Neighbors Magazine - LasCruces.com

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trio of ice pops on a bed of ice with fruit and herbs

Make Delicious Ice Pops For Summer

It’s been a summer of 100-degree days. All you want to eat is something cold, sweet, and simple to prepare. Ice pops, which balance fruit, fruit juices, and herbs from the garden, are a great chiller — and when you make your own, you control the amount of sugar. Some extra hydration is just an added bonus. Plus, ice pops… Related

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Local BBQ Joints: In Search of the Holy Smoke

Barbecue, sliced beef and bread Ribs and sausage and a cold big red Barbecue makes old ones feel young Barbecue makes everybody someone If you're feelin’ puny, you don’t know what to do Treat yourself to some meat, eat some barbecue. - Robert Earl Keen Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen and I have several things in common: our first names, our birth city of Houston, and our love of authentic pit-smoked barbecue. For Robert, eating barbecue is, well, therapeutic. For me, enjoying real Texas-style barbecue in a smoke-tinged barbecue joint ranks up there with the greatest of culinary and sensory indulgences. However, finding true wood-smoked pit ‘cue has proven a challenge for this Texas transplant living in Southern New Mexico, having enjoyed succulent brisket, tender pork ribs, and smoked sausage for more than half a century while residing mostly in Central Texas, including Lockhart, the “Barbecue Capital of Texas.” [caption id="attachment_7775" align="alignleft" width="469"] Rollin' Smoke Barbeque[/caption] Barbecue Traditions Here in the Land of Enchantment, delicious green-chile-inspired Mexican and New Mexican fare dominates menus from Las Cruces to Taos. Tracking down pit-smoked meats, however, is another story. Often what some New… Related

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