The Not So Wild West

Our life out West is pretty tame, and far from wild these days. The garden is wrapping up because we didn't think to plant pumpkin (I can't believe we forgot to plant that). Here is a picture of some of our chilies that of course did rather well out here. Luke and I are still working on mastering the best technique in terms of cooking them. The locals all say to grill them, then immediately stick them in the freezer. Once cold the skin peels right off and they are ready for use. We have successfully mastered this once so far. It took a while for us to get it right! I have really embraced the green chilies and love the extra flavor. I like to eat them on everything--- which is good since they put them on everything out here. I made pigs in a blanket this Saturday for the game and added green chili for a New Mexican twist. They turned out awesome! So...if you can get fresh green chilies where you live...try it out in your next batch of pigs in a blanket; you won't be disappointed.

Finally our garden gave us some big juicy red tomatoes

The latest garden crop

Luke and I do love our neighbors out here. They are such sweet people. Bob and Mak live two doors down and are such a fun couple. Luke and Bob talk all things man together, and Mak is the sweetest lady who is willing enough to teach me all sorts of wonderful authentic New Mexican dishes (she even tones down the hot factor for my wuss self). Luke and Bob grilled brisket for an entire day a couple of weeks ago--it was amazing! I will say one of my favorite parts of being a New Mexican resident is the food. It's so unique, interesting, and delicious. Enough talk--enjoy the pics!

Luke and Bob grilling hard!

Luke with the brisket!

Shannon our other neighbor has given us so many wonderful things for helping with her house--here is an great chips and salsa bowl she got us. It's very heavy and way to nice for me to ever put food in. The card is a picture of where Luke and I have been hiking several times.