Vacation

[rinue]

Have returned from New Mexico, where my only regret is that I did not drink all the horchata and eat all the green chile.

I partook of tamales and smooth French absinthe, and stood on or by many large rocks.

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[rinue]

My local groceries are unfortunately pretty dire. I frequently have to go four different places to get the stuff I need to make a recipe and still need to make some substitutions. (I say "I need," but I actually mean Ciro needs. My less ambitious strategy is more often to see what is available and improvise from there.) It was a major victory to get frozen okra, which I think my mom accomplished by bugging the closest grocery about it for upwards of 10 years.