Traditional New Mexican Christmas food. Tamales, posole, red chile, empanaditas (fried pastry filled with sweet, spiced pork), chiles rellenos (not really rellenos, but roast beef cooked, ground in a meat grinder with roasted green chiles, dipped in egg batter and fried - delish.
You made me cry, a little bit. I've already made plans to head back up to Las Vegas, NM between spring and summer.
I miss that food, and my friends there. Smiling Faces at the south end of town on Grand, and Little Saigon, at the north end of Grand, just east of the school and the Ford car dealership.
Both good places to eat, with good people that I will hug when I see them again.
/johnny
I have a Mexican-American friend and they always have Christmas eve tamales. My wife’s family always makes home-made pizza. Our family always had dungeness crab.
Tamales and rellenos??!! Can I join you for dinner? Please? I LOVE tamales. Sadly, there are none for hundreds of miles around here and I get all anxious when I think of making them. Even though I have everything to do it, still can’t make that step.
Feliz Navidas!!!