The 2010 Harvest Wine Fest is happening this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds. For just $15 you get a souvenir wine glass and taste after taste of all the delicious local wines.
Along with 16 participating wineries, there will be live music, arts, crafts, specialty food products, and of course grape stomping contests every hour!
You can’t bring Fido or Fluffy, but anyone else under 21 ...
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Everything salsa—red and green, dancing, music, food, craft vendors, fun… Yes, this Sunday is the 2nd Annual Main Street SalsaFest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Downtown Mall, between Las Cruces Avenue and Griggs Street. Thousands of salsa enthusiasts are expected to participate in the judging of the 19 competitors’ salsa. The 2009 Homestyle champion, Soccoro Lopez, is even returning to the event in order to defend her title. In ...
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Many states offer tax-free shopping during certain times of the year to motivate people to get out there and shop. For one, it helps out people by saving them some cash, and for two, it helps the stores out by generating a little extra revenue.
New Mexicos tax-free weekend, beginning this Friday (August 6th) and lasting until Sunday (August 8th) at midnight, is intended to help get the kids back to school. But before you venture ...
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Las Cruces Farmers Market (every Saturday and Wednesday)
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve made it to the farmers market, so it’s definitely going to be on my to-do list for tomorrow. For one, I have a hankering for some fresh green tomatoes, so that I can slice them up and put them on the grill (I usually just put a dash of salt, pepper and olive oil on them before grilling). ...
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I was perusing the Internet a few days ago for new ice cream recipes that I could do with the grandkids, and we came across a very delicious one from a New Mexican native—Jane Butel. Butel currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she has her very own cooking school. The recipe of her’s that really caught my eye the other day was her chile chocolate ice cream. For those of ...
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