Winner of the 2008 New Mexico Book Award for Best Cookbook

Chile is the heart and soul of New Mexican cuisine and in restaurants across the state visitors are asked, -Red or green?- Diners have strong opinions on which color best complements a dish, so much so that in 1999 -Red or Green?- was adopted as the official state question.

In Red or Green, Casey invites readers to experience the bold flavors of southwestern cooking in their own homes. The cookbook introduces various types of chile peppers and how to select, handle, and incorporate them into everyday...

Winner of the 2010 New Mexico Book Award for Best Cookbook

Since he first traveled to New Mexico in the 1960s, Clyde Casey has been in love with New Mexican cuisine and has explored its evolution from Puebloan roots, to influences brought by the Spanish in the early 1500s, to what is today a unique blend of Native American, Spanish, French, cowboy chuck wagon, Mexican, and Mediterranean influences. A companion to Casey's Red or Green cookbook, New Mexico Cuisine reflects the diversity of these culinary origins, offering a wide range of New Mexican recipes....