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    A Fall Family Tradition

    In my family, the Fall means more than beautiful trees, colors, apples, pumpkins and cider. It also means it is time for green chiles to come up from Southern Colorado and New Mexico. My mom used to get to actually go pick em with her parents but we just venture down the street to a temporary produce stand.  The smell… AMAZING!  Have you ever had fresh roasted chiles in your car?  It is quite heavenly! This year we chose a mix of Pueblo Mosca Hot and a Hatch Medium, we had them fired and bagged together, it makes for a nice mix. The boys really enjoyed watching the process, we…

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    Grandma Sadie’s Family Recipe Tortillas

    Aunt Josie’s Tortillas My Grandma Sadie never wrote down her recipes… Her tortillas were a family staple, I miss them. This recipe is from her Aunt Josie. 3 cups flour 3 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. shortening 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water Put flour in a bowl, add baking powder, salt and mix well. Add shortening and into flour until well mixed. Make a hole in the middle. Add milk and hot water and mix and knead until smooth. More water may be added if necessary. Dough should not stick to hands. Roll dough into balls just larger than golf balls, roll flat with rolling pin…