Recipes

Based on a recipe from 'The Art of Mexican Cooking' by Diana Kennedy

These resemble the Tex-Mex classic cheese enchiladas, but with a bit more smokiness.

Chef Mark Kiffin of The Compound
Santa Fe, New Mexico

This apple granita is a great dessert, and you can give it to your kids, Kiffin says. Granitas are simply fruit, sugar, and water. You freeze it and just scrape it with a fork.

Social
Aspen, Coloroado

Stuffed dates from Social restaurant's creative menu of more than 40 delicate global tapas.

Six89
Carbondale, Colorado

A sweet treat from New American cuisine restaurant Six89 in Carbondale, Colorado.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

This recipe serves as a great base for so many other black bean creations. Besides puréeing them for a delicious soup, you can also make refried beans, black-bean cakes, black-bean dip, and black-bean salsa.

Executive chef Oliver Ridgeway of The Anasazi Restaurant & Bar
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Oliver Ridgeway, executive chef at The Anasazi Restaurant & Bar in Santa Fe, shares a very Southwestern way to serve salmon.

Chef Eric DiStefano of Coyote Cafe
Santa Fe, New Mexico

This hearty bread pudding is perfect after an Indian Market-like meal.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

The Cowgirl Chef Ellise Pierce came up with this salsa while living in Paris, where fresh jalapeños are impossible to find.

Niman Ranch
Alameda, California

Niman Ranch offers high quality, humanely-raised hogs. Try this recipe with its all-natural pork.

From Jane Butel's 'Southwestern Kitchen'

A tortilla press makes the process a snap, but it you don't have one, just roll these out with a rolling pin as you would with flour tortillas.

Chef Mark Kiffin of The Compound
Santa Fe, New Mexico

You can use these same techniques and style and just change the fruits. Use whatever is ripe and whatever tastes best.

Chef Martin Rios of Restaurant Martin
Santa Fe, New Mexico

A beautiful salad with tomatoes adds color and brightness to the meal, and the jalapeño remoulade gives it a nice kick.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

With empanadas, it's all about the fillings. Here is one of our recipe suggestions, but you may want to experiment and make up some of your own.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowboy Chef
Paris, France

With empanadas, it's all about the fillings. Here is one of our recipe suggestions, but you may want to experiment and make up some of your own.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

This dough is easy to work with, pliable, and cooks up like a dream.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

With empanadas, it's all about the fillings. Here is one of our three recipe suggestions, but you may want to experiment and make up some of your own.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

You can make these with whole wheat or with all-white flour. For some kick, add chile powder, green chiles, or spinach to the dough.

The Arches restaurant and bar
Newport Beach, California

Galliano, the not-so-secret ingredient in this popular '70s cocktail, dates back to 1896 when homesick Italians headed for the California gold rush.

Chef Dean Fearing of Fearing's at the Ritz-Carlton
Dallas, Texas

A taste of Texas from Dean Fearing, one of the chefs who created what is now known as Southwestern cuisine

Javier's Gourmet Mexicano
Dallas, Texas

This is definitely a spicy salsa, and you'll love the beautiful orange color the habaneros give it.

Back at the Ranch boot store owner Wendy Lane Henry
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Wendy Henry doesn't just sell Santa Fe style, she lives it. The owner of Back at the Ranch boot store shares her favorite recipe ? lemon-caper chicken by her husband, Cowden.

Social
Aspen, Coloroado

Pomegranate and blood orange make this martini mouthwatering.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

We took a healthy recipe for baked artichoke dip, tweaked it, then added some Tex-Mex magic.

Tara Staglik, co-owner of Papa Dean's Popcorn
San Antonio, Texas

The popcorn shop's little treat that you can make at home.

Rooster's Roadhouse
Denton, Texas

"These are great for summer cookouts and for football parties in the fall," says Alan Pierce of Rooster's Roadhouse. "Kids love these, too ? just leave off the jalapeños and cut back on the spice."

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

Years ago, Ellise Pierce's mom told her about a similar recipe that used leftover Thanksgiving turkey, but she decided that chicken would work just as well. She also added extra heat and smoke with chipotle peppers to make this soup really special.

Chef Eric DiStefano of Coyote Cafe
Santa Fe, New Mexico

This is a two- to three-hour dinner and very hearty for Indian Market.

Eric Webster and The Lakeside restaurant at Calistoga Ranch
Calistoga, California

A light summer salad from Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley.

Social
Aspen, Coloroado

A great piece of naturally dressed-up fish from Social restaurant in Aspen.

Lynn Britt Cabin
Snowmass Mountain in Colorado

Just place this topping over your favorite fruit and bake.

Ellise Pierce / The Cowgirl Chef
Paris, France

To make these easy-to-eat treats, take flour tortillas, cut them in fourths, and toast them. You may also want to use corn tostadas, or cut out rounds from either corn or flour tortillas with a biscuit cutter.

Chef Martin Rios of Restaurant Martin
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Any other seasonal fruit, like raspberries, blueberries, and mangoes, can be substituted for the strawberries.

Eric Webster and The Lakeside restaurant at Calistoga Ranch
Calistoga, California

Casa Nuestra winery suggests pairing its 2007 Dry Chenin Blanc Old Vines Napa Valley Estate with this recipe from Calistoga Ranch.

Chef Robert Del Grande of Cafe Annie
Houston, Texas

A taste of Texas from Robert Del Grande, who, along with chefs Dean Fearing and Stephan Pyles, created what is now known throughout the word as Southwestern cuisine.

Executive chef Charles Dale of Terra at Encantado
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Charles Dale, executive chef at Terra at Encantado in Santa Fe, shares a quick way to make delicious gazpacho soup.

Lynn Britt Cabin
Snowmass Mountain in Colorado

A simple yet sumptuous salad from Lynn Britt Cabin, located midway up 9,200-foot Snowmass Mountain.

Chef Mark Kiffin of The Compound
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kiffin suggests you serve this soup with his Granny Smith apple-basil granita, which helps keep the soup cold.