Adrienne DeGuere

The Santa Fe Botanical Garden has a new winter holiday event: La Luz de las Noches – “The Light of the Nights.” The garden pathways will be lined with farolitos and twinkling holiday lights will lead to at least two live performers each night and holiday treats will be available throughout the garden (non-alcoholic beverages … Read more

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Don’t miss the 26th annual River of Lights at Albuquerque’s BioPark Botanic Garden! A feast for the eyes, the River of Lights offers a stroll through a 1.5-mile path of over 800 one-of-a-kind hand-welded light displays, animated and 3D sculptures, and millions of twinkling lights. Running through December 30th (closed the 24th and 25th) from … Read more

This sweet bread made with the winter squash of your choice, buttermilk, walnuts and the all the yummy spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, ginger) looks so crazy good! This would be the perfect hostess gift for that holiday party you’re attending soon. Photo by Douglas Merriam. https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/colin-shanes-winter-squash-walnut-bread/

I always have to stop by the Rio Grande Gorge when I visit Taos. The majesty and beauty just never gets old! Check out this stunning snowy capture. Image by Elijah Rael. https://elijah-rael.pixels.com/?fbclid=IwAR0HWz16OZbfaB7c4Ljiq83Wru_Yw8_M6FKfqotHBgCqeun72Twi4vURTis

Santa Fe loves Christmas Eve and the annual farolito walk on Canyon Road, but less well-known, is the unique tradition known as Las Posadas, also a one-night-only event. It is a re-enactment of the Holy Family’s search for lodging, which takes place each year in and around the historic Santa Fe Plaza. Celebrated around the world, this … Read more

I love bizcochitos (New Mexico’s state cookie!) and while I don’t believe for a minute that I’ll pull it together to bake this scrumptious looking tarte tatin, I can dream about it…or hopefully inspire someone I know to make it and share! Image by Unsplash/Diliara Garifullina. https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/recipe-bizcochito-tarte-tatin/

I love the contours of this freshly snow-dusted mountain with the gorgeous moon hovering above the clouds. Sublime! Image by Geraint Smith. https://geraintsmith.com/

This Saturday you can enjoy two holiday art markets! Check out the IAIA Holiday Art Market and SFCC Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Located just a 6 minute drive from each other, the Institute of American Indian Art and the Santa Fe Community College will host artists from Santa … Read more

Kick off the holiday season at Madrid’s Annual Christmas Parade tomorrow, December 2nd! Led by a red-nosed yak (!), this Christmas parade is as unique and offbeat as Madrid is. Once a coal mining town until the miners went off to fight on WWII, Madrid was then abandoned until the 1970s when bikers, artists, and … Read more