Steve Larese

This non-traditional New Mexico cookbook has been a bestseller since it was first published a decade ago. B&Bs from across New Mexico shared their favourite recipes including Lavender Pound Cake, Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce, Peach Frangipane Tart, Maggie's Wicked Apple Margarita, Native American Stew, Nana Banana Bread, Cactus Quiche, Chocolate Cherry Muffins and Cimarron's Trail Cookies, among others.

150 color photos of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and a celebration of hot-air balloon culture and community. From the festival founder's boast at a party in 1971 that he could fly his newly bought balloon, to an annual celebration that now draws more than half a million people to New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a story of good times and friendships formed over decades of ballooning. An average of 700 balloonists from scores of nations participate in the October event, lifting off with the rising sun in the crisp Albuquerque air and floating against the turquoise skies and salmon-pink Sandía Mountains. Traditional balloons mix with specially designed balloons such as shade-wearing suns and Darth Vader to thrill the tens of thousands of spectators below. The excitement continues into the nights with balloon glows and fireworks. More than 150 images capture the colors, crowds, and camaraderie that have made Albuquerque the ballooning capital of the world.

A visual journey through the Santa Fe, New Mexico region and its history through 4 spectacular seasons. Over 200 glorious, colorful images reflect Santa Fe, New Mexico's year-round appeal in a fresh look at this historic and modern destination. See the city streets where monuments and architecture recall the past. Outside of town, mountains, trails, chapels, and fields of flowers beckon your exploration. Visit many summer festivals that celebrate the cultures that mix in the region and rodeos that continue the activities of cowboys and Old West life here. Many artists now call Santa Fe their hometown, because the stimulating region and active markets invigorate their work. Meet Zozobra, a jovial 50-foot-tall marionette, at Las Fiestas de Santa Fe in early September. The useful Resources section includes contact information for many of the museums, festivals, activities, and recreation areas of Santa Fe. This book is a wonderful introduction as well as a souvenir to Santa Fe's many charms, and will be a guide and a keepsake to visitors and locals alike.

More than 150 color and historic black and white photographs take readers on an armchair visit to this beloved mountain town. Vivid photos capture the seasons, people, and activities that make this railroad town a place of romance and adventure. Includes the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Iron Horse Classic bicycle race, surreal fall color, and ancient ruins of the ancestral pueblo people who call this spectacular area home. The stunning photos capture majestic beauty as inspiration to visit the San Juan range of the Rocky Mountains.