Ingredients

Seeing that we’re three-quarters of the way into 2023 and on to 2024, I’ve compiled a creative list of 23 starring roles for Blueberry All-Stars, with a bonus one for 2024!

After innumerous trips back, I’ve now come to terms with my inexperience and have grown to appreciate the high desert’s crags and wisps. My recent journey to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains outside of Santa Fe was no exception.

As I wrote in my last edition, let me travel the world with you and capture its essence in food and drink as seen within local cultures! All with an eye towards nutrition and healthy eating. And how many foods and beverages keep travelers and residents at their finest. This time it’s around the Jemez Pueblo, a federally recognized tribe located in north-central New Mexico, about 50 miles northwest of Albuquerque or about 75 miles from Santa Fe!

Feeling aches and pains? Getting sick more often? Cramping like none other? Got the inflammation blues? What about those tingles? Maybe vitamin D’s the dilemma?

Come on readers … time to add legumes/beans to your repertoire! Why is it that legumes need a cheering squad? Embrace their range of colors, tastes, textures, nutritional qualities and versatilities! Maybe you haven’t truly explored their multiple potentials.