Need great Green Chile Stew recipe

I am a native New Mexican and grew up not only eating the stew regularly but my family owned restaurants where the green chile stew was on the menu, having said that here is my 2cents and a couple of my favorite recipes. Note: one recipe is for pork (use shoulder vs lean) and one is for beef.

Attached are the two recipes that I use for my green chile stew. Do not be intimidated my my 1st choice, it is not difficult to make it just sounds like it is. It is definitely the one I get the most compliments on and probably the best I have had anywhere. You can always very the ingredients, more meat less potatoes, more meat and more potatoes etc... I use canned chopped tomatoes and it turns out fine. The recipe is scaled for 4 servings so you need to multiply accordingly. Leftovers freeze well and are great when it starts snowing in Denver. ALWAYS REMEMBER you can ADD more chile to increase the heat but you can NEVER REMOVE chile to lessen the heat. I start out on the light side and after an hour of stewing I taste it to see if I need to add and then I add a little at a time always letting it cook some and tasting between additions. I also hold back on salt since the chicken broth, I buy this in liquid form in boxes at Costco it's pretty good and I use it in lots of things, has some salt in it already. Same rules apply. You do not need tortillas with the stew, a good hard roll to sop up the juice is very good with it. Good luck !!

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Pat B in Home Cooking

Which do you think is a better Sushi Buffet in Honolulu?

If you have a place for your guests to gather I would recommend Grant Kawasaki's company cater your party. I had him bring a sushi bar to my place and it was the bomb. Everyone is still asking when I am going to do it again. It cost the same or less than the buffets and Grant has true sushi grade fish ... broke da mouth !! Here are links to Grant's web sites, you can also catch him on TV. Tell him pat sent you and maybe he will make you his softshell crab on a croissant with nalo greens and wasabi vinagarette ... now I'm hungry http://www.hawaiiangrowncatering.com/ http://www.hawaiiangrowntv.com/

Pat B in Hawaii

Upscale New Mexican Restaurant in Albuquerque--birthday dinner

Although I now live and eat in Hawaii, I was raised in Albuquerque and my family owned and operated restraunts for 30 years. If you are looking for a nice place with great food and atmosphere and don't mind a short drive, I recommend either the (1) Corn Maiden at Tamaya
http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/images/hotels/tamay/TAMAY_CM%20Spring%202009.pdf
or (2) Prairie Star both are at Santa Ana pueblo http://mynewmexicogolf.com/golf/emailer2020/img/mynewmexicogolf/9-09PrairieStarmenu.pdf .
It is about a 20 minute drive north of town and one of the best places in New Mexico. If you can get a reservation there before sundown you will have the opportunity to see the Sandia mountains light up (watermelon "sandia" color) as the sun sets. The food is excellent at both as is the service. (Corn Maiden is my 1st choice) enjoy

Pat B in Southwest