Whenever I am given a choice I choose seafood or food from my native New Mexico. Since it is now chile harvesting time in the Land of Enchantment and I have caring parents who have a food dehydrator I get the best dried green chiles you could ever imagine so I choose chile. You soak these in a little warm water just to soften and then chop em' up and you are good to go, they re-hydrate into the most plump and succulent chiles you could ever imagine. In a few weeks it is red chile season; after the green pods sit in the sun for a while they turn red, same chile - different flavor. There is so much you can do with chile, it is a fruit after all, but simple foods made with care are always the best.

A bowl of beans with a couple spoonfuls of chile is an excellent example, or the more popular 'texas chili' where you mix it all together and let it stew so that the flavors get a chance to know each other and eventually get married. I have posted
chiles rellenos, which are roasted and stuffed fresh peppers with a chile sauce poured over. I have posted flat
enchiladas,
rolled enchiladas, I have posted
burritos so whats left? Huevos Rancheros a New Mexico diner classic. ...And
someone says it makes you sleep better... cool. (thanks anonymous)

Chopped green chile ready to go. This is good just like this in a quesadilla.

New Mexico green chile with meat.

snapshot of red chile dryng in the sun.

One plate of Huevos Rancheros. Pinto beans, green chile with pork and blue corn tortillas topped with a sunny side up egg.