Breakfast in Taos

This morning we woke up early in Taos, NM and decided to see the sunrise.  It was beautiful.  If you ever find yourself in Taos, drive to the Rio Grande Gorge and look back over your shoulder.  It was stunning.  After waking up early I was ready for a good breakfast.  Yesterday we noticed a place on the main drag called Michael's Kitchen.  I could see that there was a nice sized wait for a table so I assumed that it must be good.  This morning we didn't have to wait and we weren't disappointed.  I ordered the Atole-Pinon pancakes.  Essentially these are blue corn pancakes studded with pine nuts. They were incredible.  There were four pancakes and I ate every last bite.

Another sure fire way to know that a restaurant is good is that there is a cute dog hanging out back waiting for the trash to go out.

Since I gushed about the sunrise I thought I should include a picture.

Santa Fe Farmer's Market at the Railyard

I am still loving New Mexico.  We were so happy when we learned that the Santa Fe Farmer's Market was only 2 blocks from our hotel.  I came away with a 1 pound bag of chile powder from Chencho's Chimayo Chile and a couple of irresistible pastries.

Lunch on Route 66

Mary Ann and I are having a great trip to Santa Fe.  One of our wishes has been to travel around Route 66 and take in the oddities.  Today we had lunch at La Cita in Tumacari, NM.  It is a small restaurant/gift shop/florist.  They had a good lunch crowd that kept the server busy.  Mary Ann had a bean and cheese burrito with green sauce and I had the chicken and bean burrito with green sauce. The beans had a nice chunky texture and the chicken was all white, moist and shredded to perfection.  Of course the star of the meal was the green sauce.  It had just enough heat. The chips came out fresh and crisp and the salsa set our mouths on fire.