The Northern New Mexican Way

Culinary Arts

The Northern New Mexican Way

Roast chilies and create a full traditional menu, including green Chimayo chili enchiladas.

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Meeting Times
  1. Sat, 8/30/2025 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Sat, 8/30/2025

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Type:
Class, No Prerequisite

Location:
Culinary Arts Studio

Interests:
Cooking

About

Prepare and taste red and green sauces made from dried and fresh chilies, cook red beans in a micaceous clay pot and make authentic Chimayo green chile chicken enchiladas with blue corn tortillas. We’ll assemble a simple red chili stew and learn how to construct tacos in the northern New Mexican way.

Your instructor lived, cooked, and worked in northern New Mexico, absorbing this extraordinary southwestern place’s unique culinary and cultural legacy. Cooking Northern New Mexico food is a rich and magical adventure that takes one through layers of history and cultures with a strong connection to the American southwestern landscape.       

Come ready to roast chilies, create the region’s traditional enchiladas, smell new aromas, and dive into New Mexican food lore. We’ll cook together, discuss recipes and techniques, and enjoy an afternoon chef’s table.

On the menu:

  • Chimayo red chile sauce
  • Chimayo green chile sauce
  • Red beans 
  • Green chile chicken enchiladas with blue corn tortillas 
  • Red chili stew 
  • Northern New Mexican-style tacos 

Details

BARN’s kitchen facility regularly uses ingredients on the FDA’s major allergens list. This class uses milk (cheese) and wheat.

Allergies and dietary restrictions

BARN's Kitchen is not allergen-free. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions, each time you register for a Culinary Arts class, please check with the studio by filling out this form to see if your restrictions can be accommodated. We can't guarantee to fulfill your request, but please ask! Because allergies and dietary restrictions change over time, we don't store your allergy/dietary restriction information.

Materials

A $30 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all the ingredients you'll use.

Class Policies

  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
  • Closed-toe shoes are required in the studio.
  • Tie back long hair. 

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Instructors or Guides

Bob Ross

Robert Ross is a landscape architect, garden designer, and committed home cook who has traveled to and worked in many places, absorbing local cultures, history, and terroir. A Loeb Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, he spent a few years in North Africa working on a project that afforded opportunities to travel and explore Europe, eventually leading to a passionate connection with central Italy, its people, food, and gardens. He shares a unique perspective that blends simple Tuscan cooking, renaissance gardens, and ornamental terra cotta.

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