Senorita Huevas Rancheras

A day removed from New Mexico, Sarah and I so hankered for more native food that we made a batch of Chile Colorado and tried to replicate the huevos rancheros we had yesterday at Tia Sophia's near the Plaza. I located some red chile powder in our freezer and found a good recipe online. Sarah tried the sauce and said it had "some heat." I would classify it as medium, itching to be hot.

I made a version of huevos -- corn tortilla, refries, fried egg and cheese -- without the chile for Claire to make sure she didn't get overwhelmed by the heat. Then I made some for Sarah. Before we knew it, Claire had downed her huevo and moved over to Sarah's plate, despite our repeated warnings. Aside from asking for a glass of water, she munched on Sarah's dinner without complaint. "Hot chile is good for you!" she declared. We knew here papa would be proud.



More from our trip to the Southwest soon.....