Sep25
Pie Town, New Mexico….
On my way home to Lost Causes Las Cruces, New Mexico I drove across Highway 60 that emptied out in Socorro. Since I’ve never stopped in Pie Town, I thought I should take a few minutes out of driving and check it out.
Well, don’t blink if you’re traveling through Pie Town, since there’s basically two restaurants there. The Pie-O-Neer Cafe was closed since the owners were apparently on vacation, but the Good Pie Cafe was open for business. I went in, had a look around and my salivary glands went into overdrive when I saw people eating green chile cheeseburgers and New Mexico Apple Pie. I “almost” ordered a piece of New Mexico Apple Pie but felt the $5.00/slice was a bit steep.
Besides, I wasn’t really hungry. Trooper that I am, I thought: “I’ll just push through to Magdalena, where I remember that little cafe with the AWESOME green chile cheeseburger.” (Alas, the cafe in Magdalena is now closed. 
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So, no green chile cheeseburger in Pie Town nor a piece of New Mexico Apple Pie. I can get a great green chile cheeseburger here in Las Cruces, but how was I going to cope with the loss of the New Mexico Apple Pie?
Ah, but there’s a silver lining to this sad little story. Lean closer and let me share some sweet little secret with you.
No, that’s not close enough – lean closer…
OK, you’re here now.
The recipe for the New Mexico Apple Pie magically appeared via Google from the previous incarnation of the Good Pie Cafe. 
Oh, Happy Day! I’m going to test out my rudimentary domestic skills and bake one! You can too!
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We have been eating green chili everything since we moved to NM, everything that is EXCEPT in an apple pie! Actually, it sounds pretty darned good! Highway 60 is a darned good road through NM! We have travelled it east and west and really like it! Welcome home!
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Hi Geri – Yes, the green chile really “grows” on one after moving to New Mexico.
I loved driving on Highway 60 – it was calm and peaceful. My only regret is that I didn’t opt for the green chile cheeseburger in Pie Town! 
Cheryl
Spicy! It sounds like it would go good with a Coronarita! But, I’m with you. $5 a slice? C’mon, people. That’s an all-you-can-eat buffet at Best Friends!
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Annie and Roxanne – OMG, the buffet at Best Friends was AWESOME. However, I’m going to try to replicate the pie sometime this coming weekend. Cheryl
Wow! Chili in apple pie. I like that idea. Thanks for sharing the recipe !!
Susan – You are more than welcome – I’m going to “try my hand” at it this coming weekend. Cheryl
And, if you make the NM Apple Pie, it has to be Hatch chile – an authentic NM chile. I have tried so many times to get a piece of that NM Apple Pie when I go visit my son living in Socorro.
Emily – I live in Las Cruces, New Mexico which is about 40 miles from Hatch. In fact, when I first moved to New Mexico I taught school for five years in Hatch before I bought a home in Las Cruces. Funny thing is, when I was traveling in Oregon this summer, they had some “Hatch” chile and a “snobbish” customer wanted Anaheim chile. I “almost” stopped to give him an impromptu lecture!
Cheryl