Alto Foodies

6/2/2025 2:31:50 PM by Alto Foodies

June 2025

Alesandra Bravo Casapia began her career in her native country of Peru, working in ice cream production, distribution, and customer service.
This experience led to her participation in the SIGEP 2024 World Gelato Exhibition in Rimini, Italy. In addition to her love for ice cream, Alesandra also spent 5 years as owner and operator of Casapia, her own bakery, with a focus of creating keto-focused pastries, as well as innovative products to meet the growing demand for low carb and sugar- free products. 

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5/1/2025 3:18:27 AM by Gail Heathington

May 2025

This month’s recipe comes from Leslie Wall. Leslie is well known for  finding great healthy recipes – and also for her famous 4 ingredients or less recipes! She and Ken have had a home in Alto for many years and became full time residents about 8 years ago. Both are quite active in our community – both Alto and Ruidoso—serving on various committees and volunteering for nonprofits. They both golf regularly, and ski in the winter months.   Ken & Leslie have quite the extended family, as evidenced by the photo! Not pictured are their two canine family members, Ebony and Lola.

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3/30/2025 9:50:35 PM by Gail Heathington

April 2025

This month’s recipe comes from Pat Martin. Many of you know Pat from the golf course – or perhaps from Lincoln County Grill, which Paul and Pat have owned (and run!) for 31 years. These two both served in the Navy and were stationed in San Diego. They met during their time there 55 years ago and they’ve been together ever since. They have generously donated to our community many times over – including
providing meals during last year’s devastating fires!  At home they share their love with their Berne-Doodle, Snickers, and their giant Schnauzer, Heidi (pictured right).

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3/3/2025 12:58:42 AM by Gail Heathington

March 2025

Stacy Barr’s Black Russian Cake Recipe

“This recipe was handed down to me by my Godmother. I have made this cake hundreds of times…maybe thousands!” Stacy Barr
 
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1/29/2025 2:12:57 AM by Gail Heathington

February 2025

This is Julia Chandler’s famous squash soup recipe, submitted by her daughter, Laura McCabe. Julia created this recipe many years ago, so exact amounts of ingredients can vary.
 
Laura notes, “You can add a little more broth on initial boiling because you don’t want to have it cook down too much or risk scorching. The squash provides quite a bit of liquid on its own. Because we are a family that believes in our butter-fats, we tend to be generous with the butter. Julia believes that a big reason she is going strong at the age of 97 is her consumption of a glass of buttermilk every day!”  Julia’s Squash Soup is a hearty, tasty, and fairly healthy soup! 

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