Sen. William P. Soules (D-Las Cruces) probably got the smell of chile. Now, he’s sponsoring a bill to make “the aroma of green chile roasting in the fall” the state’s official aroma.

Green Plate Special: Salt pork then and now. Much of the difference is in how we use it today, ... Use your fingers to push garlic slices and a pinch of chili seasoning into each slit.

Summer cookouts call for green chile — even as we await this year’s crop Harvest doesn’t start until July, but you can add some delicious flavors right now with frozen, roasted chiles.