Jackie Alpers171 recipes
Recipes, creative cooking ideas and food photography from the author of the Taste of Tucson and Sprinkles! Cookbooks
Crustless Frico Parmesan Peperoni Pizza
I topped this baked cheese crisp (which is a popular dish called Frico in Italy) with pizza spices and toppings before sliding it into the oven.
Parmesan Pepperoni Crisps
Bring a little sunshine into your life with these homemade, bright and happy two-ingredient baked Parmesan cheese and pepperoni crisps.
Quick & Easy Sonoran Style Chicken Tortilla Soup
This Sonoran version of tortilla soup features crushed tortilla chips and melted cheese anchored in a clear broth that is seasoned with garlic, green chiles and Mexican oregano.
Spicy Thai-Mex Slaw
This crunchy, salty, and spicy coleslaw is an excellent companion to Sonoran style dishes.
Parmesan Crisps with Caviar and Crème Fraîche
Each of the crisps are unique and look like jeweled works of art.
Vegan Chile Colorado Tostadas With Crispy Tofu
I replaced the beef with crispy tofu, which adds just the right amount of heft and bite, and served it on crunchy baked tostada shells topped with Queso Fresco, scallions, radish and sliced pimento-stuffed olives.
Molletes
Molletes beat avocado toast any day! These open-faced breakfast sandwiches are made by slathering refried beans onto toasted bolillo rolls and then heaping avocado slices, a fried egg, hot sauce, and lots of cheese on top.
Sonoran Style Vegetarian Nachos Supreme Stuffed Bell Peppers
Sweet bell peppers stuffed with creamy nacho cheese, avocado, pickled jalapeños, black beans and crunchy tortilla chips.
Recipe for Homemade Sprinkles - The Royal Icing Method
Jimmies are made from royal icing that has been piped out in long, thin, spaghetti-like rows onto a nonstick surface.
Strawberry Habanero Infused Tequila
One of the coolest things that the bar at Travis Peters' restaurant does is make their own infused liquors, this is but one example.
Chiltepin Hot Salsa Recipe
Chiltepin salsa is one of the defining elements of Sonoran food because the bushes that produce the chiles grow wild in parts of Southern Arizona and aren't common to other regions.
Chorizo, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Taco
A quick and easy Tucson Sonoran breakfast taco with a crispy egg fried in chorizo then folded with cheese into a tortilla.
Matzoh Molletes Rancheros
This crispy matzo based breakfast is a cross between molletes and huevos rancheros.
Chicken Mole Amarillo
This version is the personal creation of Chef Suzana Davila of Tucson's Cafe Poca Cosa/ The Little One, who specializes in these complex sauces.
Sonoran Style Grilled Chicken
There are Southwestern regional influences that vary from New Mexico to Arizona, Texas, and Southern California.
Chelada Beer Cocktail
This super-refreshing citrus beer cocktail is served in a chile and salt rimmed glass over ice.
Hibiscus Agua Fresca
This agua fresca isn't too sweet, so you can drink it all day long and even into the night (perhaps with vodka!) Plus, hibiscus flowers have a myriad of health benefits.
How to Grill The Perfect Cowboy Steak
Grill the perfect perfect cowboy steak with step-by-step instructions from a famed Arizona steakhouse.
The Moist Maker: Thanksgiving Leftovers Sandwich
My version uses leftover dinner rolls instead of bread.