All recipes from "Starter" from the blog "Jackie Alpers"

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.

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.

Gooey, Creamy, Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

A cheesy chicken and broccoli casserole featuring my copycat condensed Cream of Chicken Soup recipe.

Sriracha Lime Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

This super easy salad dressing recipe is especially good on a Greek salad, cucumber salad or Asian Chicken salad and you can make it right in the bottle if you only have a little bit of Sriracha left.

Sonoran Style Chipotle Chicken Salad

This Spicy and crunchy Sonoran style chicken salad can be served in lettuce taco wraps, tortas and sandwiches or meal sized salads.

Greek Country Salad with Lemon-Anchovy Vinaigrette

Chunky vegetables and feta tossed in a light lemon anchovy vinaigrette.

Iceberg Wedge Salad with Bleu Cheese Vinaigrette

The Wedge salad is one of these very classic, simple recipes that's accessible to everyone.

Mini Fennel and Bleu Cheese Pizzas with Chorizo, Prosciutto and Heirloom Tomatoes

The fun thing about pizza is that I can throw a bunch of seemingly unrelated items together and make something new.

Yammy sammy | egg salad sandwich

For one piggy:

Red Curry Shrimp With Pineapple from Quick & Easy Thai

The base for gaeng kua is a red curry paste made without the roasted cumin, coriander, and other spices ground into the standard red curry paste.

Sonoran Potato Salad with Chile-Lime Vinaigrette and Red Onion

Sonoran style spicy potato salad tossed with a chili-lime vinaigrette.

Green Papaya-less Salad (Spicy Thai Coleslaw)

Here in Tucson it can be hard to get fresh green papaya, so I use packaged coleslaw mix instead in this spicy Thai cabbage salad inspired by my very favorite Thai dish.