Recipe Collections by Category | Jackie Alpers

Index of all recipes by category. Recipe collections include; Sonoran Mexican and Arizona Southwest recipes, plant forward recipes, soups, salads, appetizers, snacks, and more.

The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook Cover | Recipes | Jackie Alpers

Recipes for chicken fried steak dinner with sausage gravy, smoky mashed potatoes and garlic butter green beans from the Yellowstone cookbook by Jackie Alpers

Western Americana Recipes

Homemade Chile Powder from Fresh Chiles Recipe and photo by Jackie Alpers

Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes

food photography of a fresh bulb of fennel with the leaves and stalk - vegetable

Vegan tostadas with crispy tofu in Sonoran chile colorado sauce topped with queso fresco, radishes, green onions, and pimento olives — recipe and food photography by Jackie Alpers

Sonoran recipes, Arizona-Mexican recipes recipes from Jackie Alpers.

Taste of Tucson: Sonoran Style Recipes

Beef Patty Hard Tacos Recipe photo: Ground beef patties folded into handmade tortillas and then friend before loading with the traditional toppings. One of our iconic Tucson dishes. Food photography and article by Jackie Alpers.

Super spicy Sonoran style BBQ chicken with chiles. Recipe and food photography by cookbook author Jackie Alpers

Easy recipe for Tucson Sonoran style Mexican tortilla soup made with rotisserie chicken.

Soups and Stews

Mexican recipes from Sonoran region of the Arizona Mexico borderlands of the Southwestern United States.

Sonoran-Style Mexican Recipes

Sonoran Street Food Recipes

Coctel de camaron — Sonoran Mexican shrimp cocktail in a tall sundae glass with avocado, cucumber and lime. Recipe from the Taste of Tucson cookbook by Jackie Alpers.

Sonoran Seafood Recipes

Sonoran Desserts, Sweets & Treats

Cincinnati-Style Chili Cheese Nachos recipe and food photography by Jackie Alpers

Snacks, Appetizers & Small Bites

Mexican street corn roasted corn kernels in a cheesy, creamy sauce

Chunky Sonoran guacamole with Cotija cheese, Serrano chile and lemon in a glass bowl, recipe and photo by Jackie Alpers

Sauces, Salsas and Dips

iceberg lettuce wedge with blue cheese dressing photo and recipe by Jackie Alpers

Salads & Dressing

Recipe developer, food photographer and cookbook author Jackie Alpers

Recipe Developer

Four Triscuits arranged on a small plate. Each is spread with creamy peanut butter and has two chocolate chips pressed into

White pizza with lion's mane and blue oyster mushrooms on a crispy flour tortilla crust with lemon ricotta, shallots, and Parmesan — recipe and food photography by Jackie Alpers

Pizzas, Cheese Crisps and Quesadillas

Arizona cheese crisp made without tortilla with roasted green chile, cilantro and chipotle ranch drizzle, recipe and photo by Jackie Alpers

Paleo, Keto & Low Carb

Inspired by Tim Burton's modern gothic visuals in the television show Wednesday

Movies and TV Show Recipes

Cincinnati Turkey chili made with turkey topped with cheese, onion, red kidney beans and hot sauce

Midwestern Food

fairy bread sandwiches with Sprinkles and purple star cutouts

Matzo Molletes Rancheros with a fried egg

Jewish & Deli Recipes

Parmesan crisps with caviar and creme fraiche, photo and recipe by Jackie Alpers

Holidays and Entertaining

How to grill pineapple and tropical fruit for cocktails. Food photography and recipe by Jackie Alpers

Grilling & BBQ Recipes

Vegetarian stuffed bell peppers recipe — yellow bell pepper filled with nacho cheese, black beans, avocado, jalapeños and tortilla chips. Recipe and photo by Jackie Alpers, Taste of Tucson cookbook.

watermelon ice pops recipe photo by Jackie Alpers

Spicy citrus bourbon whisky cocktail inspired by Yellowstone served in Dutton family glassware.

Drinks & Cocktails

man in a ghost rider shirt holding tray of homemade pizza

Sonoran style homemade corn tortillas recipe and food photography by Taste of Tucson cookbook author Jackie Alpers

Corn and Masa Recipes

Sonoran one pot arroz con pollo with El Pato salsa and Cotija cheese, recipe and photo by Jackie Alpers, Taste of Tucson cookbook

Chile Pepper Recipes

Super spicy Sonoran style BBQ chicken with chiles. Recipe and food photography by cookbook author Jackie Alpers

Chicken and Poultry

Breakfast baguette casserole with egg Canadian bacon and cheese

The secret to perfectly grilled campfire corn in their husks by The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook author Jackie Alpers.

Campfire Cooking

Molletes — open faced Mexican breakfast sandwiches with fried egg, refried beans, queso fresco and avocado on toasted bolillo rolls. Recipe and photo by Jackie Alpers, Taste of Tucson cookbook. International Photography Awards honorable mention.

Breakfast & Brunch

Ground beef patties folded into handmade tortillas and then friend before loading with the traditional toppings. One of our iconic Tucson dishes. Food photography and article by Jackie Alpers.

Sonoran style Charro cowboy beans recipe photo by Jackie Alpers from her cookbook Taste of Tucson, Sonoran Style Recipes Cookbook by Jackie Alpers

Beans & Legumes

Award-winning cookbook author documenting traditional and modern Sonoran recipes from the Arizona-Mexico borderlands. Recipes, stories, and photography.

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cover of The Unofficial Elf Cookbook by Jackie Alpers. Treat every day like Christmas with recipes inspired by the classic film "Elf". — The Unofficial Elf Cookbook by Jackie Alpers

About Jackie Alpers

Food photography by Alpers of loaded hot dogs is an American Photography 41 winner.

Jackie Alpers 2025 World Food Photography Awards for Food Influencer and Food in the Field

Tucson City of Gastronomy designation for Taste of Tucson cookbook