Campfire Cooking

Campfire and open fire cooking including grilling techniques and recipes for campfire corn on the cob, campfire coffee and open flame cooked grilled trout and camp recipes from the Sonoran Desert region north of the Arizona–Mexico borderlands.

Campfire Grilled Fish Recipe

Campfire Grilled Fish Recipe

How to grill a whole, freshly caught trout, bass, perch or other freshwater fish over an open campfire using a camp grill and foil. Each fish is stuffed with lemon slices and rosemary and set on a foil-lined camp grill to cook over the open fire. In about twenty minutes you have tender, flaky, perfectly cooked grilled fish. The recipe works with any whole freshwater fish. This recipe is an excerpt from my  Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook.

Chipotle-Lime Grilled Corn Recipe

Chipotle-Lime Grilled Corn Recipe

Recipe for a lighter version chipotle lime grilled corn on the cob from the Sonoran Arizona-Mexico borderlands cookbook author Jackie Alpers

Campfire Corn on the Cob Recipe

Campfire Corn on the Cob Recipe

The secret to perfectly grilled corn in the husk for campfires or cookouts is soaking the ears first.
The photos are gold winners of the London Photography Award for Food Photography.

Carne Asada “Crunch” Quesadillas

Carne Asada “Crunch” Quesadillas

Sonoran carne asada, scallions, cheese and crunchy tortilla chips stuffed in quesadillas and re-grilled for more crunch. Many years ago, Ben Galaz owner of BK Tacos taught me how to make Sonoran carne and cebollas asada.

How to Grill The Perfect Cowboy Steak

How to Grill The Perfect Cowboy Steak

Making authentic cowboy steaks is really easy. When I asked Bryan Keith, the Grill Master from Pinnacle Peak Steak House if he had any additional tips he said, “Put some love in it!”

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The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook Cover
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
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