How to grill freshly caught trout or other whole freshwater fish over an open campfire using a camp stove and foil. This recipe is an excerpt from The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook by Jackie Alpers.
Sonoran Seafood Recipes
A collection of Sonoran-Mexican style Southwest regional fish and seafood recipes from the Arizona-Mexico borderlands. Did you know that the Sea of Cortez is part of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem? It’s only a four drive from Tucson and supplies the region with fresh shrimp, spiny lobsters and clams.
Recipes include; quick and easy Sonoran-style shrimp cocktail, spicy shrimp ceviche tostadas, topopo salads and more.
Sardine Tacos on Homemade Blue Corn Tortillas
Sardine tacos with cabbage, red onion and mustard salsa on homemade blue corn tortillas by Sonoran cookbook author Jackie Alpers.
Topopo Salad Recipe: Tucson’s Famous Volcano Salad
The Topopo salad is Tucson, Arizona’s most unique regional salad. It’s is a visually stunning volcano of chopped lettuce and mixed vegetables piled high on a bean tostada. This monumental salad was first inspired by a volcano in Sonora, Mexico.
Grilled Octopus Recipe Inspired by Yellowstone
Recipe for Mediterranean diet grilled octopus served with scallions, romaine and fresh tomatoes in a light citrus vinaigrette from The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook by Jackie Alpers.
Sonoran-Style Mexican Shrimp Ceviche Tostadas
Sonoran-style Mexican shrimp ceviche tostadas with avocado and hot sauce on crunchy baked tostada shells.
Coctel de Camaron: Sonoran Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Recipe
This easy Sonoran style Mexican shrimp cocktail with crisp cucumber, creamy avocado, red onion and hot sauce is ready in about 5 minutes.
Parmesan Crisps with Caviar and Crème Fraîche
Festive enough for New Year’s Eve, this pretty appetizer only takes about 5 minutes to make. Bacon infused caviar adds a unique smokiness that will intrigue your guests and is fairly inexpensive, but any decent quality caviar will do. The one-ingredient parmesan crisps are a savory, no-carb alternative to blini.
Tuna Noodle Casserole: A Flavor-Packed Healthy Recipe
A modern, flavor-packed, one-pot tuna noodle casserole recipe made with healthy ingredients.
Spicy Thai Coleslaw: A Green Papaya Salad Without the Papaya
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 Som Tum.
