Why isn’t corn used in more desserts? It’s naturally sweet, and the kernels add a nice pop. These paletas are made with sweet corn, cinnamon and Tajin.
Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes
Plant based, vegetarian and vegan flavor filled Mexican and Sonoran style recipes showcasing Southwestern regional culinary influences from the Arizona-Mexico borderlands from Taste of Tucson cookbook author Jackie Alpers.
“Sonoran food is plant-forward by its very nature. The Sonoran desert region is home to more varieties of plants that almost anywhere in the world. The region’s rich biodiversity is central to its food culture, with staples including indigenous foods such as beans, tomatoes, chiles, corn, squash, herbs and cactus, mixed with plants brought to the region by settlers from other regions. ” ~ Jackie Alpers for NPRÂ
Masa Crust Pizza Recipe Featuring the Three Sisters
Corn, beans and squash are three of the earliest domesticated crops grown by Native Americans in the Sonoran region. For this recipe, prepared corn masa, which is usually used to make tortillas or gorditas, is pressed into a cast iron skillet for the crust. If you’ve never tried tepary beans, this recipe is an excellent way to experiment with them, but you can substitute black beans instead if you want.
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.
Wheat Berry Breakfast Bowl with Butternut Squash, Ricotta, and Egg
Sweet and creamy butternut squash hash, hearty wheat berries and protein rich eggs merge into the perfect breakfast bowl.
Sweet Pepper Poppers
MIni Sweet Mini Pepper Poppers stuffed with jalapeno cream cheese and topped with panko bread crumbs. Recipe development and food photography for the Food Network.
Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding With Frozen Berries
This healthy, dark chocolate chia pudding has Omega-3 packed chia seeds, antioxidant rich frozen berries, dark chocolate, and a 5-minute prep time. Fun fact: Chia seeds are native to the Sonoran Desert region of the Arizona-Mexico borderlands.Â
Sonoran Style Breakfast Taco Cups
Recipe for healthy breakfast taco cups. Low-carb tortillas filled with eggs, bacon, pinto beans, cheese and salsa.
Savarin Chantilly: French Bundt Cake with Apricot Glaze
Savarin, a rich airy cake soaked in a simple syrup and topped with apricot glaze and whipped cream. It’s traditionally served as a feast-day dessert in France. This is her recipe. It’s a little more complicated than the recipes I usually post, but I think it’s worth the effort.
Chocolate Coffee Paletas: Mocha Pudding Pops
Looking to kick start a hot summer day? These chocolate and coffee frozen pudding pops are just the ticket.
Postmodern Art Popsicles
What is the nature of art? Can it exist in popsicle form? Is it still art after the popsicle has been eaten? How does the process of melting affect the piece? These are some of the questions that I pondered while creating, and then ingesting this popsicle. made it from diamond shaped sprinkles in primary colors and Sno-Caps candies.
Crustless Southwestern Quiche With Five Kinds of Peppers
A simple and satisfying crustless quiche that has all 5 things to love; peppers (both hot & sweet), onions, Swiss, Gruyere, eggs, and cream.
Marinated Baby Artichokes: Italian Style with Lemon and Herbs
Recipe for boiled baby artichokes in an easy citrus marinade.
Figgy Pudding Cakes with Dark Chocolate & Coffee
I want some figgy pudding! How could I not after hearing that song year after year. So, I came up with this recipe for Chocolate & Coffee Figgy Pudding. Make your Christmas past a Christmas present.Â
Northern Style Southern Biscuits
Until recently, the only biscuits I ever made at home came from a Pop n’ Fresh can, so when friends from overseas asked me for a real American biscuit recipe, I scoured every book I could find, starting with the biscuit tome Southern Biscuits by Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart, and ending with Alton Brown’s always insightful analysis in I’m Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking.
Mexican Shakshuka Recipe: Eggs Simmered in Tomato Crema
Recipe for Sonoran-style Mexican Shakshuka made with eggs simmered in a spicy tomato cream sauce and topped with melted cheddar.
Salsa Scrambled Eggs With Gorgonzola
Eggs scrambled with Gorgonzola and Salsa. A salty, spicy twist on a traditional breakfast dish.
Snack of the Day! Chocolate & Peanut Butter Triscuits
This is a great snack when you want something sweet with not a lot of calories. It’s high fiber with balanced protein and very tasty
4 Triscuits or Woven Wheat Crackers
No Mayo Potato Salad: Sonoran Style with Chile Lime Vinaigrette
Here in Southern Arizona, our famous Sonoran style Mexican food is often garnished with pickled red onions and Mexican limes. I’ve incorporated those flavors into this mayonnaise-free spicy potato salad tossed with a chile-lime vinaigrette.
Chunky Guacamole Recipe: Sonoran Style with Cotija and Serrano
This chunky guacamole recipe from the Taste of Tucson cookbook is spicy, salty and creamy – yet crisp and bright with lots of citrus and a tiny bit of crunch.
Rolled and Baked Breakfast Tacos Recipe
Wake, roll and bake for breakfast with these crispy rolled and baked sausage, egg and cheese breakfast tacos, with instructions on how to make rolled tacos.Â
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.
Queso Blanco Nachos with Black Beans and Salsa Rojo
What’s black and white and read all over? My recipe for white cheese nachos with black beans and salsa rojo.
Chayote Recipe: Spicy Mexican Rice with Black Beans
Recipe for a hearty, spicy Sonoran style Mexican rice with chayote and black beans.
Thin Crust Pizza with Premade Dough
How to make a thin crust pizza at home using a non-stick 16″pizza tray with holes with a my step-by-step procedure for getting the dough almost paper thin. Video included. The pizza toppings are written in the ingredients section of the recipe below.
