Jackie Alpers’ Taste of Tucson shopping guide. Where to find the ingredients, appliances, cookware, and kitchen tools used in the cookbook.
Small Appliances
Cuisinart Air Fryer/Toaster Oven
Cookware
T-fal Professional Nonstick 10.5″ Fry Pan
Le Creuset Nonstick Deep Fry Pan
Bakeware
Nordic Ware Tight Grid Cooking and Cooling Pan Inserts
Le Creuset Stoneware Baking Dishes
Mixing Bowls and Measurers
Glass Mixing and Prep Bowls, nesting
Vollrath Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls
IKEA Stainless Steel Prep Bowls
Knives
Lamson Bird Beak Paring Knife (This is my favorite small knife) Mine has a wood handle.
Lamson Chinese Santoku Cleaver
Forschner Victorinox: Red Chef Knife, Paring Knife, Forked Tip Tomato Knife and Serrated Bread Knife
Other Kitchen Utensils
Mortar and pestle: Le Creuset | Pig | Not a Pig
Tableware
Food Photography Equipment
Canon 5D R Full Frame Digital SLR
Canon Prime Lenses: 35mm | 50mm Macro | 100mm Macro
INGREDIENTS
Dried Chiles
Huge Selection: Native Seeds Search: Based in Tucson, AZ
Chiltepin: Chilttepica | Amazon.com
Chiles de Arbol: El Guapo MexGrocer | Amazon.com
Herbs & Spices
Chile Powders: Santa Cruz Chili Co. | Desert Provisions | Native Seeds Search
Mexican Oregano: Rancho Gordo | Amazon.com
Sonoran Sea Salts: Desert Provisions | Santa Cruz Chili Co.
Knorr Chicken and Beef Bullion Powders
Essential Ingredients
Flour Tortillas: La Mesa Tortillas: shipping worldwide
Cheeses and Crema: Cacique Mexican Cheeses
Vinegars
Bottled Hot Sauces
Mayonnaise
Canned Tomatoes
Canned Hominy: El Mexicano
Dried Beans
Grains and Flours
Corn Masa: Masienda
Mesquite Flour: Amazon.com- Zocalo
Sonoran White Wheat Flour: Hayden Mills
Duros
Mexican Chocolate
Monsoon Chocolate in Tucson, AZ
Mexican Candies:
Bar Essentials
Sprinkles!
