Jackie Alpers27 recipes
Recipes, creative cooking ideas and food photography from the author of the Taste of Tucson and Sprinkles! Cookbooks
Happy, healthy recipes for everyone. - Recipes - Jackie Alpers
At the urging of my friends and family, I've put together a new blog of easy, healthy and hopefully fun recipes that I've developed over the years.
Sparkling Star Shaped Sugar Cubes - Recipes - Jackie Alpers
Ideas for fun and easy ways to add sprinkles to your holiday creations, including these sparkling DIY Sprinkles Sugar Cubes for champagne cocktails.
How to Cover Easter Eggs in Sprinkles! - Recipes - Jackie Alpers
I made fancy sprinkles covered Easter eggs, and you can too.
Mini Ice Rings filled with Sprinkles & Fruit - Recipes - Jackie Alpers
N my latest article for the Food Network I give step-by step instructions with photos on how to make individual ice rings to cool down and brighten up summer drinks.
Drying and Milling Chiles for Powder
Here's how to dry chile peppers for chili powder and custom spice blends.
Crustless Frico Parmesan Peperoni Pizza
I topped this baked cheese crisp (which is a popular dish called Frico in Italy) with pizza spices and toppings before sliding it into the oven.
Quick & Easy Sonoran Style Chicken Tortilla Soup
This Sonoran version of tortilla soup features crushed tortilla chips and melted cheese anchored in a clear broth that is seasoned with garlic, green chiles and Mexican oregano.
Chorizo, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Taco
A quick and easy Tucson Sonoran breakfast taco with a crispy egg fried in chorizo then folded with cheese into a tortilla.
How to Grill The Perfect Cowboy Steak
Grill the perfect perfect cowboy steak with step-by-step instructions from a famed Arizona steakhouse.
Candied Yam Waffles
A fun Thanksgiving leftovers brunch recipe that is sure to please, waffles made with leftover candied yams.
Creepy Spaghetti Carbonara with Fungi (Mushrooms)
To help us carbo-load for the long trek through the neighborhood, my mother would prepare her standard pre-trick-or-treat meal of Kraft's boxed spaghetti dinner.
Walnut Pesto Linguine
Walnuts are less expensive and easier to find than the traditional pine nuts and I think they taste even better, plus they're loaded with healthy fats.
Chocolate Dipped Frozen Banana Bites With Sprinkles
We all know that rainbow sprinkles make the world-go-round and this super-easy recipe is fun, festive and good for you too.
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.
Baguette Breakfast Casserole Bake with Canadian Bacon, Eggs & Cheese
Here's an elegant, yet quick and easy baked breakfast casserole.
Creamy Wheat Berry and Butternut Hash Breakfast Bowl
Sweet and creamy butternut squash hash, hearty wheat berries and protein rich eggs merge into the perfect breakfast bowl.
Sweet Pepper Poppers
Mini sweet peppers filled with jalapeno cream cheese and topped with panko bread crumbs for an easy appetizer.
Brigadeiro: Brazilian Style Chocolate Truffles
How do you say "delicious" in Portuguese? Brigadeiro, that's how! These easy-to-make balls are fun to roll in chocolate jimmies.
Fleur De Sel Caramels
Fleur de sel (flower of salt) is a hand-harvested sea salt with distinctive flavor.