Taste of Tucson Gift Box
Taste of Tucson Gift Box
Meet the perfect desert-inspired gift. Need a housewarming, host/ess gift, or birthday gift? Look no further.
For the ultimate desert lover, our Taste of Tucson Box is southwest gifting at its finest! This gift is chock-full of Desert Provisions’ classic seasonings and the best-selling Taste of Tucson cookbook from celebrated Tucson author Jackie Alpers. From albondigas to enchiladas, your giftee will have everything on hand to whip up classic Sonoran staples. The perfect gift for anyone who loves to cook. Taste of Tucson offers many options for using Desert Provisions Hatch Red or Green Chile Powders and Sonoran Sea Salt.
Taste of Tucson includes a tutorial about how to make your own chile powder at home with just a few simple tools. Instructions from yours truly, Desert Provisions!
This is the perfect addition to a new home kitchen or for the adventurous (or aspiring) home cook looking to expand their repertoire. Easy to approach recipes that celebrate the Sonoran desert and culture. All packaged and ready for gifting!
WHAT’S INSIDE:
Taste of Tucson cookbook by Jackie Alpers (hardcover)
Little Korboose Saguaro Tea Towel (optional)
Free shipping | Box value is $84 - $112 all for just $78- $98!!
Hatch Red and Green Chile Powder
One of each of our best-selling chile powders: red and green! Our chile powders are sourced from Hatch, New Mexico, 'Chile Capitol of the World', and contain 100% ground chiles. Perfect for making enchilada sauces, using in soups or stews, dry rubs, or in place of any recipe that calls for chile powder. These products contain all natural ingredients so you can taste and celebrate the true bounty of the southwest.
Sonoran Sea Salt
Meet your new favorite everyday sea salt straight from the desert: coarse and slightly wet from the cool sea mist. Use to elevate any dish or to rim your favorite drinks. Sourced from the Sea of Cortez where it meets the Sonoran Desert in Baja, California. Naturally dried to perfection in the hot desert sun. Use to rim your favorite drink or in your everyday cooking. Let the Taste of Tucson cookbook be your guide. Use in any recipe that calls for salt!
Taste of Tucson Cookbook
Jackie Alpers explores the culinary delights in her latest book, Taste of Tucson, dedicated to the foods inspired by the region's beauty and diversity. Taste of Tucson showcases recipes and photos the unique mix of cultures that create Southern Arizona's incredible Sonoran-style cuisine. Whip up recipes from Alpers and recreate cult favorites from 16 Tucson-based chefs at home. Sneak peak: there's a tutorial inside from Desert Provisions about how to make your own chile powders at home!
Organic Cotton Saguaro Tea Towel || Little Korboose
Little Korboose, from Cleveland, Ohio makes textiles with 100% organic flour sack cotton. The towel is woven from natural unbleached organic cotton that is extra soft, absorbent, and lint free. The Saguaro Tea Towel is 18 inches x 18 inches and is inspired by the desert landscape. All designs are 100% original, hand-drawn, and screen printed with low impact, non-toxic ink. Organic cotton comes from non-genetically modified plants, grown without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides. Because of the eco-friendly way in which they produce our textiles, they are natural (off-white) in color, just as nature intended.
Cook’s Notes:
Hatch Red Chile Powder: Perfect as a dry rub on meat and in soups, stews, and braises. Makes excellent enchilada sauce. A pinch adds depth and warm fruity heat.
Hatch Green Chile Powder: Spice up your mac & cheese or add to your favorite dry rub mix. It adds an earthy flavor and heat that builds and never burns.
Sonoran Sea Salt: Use daily to flavor your favorite dishes or rim your cocktail, like this Holiday Rita.
Favorite uses:
This trio is great for enchilada sauces, stews, rubs and braises. Sonoran Sea Salt is excellent added to vegetables, meats, salads, eggs, and fish, or sprinkle on your favorite desserts for a salty crunch.
