Category: Recipes
Sonoran Living Live – April 1, 2013
It was our pleasure to share three, five minute segments with the ABC 15 viewing audience on the morning of Monday, April 1, 2013. Below are each of the clips in order exactly as they appeared. The recipes are also included below! Part 1 (Brining… Continue reading
A Picture Guide to Making Your Own Bacon at Home!
Start with one whole pork belly like this one! + Purchase our all-natural and organic bacon cure. + Rub cure on belly and place in ziplock bags. + Place in refrigerator for 10 days, turning once a day. + Remove from ziplock bag, pat dry… Continue reading
Potato Leek Soup (or Vichyssoise) – You Choose!
It was a Saturday afternoon in early January, the snow was falling and a chicken was boiling in the pot on the stove. The voiceover on PBS promised the secret of vichyssoise would be revealed next. Vichyssoise could have been a more formal name… Continue reading
How To Make the Best Bloody Mary!
Sunday brunch and football season seem to be almost inseparable. Provide both of those at your local drinking establishment and you can just about guarantee you won’t spend the day at home. Add a Bloody Mary bar and it’s a lock. Whether your favorite team… Continue reading
Cream of Broccoli Soup
As the weather cools we turn to foods we know will warm the soul. Warm drinks like spiced cider and soups frequently top the list. Even the book ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ is a best seller for a reason – it speaks to… Continue reading
Flavored Salts – How To Make Them Yourself!
(basil salt pictured above) This weekend on our way home from the Gilbert Farmers Market we decided to make an unscheduled stop at a new Italian grocer we had learned about. (yes, the same grocer that prompted our guanciale and spaghetti alla carbonara post… Continue reading
National Pasta Day – Spaghetti alla Carbonara
There are two types of people in the world – Italians and those who wish they were Italians. - Ancient Italian Proverb From a culinary perspective, there are few people who would argue with this bold assertion. The Italians have done for comfort food… Continue reading
Homemade Spiced Cider – The Taste of Fall in a Mug
The autumnal equinox has passed and the sun began setting earlier in the evening months ago. Finally, the heat breaks, cooler weather has arrived and soon the first frost will change the color of the leaves in most parts of the country. Fall evokes… Continue reading
Cooking with Saltware™ – Chicken Kabobs (flame out!)
Kabobs of all types whether a mix of proteins and veggies or all veggies are perhaps one of the most traditional fares found at cookouts around the world. From tailgate parties to Korean BBQ steakhouses, if you don’t have a typical gas or charcoal grill… Continue reading
Homemade Ice Cream w/ AZ Bitters Lab
You might remember our earlier recipe post for vanilla ice cream that shared some of the secrets to great, simple homemade ice cream, including the addition of bitters and booze. For the sake of clarity and convenience we’ve split that post into two parts… Continue reading















