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Taste of Tucson Cookbook Wins Food Photography Award
Award winning food photography for the Taste of Tucson Cookbook by Jackie Alpers. […]
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Jackie Alpers Interviewed on the Cookbook Love Podcast With Maggie Green
“We talk about Jackie’s belief that writing and photographing a cookbook is an inclusive process, along with her experiences as a full-time food photographer, and her ultimate desire to write her own cookbooks, which culminated in two books, one called Sprinkles: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts which explores the science of sprinkles (Sprinkology!), shares crafty methods for sprinkling, and offers a comprehensive guide to identifying and cooking with them and her most recent book published in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic – Taste of Tucson.” […]
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2020 International Color Photography Award for Food
Jackie Alpers was nominated in the food photography category of the 2020 International Photography Awards for my photo, Pate Bite With Basil […]
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Taste of Tucson Sonoran Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona
I am thrilled to announce that my next cookbook, Taste of Tucson is available for preorder. The recipes are inspired by the ever-evolving Sonoran style regional cuisine that my home in Southern Arizona is famous for. […]
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Make a Sweets Stadium Your Game-Day Party Centerpiece
by Jackie Alpers for the Food Network Your guacamole will need to find a new bowl this year. Our twist on the traditional savory snack stadium shines the spotlight on dessert. I built this over-the-top […]
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Sprinkles Rainbow Layer Cake Video for the Food Network by Jackie Alpers
Four years later, and the Sprinkles revolution is still going strong! The Food Network asked me to make a how-to video for the Rainbow Layer Cake, one of the most popular recipes from my book, […]
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Jackie Alpers Makes Eclair Bears for the Food Network
When is a bear not just a bear? When it’s also an eclair. An eclair bear that is! Here’s another one of my fun projects for kids that I’ve been working on with the Food […]
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Jackie Alpers for the Food Network: 35 Must Try Dishes in Tucson, Arizona
Here’s my guide to 10 can’t miss Mexican inspired dishes in Tucson, Arizona. For the Food Network. Tucson, Arizona, is famous for its Sonoran-style Mexican food. A college town located just 60 miles north of […]
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What to Eat in Arizona: Jackie Alpers for the Food Network
I’ve written and photographed a guide on what to eat in Arizona for the Food Network. “Grub in the Grand Canyon State: The Best Things to Eat in Arizona,” features 29 of the the most iconic dishes […]
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Recipes Using Leftover Pie Dough Scraps by Jackie Alpers for the Food Network
I know that a lot of people are concerned with food waste. Here is one little way in which you can reduce it. Save your dough scraps and turn them into one of the recipes […]
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Sonoran Recipes and Food Photography by Jackie Alpers in Tucson LifeStyle Home & Garden Magazine
Tucson Lifestyle’s Home & Garden Magazine asked me to develop and photograph recipes featuring corn, beans and squash (AKA The Three Sisters), which are companion plants and staples of Sonoran cuisine. You can check out […]
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Frozen Fruit Hacks for Refinery29 and GMA
It’s getting hot out there folks! Get my super easy summertime frozen fruit recipes and see my latest food photographs for Refinery29, including the World’s Easiest One Ingredient Frozen Watermelon Pops. This recipe is also […]
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Festive Holiday Drink Rims for FoodNetwork.com
Nothing says, “It’s party time” like beverages with fancy looking decorated rims! Dip, dunk and swirl your way to a festive holiday celebration with my 10 ideas for decking out your glassware for the holidays. […]
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2-Ingredient Comfort Food Recipes for Refinery29
Refinery29 asked me to develop and photograph 10 recipes for comfort foods made with just two ingredients. Pictured above are crispy little appetizers made with only Parmesan cheese and pepperoni. You can see the rest here.
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Microwave Mug Meals for Refinery29
My marvelous microwave mug meals in mere minutes. For Refinery29. Pictured above is my photo of a bacon cheeseburger made in a mug in less than 5 minutes! It’s a miracle!
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Sparkling Sprinkles July 4th Dessert for the FoodNetwork.com
Sprinkles elevate an everyday dessert like this simple chocolate mousse into something special. Glittery red cinnamon sugar and vanilla mini marshmallow bits add a kick of flavor, while the subtle color of these pretty blue […]
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Pound Cake Revisited by Jackie Alpers for the Food Network
Store bought pound-cake was a weeknight dessert staple when I was growing up, and it’s still got a strong presence in the grocery store’s freezer section. What I like best about it is that it’s […]
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Meet My Many Mouthwatering Microwave Mug Meals. Mmmmm!
by Jackie Alpers for Refinery29 S’more of my multiple microwave mug meals, manageable in mere minutes! Mug Desserts at Refinery29 Mug Breakfasts at Refinery 29 Funfetti Microwave Mug Cake Recipe at The Kitchn
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Improv & the Art of Snacking
by Jackie Alpers for The Kitchn “The most creative and inventive snacks are the result of mastering the art of improv” – me quoting me! Read the article I wrote for The Kitchn. The improv […]
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Hot Doggin’ It
12 Unexpected Ways To Top Hot Dogs | By Jackie Alpers for Food Network.com Summer party spreads like picnics and pot lucks are an excellent opportunity to put your creative snacking skills to use and […]
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Celebrating Michelle Obama’s GimmeFive Challenge With Refinery29
I am thrilled to be a part of First Lady Michelle Obama‘s #GimmeFive challenge to explore healthy living and lifestyle choices. Refinery29 asked me to create 5 easy avocado recipes with 5 ingredients each. Here they […]
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Party Peeps Are in the House! | Jackie Alpers for Food Network
There’s a Peeps extravaganza going on over at the Food Network just in time for Easter. I came up with 8 party ready ideas featuring everyone’s favorite sugar coated marshmallow candy. The Peeps Bunny King cake is […]
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Jackie Alpers on NPR
Listen to me talk about food photography and my cookbook, Sprinkles! Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts on NPR! I also make this Lucky Charms Cake on-air to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s the link to […]
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14 Ways to Use Baby Carrots for Food Network
Super easy, family friendly, roasted baby carrots for the Food Network. One of my 14 Tasty Ways to Use Up a Bag of Baby Carrots. Get the recipe and read the rest here.
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Mexican Street Snacks for Random House’s TasteBook
In my latest article for Random House’s TasteBook I share recipes for my favorite Mexican street snacks, including TostiNachos and these Walking Tacos made with Tapatio Doritos. They’re perfect for the Super Bowl, a day […]
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Tucson Lifestyle Magazine Cover & Feature Article About Jackie Alpers
The July, 2014 issue of Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden Magazine features my photo of a sprinkles dipped ice cream cone. Recipes and photos from my book, Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts are featured […]
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Food Photography by Jackie Alpers for P F Changs China Bistro
I’m very excited to share P.F. Chang’s new Summer menu with you… because I took all of the photos! http://www.pfchangs.com/fresh_menu/
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The Food Network: Articles and photographs by Jackie Alpers
I’m thrilled to be a contributing author and photographer to the Food Network’s website. Heres’s a link to my latest articles and my latest photographs of recipes from Food Network Chefs are featured on my […]
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Sprinkles Rainbow Layer Cake Recipe
In celebration of the release of my new book Sprinkles! Recipes & Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts, iVillage has published the recipe for my rainbow layer cake. Click on the photo below for the recipe.
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Cookbook Trailer for Sprinkles!: Recipes & Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts
The official cookbook trailer video is out!
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Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts
I’m super excited to announce that my book Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts is available for pre-order on Amazon.com! It’s a fun and kind of weirdly wonderful, whimsical book, and I believe it’s the first […]
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Food Writing and Photography for Broadway & Thresher
I’m a guest writer/photographer for heart-stoppingly beautiful new magazine about rural culture, Broadway+Thresher. Here’s a link to the article, featuring my photos and the recipe I developed for “Fennel, Blue Cheese & Spanish Chorizo Mini […]
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My Angry Birds: Bad Piggies Best Egg Recipes Cookbook Released!
I am excited beyond belief! The cookbook app that I photographed has been released today! About a year ago, Rovio Entertainment, inventors of the game Angry Birds, asked me to document the food culture of […]
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Happiness for Reader’s Digest
My childhood self would be totally freaking out right now. I’m in Reader’s Digest!
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Bar Food Photos for Cover & Feature Story
I’ve spent quite a bit of time sitting in bars, in the company of both friends and strangers, eating, drinking, talking (sometimes bit too much), and taking photos. I’ve put that experience to use […]
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2012 International Photography Award for Food
I’ve won an honorable mention in the food photography category of the 2012 International Photography Awards for my photo of fresh tomatillos which was selected from over 10,000 entries from over 100 countries around the […]
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CNN Interview
I had the great pleasure of discussing my Fair Food photo project with CNN Heath for a feature by Georgiann Caruso. Click on the photo to read the full article.
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Good Morning America Feature: Decadant Foods From Across the USA!
Good Morning America is featuring my photo of a giant Chimichanga at the El Charro Cafe, (graciously modeled by my husband Jason), on their website. They say, “that they’ve scoured the country looking for the […]
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Burger Photo in Bloomberg BusinessWeek
I’m very happy to have my photo of a triple bacon honey bun cheeseburger in Bloomberg BusinessWeek. You can check out the on-line version […]
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Foodprint Annuaire de la Gastronomie 1112
My photograph of an American flag themed frosted cake was selected for inclusion in the European Annual of Gastronomy: Foodprint 1112. Below is the image that were selected. The whole book is filled with […]
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Fair Food II
My favorite fair food has all the qualities of a carnival freak show. It has elements of the unexpected; it’s bigger and weirder than the food I see everyday; and it evokes awe and […]
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Burger Fever
There are some crazy – big burgers in this town and I was elected to photograph them. I was more than a little surprised by what I found. The magazine printed this amazing Mac […]
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Food Photography of Somen Noodles from Janos
Janos Wilder supplied a recipe for Somen Noodles from his new restaurant Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails, to a beautiful new online green living magazine. I supplied the photo. You can get the recipe and check […]
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My Hot Dog Obsession: El Guero Canelo
I’ve been on a hot dog eating binge ever since I went to the Pima County Fair (see below), and had one of the best hot dogs of my life from a tiny stand in […]
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My New Food Photography and Recipe Blog: Jackie’s Happy Plate
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. It’s illustrated with food photos that I took […]
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Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!
Here are some images from my most recent cover story for the Tucson Guide Magazine. I got to eat a LOT of pizza. I’m a very lucky girl. […]
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Yes, I Did Eat Menudo
I was a little worried, because the menudo I’d had in the past was awful. Greasy and of questionable origin. Plus, it’s tripe. But, when I’m on assignment, I always like to taste the food […]
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Ah, Sandwiches
I recently did an assignment for the Tucson Guide on the various sandwich options available around town. I visited an authentic South Philadelphia style cheesesteak shop, a combo Jewish/Italian deli, and a place whose name […]
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Photography Master’s Cup
I was nominated for a Photography Master’s Cup award in the Food Photography category. The Photography Master Cup is, “a global online awards show recognizing excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight […]
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Buon Appetito Tucson!
I’ve been shooting for the Tucson Guide for a while now, but the new March issue marks my first cover. I love shooting for the Tucson Guide because it’s a way that I can help […]
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My Calorie Counter Cookbook Has Been Released!
I know that this is a touchy subject for some at this time of the year, but I do have a new Calorie Counter Cookbook out. Chantal Martineau wrote the recipes and I did the […]
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Mexican cookbook photography by Jackie Alpers wins international food photography awards
I won two honorable mentions at the IPA awards (Lucie’s). I checked out the website and was floored by the quality of the other honorable mentions. And, it turns out that there were like 24,000 […]
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Thanks PDN!
I have been selected by the editors of PDN as one of their Top 10 Portfolios of the Month on PhotoServe.com. What a pleasant surprise!
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Burger Joints
I was sent to Phoenix and Scottsdale to visit a variety of Burger Joints for a Valley Guide Magazine feature story and cover. Here are some of the images.
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International Markets & Delis Travel Photography
I was sent out on assignment to explore international delis and markets. I found a lot of amazing food and terrific people and ended up buying a lot of really amazing ingredients to incorporate into […]