Tucson cookbook author puts a Sonoran spin on Passover and Easter recipes

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Wednesday night, and Easter is just around the corner on Sunday.

And, whether you’re a traditionalist looking for bitter herbs and roasted eggs or you’re looking at a light Easter brunch our next guest says: Why not do it Sonoran style?

We live in the Sonoran desert, which has its own distinct culinary flavor and Tucson cookbook author and food photographer Jackie Alpers is on the line now to tell us more about her Southwestern take on Easter and Passover.

Full conversation

LAUREN GILGER: Let’s begin with Passover. Since it begins tonight, this is a holiday where food’s really kind of at the center, right. There’s this traditional Seder meal, right. Six symbolic foods that retell the story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. What are some Sonoran approaches to this meal?

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