There’s a lot to enjoy while living in the desert and now it’s even easier to share.
Just in time for the season of giving, Desert Provisions — a purveyor of salt, spices, and specialty foods — has put together Holiday Gift Sets for the 2020 season.
Desert Provisions, which started its journey right here in Tucson, sources the ingredients for all of its products from desert regions in the Southwest. For those unaware, the desert has been an important food source for people in the area for more than four thousand years — spanning over parts of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and Mexico.
“Tucson is the first U.S. city designated as a UNESCO food heritage site, recognized for being the longest continuously cultivated area in the United States,” Desert Provisions said on its site. “We think it’s a pretty special place.”
Take a look at what they’ve got to offer, and perhaps you’ll find the perfect gift.
Holiday 2020 Gift Sets
Taste of Tucson Box (starting at $69)
This gift box is stocked with classic seasonings and the best-selling “Taste of Tucson” cookbook from local author and writer Jackie Alpers. The cookbook includes a tutorial about how to make your own chile powder at home and other delicious local recipes.
Here’s what’s included:
- Desert Provisions Hatch Red Chile Powder
- Desert Provisions Hatch Green Chile Powder
- Desert Provisions Sonoran Sea Salt
- “Taste of Tucson” cookbook by Jackie Alpers (hardcover)
- Little Korboose Saguaro Tea Towel (optional)
For more information, visit desertprovisions.com.
Wild Desert Pantry Box (starting at $55)
This package features some rare and unique products that would be ideal for the excited home chef. Each product has many uses on its own, but you can also use them all together.
Here’s what’s included:
- Desert Provisions Wild Chiltepins
- Desert Provisions Sonoran Sea Salt
- Exclusive Desert Provisions + Stonewarewolf Salt Cellar and Wooden Spoon (optional)
- Artemisia Herbs Piñon Vinegar
- Little Korboose Organic Cotton Saguaro Tea Towel (optional)
- Recipe Card: Chiltepin and Pinon Vinegar Pickled Onions
For more information, visit desertprovisions.com.
Savory Desert Baking Box (starting at $32)
Each one of these boxes comes packaged in a spiffy matte black cardboard box and ready to give. If you’re shipping this to someone, include a note when checking out and Desert Provisions will add that to the shipment.
Here’s what’s inside:
- Desert Provisions Hatch Green Chile Powder
- Desert Provisions Sonoran Sea Salt
- Hayden Flour Mills White Sonora All-Purpose Flour
- Little Korboose Organic Cotton Agave Tea Towel (optional)
- Recipe Card: Three Cheese Seeded Scones with Kale + Green Chile
- BONUS: Add a tea towel and shipping (USPS Ground) is free
For more information, visit desertprovisions.com.
There are plenty of other gift boxes and bundles available this season, so take a look at the entire store if none of the mentioned strike your fancy.
For more information about Desert Provisions, visit desertprovisions.com.
Article written by:
Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.
