​A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.

Megan at ScarlettaBakes.com had her hands full last week whipping up multiple mouthwatering recipes, but our favorite might be her black bean brownies, which she insists is how we do brownies here in Arizona (or should do them, anyway). We know, it sounds scary, because why in the world would you want to ruin a beautiful thing like a brownie by throwing beans into it? We just can't help but be tempted by her fresh spin on an old recipe, and if the actual thing tastes as good as it looks there's probably nothing to be scared of. If beans and brownies aren't your thing, she also made some divine looking chipotle sweet potato biscuits.
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Trying to find the perfect place for a unique Valentine's date? EaterAZ gave us a sneak peak at what the Four Seasons in Scottsdale has to offer next week. On Saturday, February 11th the resort is holding "Feast the Senses" where guests can enjoy cooking demonstrations that teach them how to cook a handful of Valentine's Day inspired meals, including strawberry sorbet, crab whipped potatoes and cocoa chili espresso rubbed rib eye all while using their most important senses. If you don't mind shelling out a cool $100 and wearing the occasional blindfold (seriously) it's the perfect opportunity to learn culinary secrets from the pros.


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Valentine's Day is still a few weeks away, but that doesn't mean it's too early to start breaking out all those chocolaty, insanely decadent desserts that we hate to love. This week Handle the Heat did just that by baking up a chocoholic's dream: chocolate-stuffed red velvet cupcakes. What's not to love? The recipe is easy even for the amateur pastry chef, and in Handle the Heat's opinion, this batch is better than your regular, run of the mill red velvet.
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A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.

Angela Hardison

​This week we have two recipes. One is nice and one is naughty. First, Angela Hardison's healthful snack that's brimming with good food choices that's as easy as stirring up a few ingredients in a bowl. After that, a twist on a classic to satisfy your sweet tooth.More >>

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.

Photos Les Petite Gourmettes

​We can count on Linda Hopkins of Les Petite Gourmettes for the regular recipe posts on her blog, but we were mighty impressed with her bloody mary bar (that also includes a base cocktail recipe) that rivaled the article she found in the current issue of Bon Appetit magazine. Check out her post to really see how it's really done.More >>

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.

SkilletDoux.com

​ It's the new year and we're reflecting and resolving. Skillet Doux is reflecting on the past year of all things he considered delicious. Using random.org he's created a mighty fine list of dishes to run out and enjoy if they're still on the menus around town. He's included his meals at Shin Bay, Nee House and Binkley's, among many others. Check out the whole write-up here.

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A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.

www.mouthbysouthwest.com

​Jess Harter of Mouth by Southwest is giving less trendy, long running restaurants some love in his new "East Valley Originals" series, this time featuring The Handlebar Pub & Grill, 650 W. Apache Trail, Apache Junction. You'll be impressed to read about the craft beer, local pesticide-free produce and Arizona grass-fed beef served here. Harter calls it an "oasis." Find out how far this recently renovated bar has come in the recent months in the first originals blog post.More >>

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.

'Tis the season for giving and sharing and we found two blog posts highlighting giving and sharing.

Rodney Hartwig of Adventures in Cuisine blogged about being one of the contestants for an on-air spicy burger challenge earlier this week. Bueno Burger's "Turn The Heat Up on Childhood Cancer Event" that benefited The Ronan Foundation (4 year old Ronan Thompson passed away this year in May from Neuroblastoma).

Spicing up your life by eating a hotsy totsy burger and spreading the love to kids and families who have it pretty rough - sounds good to us. Hartwig downed The Sneaky Diablo Burger which "is two juicy, mesquite-grilled ground beef patties topped with habanero peppers, ghost chili peppers, onion, pickled jalapenos, black-pepper bacon and smothered with American cheese. The beef is seasoned with a secret spice blend."

Read on to find out how the flamin' hot on-air tasting portion went down...

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A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs.

We're so excited when we stumble upon a really great local food blog. We need more of them, people. And if you have one you've been keeping secret, please let us know. This one we found is smart, funny, healthy, delicious and interesting - and the blog's author is still in high school. Overachiever. Rachel describes her diet as a "flexo-vegan extraordinaire." We thought her post about Hippopotamus Fritters sounded outrageous and something we'll have to try on a night we're feeling particularly exotic.

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Hippopotamus Fritters, also called Cucur Badak in Malaysia

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