House of Tricks Re-Opens and Gluten-Free Banana Cupcakes in Today's Eater's Digest

Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?House of Tricks Open Again! This Friday, Tempe favorite House of Tricks will re-open their kitchen after a well deserved three-week summer vacation and they want you to join them for their re-opening celebration. July 22nd through July...

By Shannon Armour

July 20, 2011

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Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?

House of Tricks Open Again!

This Friday, Tempe favorite House of Tricks will re-open their kitchen after a well deserved three-week summer vacation and they want you to join them for their re-opening celebration. July 22nd through July 30th, try out the "Just for Starters" menu for $25 ++ per person. Start with light amuse bouche then pick one of five salads and one of five starters from chef Kelly Fletcher's summer menu including a grilled peach salad with prosciutto and blue cheese and smoked Korean style baby back ribs with barely pickled cucumber salad. After dinner, enjoy a specially prepared dessert. As an added bonus all beverages are will be at happy hour prices. Click here to check out the full menu.

Gluten-Free, Vegan, Sugar free Banana Cupcakes

We know what you're thinking -- these don't sound like any fun at all -- but give them a chance they're actually pretty good. Rice flour gives the little cakes a richer taste and roasting the bananas beforehand caramelizes them bring out the natural sweetness of the fruit. Top them off with a rich cinnamon frosting and we bet you won't miss your dairy and sugar heavy sweets again! Click here to get the recipe.

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