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Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip – I’m Contributing at My Cooking Spot!

August 5, 2015 by Steph Powers 2 Comments

Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip - a delicious and quick anytime snack!

A creamy and slightly sweet Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip recipe. I just realized that I never officially announced over here that I'm now a monthly contributor for My Cooking Spot! My Cooking Spot is a spin-off of recipes from My Thirty Spot. I've already had a lot of fun being a contributor and getting to know the other ladies who are part of the team. So many delicious things to drool over ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Party, Recipes, Sides, Simple, Snacks, Sweets, Vegetarian Tagged With: apples, bananas, My Cooking Spot, peanut butter, snack time, yogurt dip

Caprese Mac and Cheese Bites + Meal Plan Monday Week 31

August 3, 2015 by Steph Powers 14 Comments

Caprese Mac and Cheese - This is a surprisingly light and fresh version of mac and cheese. I love the addition of tomatoes and basil!

These Caprese Mac and Cheese Bites are packed with the creamy mozzarella, fresh basil, and bright tomato flavor of caprese salad, and served in a crunchy wonton appetizer cup! Plus another Meal Plan Monday is ready for you below the recipe!  Yes, you read that title correctly. Those really are caprese mac and cheese bites in cute little wonton cups. What is caprese mac and cheese you ask? ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Simple, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, caprese, entertaining, mac and cheese, mozzarella, tomatoes

Slow Cooker Lentil Quinoa Lettuce Cups // Recipe Challenge+ Meal Plan Monday Week 30

July 27, 2015 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

A recipe for Slow Cooker Lentil Quinoa Lettuce Cups, the monthly Recipe Challenge link up, and another Meal Plan Monday!   Somehow I always forget about using my slow cooker in the summertime. I love it for winter soups and hearty meals for cold weather, but I always seem to forget about it as soon as it gets hot outside. (Maybe I'm too distracted by my grill.) It's kind of silly really, ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipe Challenge, Recipes, Simple, Slow Cooker, TexMex, Vegetarian Tagged With: lentils, lettuce cups, quinoa, recipe challenge, tacos

Bacon Marinated Pork Loin Stuffed with Fig, Sage, and Goat Cheese + Meal Plan Monday Week 29

July 20, 2015 by Steph Powers 19 Comments

Bacon Marinated Pork Loin Stuffed with Fig Sage and Goat Cheese - This is one of my favorite recipes for entertaining because it looks super fancy, but doesn't take much effort!

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media®, Smithfield®, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #SummerSizzling http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH This summer has been all about grilling. Aside from some crazy hail and flooding in May and early June, it's been a pretty mild summer in Denver, so we've been out in our backyard as much as possible. My ...

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Filed Under: Cooking Tips, Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Meat, Recipes, Simple, Sponsored Post Tagged With: bacon, figs, goat cheese, marinated pork, sage

Meal Plan Monday Week 28!

July 13, 2015 by Steph Powers 3 Comments

Meal Plan Monday - Every Week She shares a printable meal plan with shopping list!

Meal Plan Monday is a printable gluten-free and vegetarian-friendly printable weekly dinner menu and shopping list!   Hubby and I went on vacation this past week and it was amazing! We snuck off to the mountains in south western Colorado and stayed in a small town in almost the middle of nowhere. We had been planning to camp for a couple weeks, but Hubby came down with pneumonia a few ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes Tagged With: balsalmic chicken, Meal Plan Monday, quinoa salad, vacation

Meal Plan Monday Week 27!

July 6, 2015 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

Meal Plan Monday! weekly printable meal plans with awesome mobile-friendly shopping lists!

I hope you had an awesome Fourth of July long weekend! I really like the idea of a Friday holiday.  Fridays are always a struggle for me to stay focused since I get sooooo excited for the weekend to arrive, so I love that we skipped Friday all together and went straight to the weekend. We enjoyed some much needed down time this weekend, and enjoyed a fun cookout with our next door neighbors. ...

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Filed Under: Meal Plan Monday Tagged With: lemon basil chicken, pork kabobs, shrimp tacos, skillet pizza, zucchini noodles

The Retro Re-pin Party Week 49!

June 30, 2015 by Steph Powers 9 Comments

Welcome to the Retro Re-pin Party! Are you excited for the Fourth of July weekend? I sure am! Fireworks, food, friends, fun - pretty much everything I love all in a three day weekend! We're planning to grill with some friends and then watch the fireworks here in Denver on both the 3rd and the 4th. (We get 2 days of fireworks!) What are your fun Fourth of July plans? Here's what I've been up to ...

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Filed Under: Link Party, Retro Repin Tagged With: link party, linkup, pinterest, retrorepin

20 Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes + Meal Plan Monday Week 26

June 29, 2015 by Steph Powers 10 Comments

Awesome collection of homemade salad dressing recipes! Bonus- they're gluten-free.

Today I'm bringing you a roundup of 20 Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes along with today's Meal Plan Monday! (Pictured clockwise: Herb and Yogurt dressing - Lauren Caris Cooks, Poppyseed Dressing -The Kitchen McCabe, Pomegranate Dressing - Feast + West, Beet Basil Pesto - Sustaining the Powers, Red Wine Peach Vinaigrette - Dine and Dish. See links below.)   This summer I've been ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Roundup, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: Meal Plan Monday, roundup, salad, salad dressing

The Retro Re-pin Party Week 48

June 23, 2015 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Retro Re-pin Party! Earlier this week I shared my favorite Fourth of July treat for the Red, White and Blue Recipe Challenge I'm hosting with a few other bloggers:    After you link up below, I'd love for you to also come share any Red, White, and blue recipes you may have with our recipe challenge link up.  The Retro Re-pin Party is a quick, weekly ...

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Filed Under: Link Party, Retro Repin

Recipe Challenge: Red, White, and Blue Chocolate Covered Apples + Meal Plan Monday Week 25

June 22, 2015 by Steph Powers 19 Comments

It doesn't get more American than red, white, and blue apples! These are so cute!

It doesn't get more American than Red, White, and Blue Chocolate Covered Apples! Plus, I've got the Red White and Blue Recipe Challenge and another Meal Plan Monday below the recipe.    I hope everyone had an awesome Father's Day yesterday. We aren't parents yet, but I did call my dad and wish him a happy day. We also went out with a bunch of friends to see the musical Wicked here ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Link Party, Meal Plan Monday, Party, Recipe Challenge, Recipes, Snacks, Sweets, Vegetarian Tagged With: candy apples, chocolate covered apples, fourth of July, recipe challenge, red white and blue, sprinkles

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