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Tex-Mex Chicken Chili

October 14, 2013 by Steph Powers 17 Comments

This month is being called "Crocktober" in the food blog circles. It's a challenge to use your crock-pot to cook a meal every day.  I jumped on the idea of this challenge because I love the idea of coming home to dinner being done.  The recipe I want to share with you today was our Crocktober Day #3.   Chicken Chili was born during my first year living in a college apartment. My two roommates ...

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Filed Under: Chicken, Recipes, Slow Cooker, TexMex Tagged With: black beans, chicken, chili, corn, dinner, fall, quick, sour cream, tex-mex, winter

Microwave Mexicornbread

October 12, 2013 by Steph Powers 2 Comments

Growing up, my mom always made our cornbread in the microwave. It wasn't until I saw a friend baking cornbread in the oven that it even occurred to me to make it any other way. We even had a special microwave-safe pan we called our "cornbread pan" since it wasn't used for anything else. When I left home, my mom managed find a replica of our beloved cornbread pan to go off to college with me. ...

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Filed Under: Bread, Recipes, Sides, TexMex

Welcome to Sustaining the Powers!

October 11, 2013 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

Thanks for stopping by to check me out!  I hope you stay a while. and come back as I add more recipes.  Feel free to make requests in the comments below.   You're probably wondering why I decided to start a food blog.  Well, there's many reasons but the top 5 are: I love cooking.  Growing up, we always came together around the dinner table each night and my mom ...

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I'm Stephanie. I'm an Austin, Texas native living in Denver, Colorado who blogs about my favorite Tex-Mex and travel-inspired recipe creations, food photography tech resources for bloggers. I want to make it easier for you provide sustenance to your family and show hospitality to others. Click here to learn more about me.

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