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Portobello Baked Eggs with Spinach and Mozzarella

August 15, 2016 by Steph Powers 5 Comments

Eggs baked in portobello mushroom caps! Yum!

This recipe for Portobello Baked Eggs with Spinach and Mozzarella is sure to be a huge brunch hit! Today we are going with the super-messy, just out of the oven photos of this recipe. There have been so many times lately that I've wanted to share a new recipe and had to re-make it for photos, that it is more the "norm" than me photographing what's been happening in my kitchen in real-time. So ...

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Keto / Low-Carb, Party, Recipes, Simple, Vegetarian

30 Minute Baked Italian Chicken + Confessions of a Food Blogger

August 8, 2016 by Steph Powers 3 Comments

30 Minute Baked Italian Chicken - chicken, italian dressing mix, garlic powder, parmesan cheese, flour, and an egg are all you need! Our favorite weeknight meal.

This 30 Minute Baked Italian Chicken is a staple in our house. It's so yummy, but quick & easy to make!  If your home is anything like my home, there are plenty of nights when you don't feel like putting a ton of work into cooking, but you really just want to get dinner on the table. Sometimes Often on nights like that I'll give in and order takeout or pull out a pre-packaged meal from ...

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Filed Under: Chicken, Personal, Recipes, Simple Tagged With: confessions

How I Set Up My Social Media Sharing Calendar Using CoSchedule //Blogging Tech Tips

August 4, 2016 by Steph Powers 4 Comments

How I Set Up My Social Media Sharing Calendar Using CoSchedule

Okay, so I know it's been ages since I had a tech tips post on here. Like a March of 2015, long time ago. For the first while, it was because I had shared all my favorite tips with you, and after that it was because I had started Powersful Studios, my web design company, so life got suddenly super busy! I've had quite a few ideas come up in the past year though, especially as I've worked with many ...

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Filed Under: Tech Tip Thursday Tagged With: blogging tech tips, blogging tips, coschedule, social media, start a blog, tech tips

Slow Cooker Charro/Borracho Beans (Frijoles Charros y Borrachos)

August 1, 2016 by Steph Powers 16 Comments

Borracho beans are so great in the slow cooker!

These Slow Cooker Charro/Borracho Beans are a simplified version of this beloved Tex-Mex pinto bean dish.  So I know that there are going to be two types of people looking at this recipe. Half of you are going to look at the title and say "Heck yes! I love borracho beans!" and the other half are going to look at it and go "What on earth are borracho beans?" For those of you in camp number two, ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Recipes, Sides, Simple, Slow Cooker, Soups, TexMex, Vegetarian Tagged With: beans, beer, borracho beans, charro beans, chipotles, crockpot, jalapenos, mexican, pinto beans, salt pork

Strawberry Avocado Mint Salad Spring Rolls // A Foodie Picnic

July 18, 2016 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

Roll up your salad so you can eat it on the go! Strawberry Avocado Mint Salad Spring Rolls

These Strawberry Avocado Mint Salad Spring Rolls are great for serving a portable salad at a picnic or party! (Or just noshing on for lunch!) Last week I shared my Fig and Pig Flatbread and talked about the foodie picnic I put together with my friend Meghan from Cake n' Knife. This week I want to share my favorite new way to chow down on a salad - spring rolls! You may have seen these rice ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Party, Recipes, Salads, Sides, Simple Hospitality, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: almonds, asian, avocado, goat cheese, healthy, Party, picnic, poppyseed dressing, salad, spinach, spring rolls, strawberry

Fig and Pig Flatbread // A Foodie Picnic

July 11, 2016 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

The Ultimate foodie picnic food - Fig and Pig Flatbread

This Fig and Pig Flatbread is my quick and easy go-to for a foodie picnic or fancy appetizer.   Last week my friend Meghan from Cake n' Knife came over to have a picnic with me. And not just any picnic. This was a no holds barred food bloggers' foodie picnic which means we dreamed up the most delicious, fancy picnic foods we could think of and then spent a couple hours cooking up a storm, ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Bread, Gluten-Free, Meat, Party, Pizza, Recipes, Sides, Simple, Simple Hospitality, Snacks Tagged With: bacon, cakenkife collab, fig, flatbread, goat cheese, picnic

Dog Treat Cake – For a Puppy Shower or Dog Birthday Party!

June 20, 2016 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

It's the dog treat version of a diaper cake! How cute!

This Dog Treat Cake is perfect for a puppy shower or your dog's birthday party! (In case it's not obvious, today's "recipe" is for your fur child and not for human consumption.)  Exciting times are happening in the Powers household. Our next door neighbors just got a brand new lab puppy! This means that I get to puppy sit during the day while her parents are at work, but we don't have the ...

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Filed Under: Party, Recipes, Simple Hospitality Tagged With: dog, dog treats, gift, puppy, puppy shower, rawhide chews, shower

Cookies n’ Cream Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwiches

June 6, 2016 by Steph Powers 6 Comments

This is brilliant! (And dangerous!) Take store-bought ice cream and sandwich it between 2 Pop-Tarts!

These Cookies n' Cream Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwiches are dangerously easy to make.  There's an amazing ice cream place near my house, Ice Cream Riot, that sells these GIGANTIC ice cream sandwiches that use Pop-Tarts rather than traditional cookies for the outside layers. There are about a million different flavor combinations, but one of our favorites is the cookies and cream ...

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Filed Under: Party, Recipes, Simple, Simple Hospitality, Snacks, Sweets, Vegetarian Tagged With: cookies n' cream, ice cream, ice cream sandwich, party snacks, Pop-Tarts, summer

20+ Fun Homemade Popsicle Recipes

May 27, 2016 by Steph Powers 3 Comments

Popsicles are my favorite for summertime!

As soon as the sunny weather hits Denver (which is often a lot later than anywhere else) I start to think about pulling out my favorite popsicle molds. (affiliate link) I wanted to put together a list of recipes I've been wanting to try and pinning like crazy over on Pinterest. A summer popsicle bucket list if you will. With a long weekend coming up, it should be a nice time to hang out in ...

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Filed Under: Drinks, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Party, Recipes, Roundup, Sweets, Vegetarian Tagged With: cocktails, coconut, popsicles, roundup, summer

Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Egg Bake (Strata)

May 23, 2016 by Steph Powers 3 Comments

This Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Layered Egg Bake (Strata) is a cross between a fritatta and a bread pudding. Super cheap and you'll definitely impress your guests!

This Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Egg Bake (Strata) is a cross between a fritatta and a bread pudding. Super cheap and you'll definitely impress your guests! Some of my favorite recipes involve pulling random bits from the fridge and transforming them into something quick and delicious. I also REALLY love breakfast for dinner. My normal breakfast is a chai protein shake or some yogurt and ...

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Party, Recipes, Simple, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, breakfast, brunch, eggs, mozzarella, strata, tomatoes

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