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Sustaining the Powers

Tales From My Test Kitchen

Crocktober 2015

Slow Cooker Ham and Spinach Frittata + Crocktober 2015 Meal Plan Week 4

October 26, 2015 by Steph Powers 9 Comments

This Slow Cooker Ham and Spinach Frittata recipe is perfect for your next brunch get together! Can you believe Crocktober 2015 is almost over already?! I've been having a blast coming up with new crockpot recipes for you each week, and you can bet I will keep coking in my crockpot at least once a week even after Crocktober is officially over. As is the case with many food bloggers, I have so many ...

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Filed Under: Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: crocktober, Crocktober 2015, frittata, gluten-free, ham, meal plan, slow cooker, spinach

Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetable Tortellini Soup

October 15, 2015 by Steph Powers 3 Comments

Here's the recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetable Tortellini Soup I promised! Here's the tortellini soup I promised! Courtesy of a new working hard drive. If you've ever had a hard drive die on you, you'll know the sinking feeling I had on Monday when my computer shut down while I was writing this post and then suddenly wouldn't boot. I, of course, freaked out and started praying that ...

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Filed Under: Chicken, Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Meat, Recipes, Simple, Slow Cooker, Soups, Vegetarian Tagged With: carrots, chicken, chicken soup, Crocktober 2015, garbanzos, leeks, spinach, sweet potato, tortellini

Crocktober 2015 Meal Plan Week 2

October 12, 2015 by Steph Powers 2 Comments

Crocktober - Use your slow cooker daily for the whole month of October!

Your Crocktober 2015 Week 2 Meal Plan is here!  The Crocktober challenge is to use your slow cooker every day for the month of October. To help with that, I'm sharing slow cooker meal plans and new slow cooker recipes each week. Things have been a bit crazy here in the Powers house lately. For almost 2 months, I was not home for more than a week at a time before travelling somewhere new or ...

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Filed Under: Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Crocktober 2015, slow cooker

Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Pulled Pork + Crocktober 2015 Meal Plan Week 1

October 5, 2015 by Steph Powers 6 Comments

Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Pulled Pork made with Dr. Pepper! This was a huge hit with my family!

A recipe for Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Pulled Pork and Crocktober 2015 Week 1 Meal Plan!  Welcome back to Crocktober 2015 where I'm sharing new slow cooker recipes each week and challenging you to use your crockpot to cook for the month of October! There's a restaurant in Fort Collins, CO called Cafe Mexicali. If you're ever in the area, it's definitely a place worth driving to. One of ...

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Filed Under: Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Meat, Recipes, Slow Cooker, TexMex Tagged With: Crocktober 2015, Meal Plan Monday, pork, sweet and spicy

Game Day Queso, The Secret to Melty Cheese & a Crocktober Giveaway!

October 1, 2015 by Steph Powers 15 Comments

A recipe for Game Day Queso, the Secret to Melty Cheese, and a huge Crocktober Giveaway! Crocktober is here!!!! I am SO excited! October is finally here which means Fall is (hopefully) in the air, life is getting busy, and everyone is getting ready to bust out their slow cookers for the cooler weather. I love to celebrate "Crocktober" with an entire month of slow cooker recipes and meal ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Cooking Tips, Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Meat, Recipes, Sides, Slow Cooker, Snacks, TexMex Tagged With: Crocktober 2015, slow cooker

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