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Sustaining the Powers

Tales From My Test Kitchen

halloween

Harry Potter Sorting Hat Cheese Ball

October 24, 2018 by Steph Powers 12 Comments

A cheese ball shaped like the sorting hat from Harry Potter, covered in poppy seeds and surrounded by crackers

This quick and fun Sorting Hat Cheese Ball is perfect for Halloween or a Harry Potter party!  I am so excited to share this recipe with y'all!! I made this sorting hat cheese ball a couple years ago for a Harry Potter murder mystery dinner and it was such a big hit! I was about 20 weeks pregnant at the time, so it's taken me up until now to finally get around to blogging it, but I wanted ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Keto / Low-Carb, Party, Recipes, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: cheese ball, halloween, Harry Potter, holiday party, sorting hat

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spinach Mac & Cheese // Crocktober 2014 Week #5

October 27, 2014 by Steph Powers 22 Comments

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

You'll never guess this Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spinach Mac & Cheese contains pumpkin. It's all sorts of creamy, cheesey goodness, and the best part is you just dump it all into your slow cooker and walk away! I'm pretty sad that Crocktober is coming to an end. I've really enjoyed putting together meal plans for you each week. Our budget is also pretty happy with all the cooking in and stocking ...

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Filed Under: Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Sides, Simple, Slow Cooker, Vegetarian Tagged With: crockpot, crocktober2014, halloween, mac and cheese, pumpkin, spinach

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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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