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Sustaining the Powers

Tales From My Test Kitchen

kitchen hacks

DIY Streak-free Appliance Cleaner for Black or Stainless Appliances

February 18, 2015 by Steph Powers 33 Comments

This DIY streak-free appliance cleaner works especially well on black and stainles steel appliances to get them shiny clean with no streaks! I'm bringing you a bit of a different recipe today. One of the biggest problems with cooking is that you make messes. If you're a food blogger, you make a LOT of messes. Like 2 loads through the dishwasher each day size messes. On top of the dishes, I feel ...

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Filed Under: Cooking Tips, Recipes Tagged With: appliance cleaner, cleaning, kitchen hacks, stove cleaner, vinegar

Cookie Butter Creme Brulee and The Secret to Perfect Crusted Sugar in Your Broiler!

January 7, 2015 by Steph Powers 8 Comments

No kitchen torch? No problem! I've got the secret for perfect bruleed sugar in your broiler with this easy cookie butter creme brulee!

Creme Brulee, with its creamy custard center and its crunchy, sugary shell, has come together with the magic of cookie butter in this Cookie Butter Creme Brulee. The best part is, no torch will be needed because I'm sharing the secret to perfect crusted sugar in your broiler!  I know what you're thinking, it's the beginning of January when everyone goes on a diet and here I am tempting you ...

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian Tagged With: broiler, cookie butter, creme brulee, dessert, fancy, kitchen hacks, sweet, valentines

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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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