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Sustaining the Powers

Tales From My Test Kitchen

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Honey Lime Fruit Salad

May 2, 2016 by Steph Powers 1 Comment

This is the best fruit salad I have ever eaten! Honey Lime Fruit Salad

This Honey Lime Fruit Salad is the best fruit salad I have ever eaten!  Last weekend we had a couple friends from Minneapolis stay with us while they were in town for a conference. My friend Kate is pretty much a flavor wizard in the kitchen and usually cooks like I do by taking stock of the pantry and whipping up something pretty amazing. (She's the same Kate who originally taught me what ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Salads, Sides, Simple, Snacks, Sweets, Vegetarian Tagged With: blackberries, fruit, fruit salad, honey, lime

Trudy’s Copycat Mexican Martinis (The Only Way I’ll Drink My Margaritas)

May 1, 2015 by Steph Powers 9 Comments

This Trudy's Copycat Mexican Martini is a Tex-Mex take on the classic margarita on the rocks. Austin has some amazing Tex-Mex restaurants, but one of my favorites is a place called Trudy's Tex-Mex Restaurant and Bar (we just call it "Trudy's"). My favorite food to order is their stuffed avocados (which I'll have to copycat another day), but they are best known for their Mexican martinis ...

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Filed Under: Drinks, Gluten-Free, Party, Recipes, Simple, TexMex, Vegetarian Tagged With: alcohol, cocktail, lemon, lime, margarita, martini, mexican martini, olives, sugar, tequila

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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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