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Sustaining the Powers

Tales From My Test Kitchen

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Low-Carb Traditional Chiles Rellenos

October 20, 2016 by Steph Powers 2 Comments

How to Make Low-Carb Chile Rellenos | Chile Rellenos are the Traditional Mexican stuffed pepper. These are filled with meunster cheese and shredded beef. Quick to make and naturally gluten-free, these keto-friendly stuffed poblanos are sure to be a hit! Click through to get the recipe!

Low-Carb Traditional Chiles Rellenos are the Mexican version of the stuffed pepper. These are filled with meunster cheese and shredded beef! Now that I'm on a low-carb diet, I've been going through a lot of my old recipes to see what accidentally low-carb or easily low-carb recipes I have in my arsenal that I either haven't posted yet, or could easily re-work to be low-carb. Surprisingly ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Keto / Low-Carb, Meat, Recipes, TexMex, Vegetarian Tagged With: meunster, mexican, pepper, poblano

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

My Top Cinco de Mayo Recipes + Meal Plan Monday Week 18

May 4, 2015 by Steph Powers 1 Comment

Today I'm bringing you my Top Cinco de Mayo Recipes and another edition of Meal Plan Monday. Happy Monday! Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, so I thought I would share some of my most popular Cinco de Mayo recipes. A lot of people think that Cinco de Mayo is Mexican independence day, but it's actually the celebration of the Mexican army's victory over the French army in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, ...

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Filed Under: Drinks, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Meal Plan Monday, Party, Recipes, Sides, TexMex, Vegetarian Tagged With: cinco de mayo, esquites, fajitas, fiesta, history, mexican, mexican martinis, plantains, salsa

Easy No-Boil Mexican Lasagna

August 29, 2014 by Steph Powers 16 Comments

All your favorites from 7 layer dip come together in this easy, cheesy, crowd-pleasing, Mexican lasagna!   Just before my hubby and I got married, my mom gave me a cookbook called 30 Meals in One Day.  The idea behind the book is Once a Month Cooking (OAMC). This is where you make/prep all your dinners for the month in one weekend and then keep them in the freezer until it's ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Recipes, Simple, TexMex, Vegetarian Tagged With: easy, lasagna, mexican, taco, tex-mex

Black Bean, Corn, and Avocado Salsa

July 21, 2014 by Steph Powers 6 Comments

Black Bean Corn and Avocado Salsa

Black beans, corn, and avocados come together in this quick, fresh, salsa.  We threw a going away party for some dear friends a few weeks ago and needed a quick salsa for some chips to offset all the desserts. (They were "desserting" us, so we threw them a dessert party.) It just so happened that I had a few cans of corn, some fresh tomatoes from the garden, a can of black beans, and some ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Sides, Simple, Snacks, TexMex, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, black beans, corn, glutenfree, mexican, quick, salsa, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian

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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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