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Sustaining the Powers

Tales From My Test Kitchen

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Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Egg Bake (Strata)

May 23, 2016 by Steph Powers 3 Comments

This Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Layered Egg Bake (Strata) is a cross between a fritatta and a bread pudding. Super cheap and you'll definitely impress your guests!

This Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Egg Bake (Strata) is a cross between a fritatta and a bread pudding. Super cheap and you'll definitely impress your guests! Some of my favorite recipes involve pulling random bits from the fridge and transforming them into something quick and delicious. I also REALLY love breakfast for dinner. My normal breakfast is a chai protein shake or some yogurt and ...

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Party, Recipes, Simple, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, breakfast, brunch, eggs, mozzarella, strata, tomatoes

Charcuterie Stuffed Calzone

May 16, 2016 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

All your charcuterie board favorites stuffed inside a calzone!

All your charcuterie board favorites are stuffed inside this Charcuterie Stuffed Calzone! Around here we love "build your own" nights. Build your own tacos, build your own pizza, build your own salad, and build your own baked potatoes are among our favorite themes for dinners with friends because they're flexible for any taste or dietary restrictions.  We also love a great charcuterie board ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Bread, Gluten-Free, Meat, Party, Pizza, Recipes, Simple, Simple Hospitality, Snacks Tagged With: build your own, calzone, charcuterie, marinara, mozzarella, pizza

Low-Carb Slow Cooker Pizza Stuffed Chicken

January 25, 2016 by Steph Powers 2 Comments

Pizza Stuffed Chicken. In your slow cooker. Nobody will realize that it's low-carb and gluten-free.

This Slow Cooker Pizza Stuffed Chicken is easy, low-carb, gluten-free, and sure to be a huge hit! First off, I think I need to say THE BRONCOS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!! What a totally crazy game that was! I planned to write this post while I watched, but my eyes were glued to the screen the entire time. Fingers crossed we do much better in the Super Bowl this year than we did 2 years ...

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Filed Under: Chicken, Gluten-Free, Pizza, Recipes, Simple, Slow Cooker Tagged With: chicken, company dinner, crockpot, mozzarella, pepperoni, pizza

Caprese Mac and Cheese Bites + Meal Plan Monday Week 31

August 3, 2015 by Steph Powers 14 Comments

Caprese Mac and Cheese - This is a surprisingly light and fresh version of mac and cheese. I love the addition of tomatoes and basil!

These Caprese Mac and Cheese Bites are packed with the creamy mozzarella, fresh basil, and bright tomato flavor of caprese salad, and served in a crunchy wonton appetizer cup! Plus another Meal Plan Monday is ready for you below the recipe!  Yes, you read that title correctly. Those really are caprese mac and cheese bites in cute little wonton cups. What is caprese mac and cheese you ask? ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Simple, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, caprese, entertaining, mac and cheese, mozzarella, tomatoes

Eggplant and Olive Tapenade Pizza

April 7, 2014 by Steph Powers 17 Comments

Eggplant and Olive Tapenade Pizza

This recipe for Eggplant and Olive Tapenade Pizza was born out of one of those empty the fridge nights, but it was so good we've made it over and over since then. Last week I finally shared my Perfect Pizza Dough recipe with you guys and several of you have let me know you loved it (I love getting messages like that!). This week, I want to share one of my favorite ways to top my ...

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Filed Under: Bread, Pizza, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, eggplant, french, italian, mozzarella, olive, pizza, pizza night, pizza sauce, tapenade, vegetarian

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