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Sustaining the Powers

Tales From My Test Kitchen

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Black Bean Burgers + Meal Plan Monday #5

February 2, 2015 by 15 Comments

These have the perfect burger texture! Scratch-made Black Bean Burgers

Scratch-made vegetarian black bean burgers with the perfect burger texture + Meal Plan Monday #4. As I've said before, some of my favorite dishes have come into being out of necessity. Several years back, I was asked to cater a weekend dance event that was being held in honor of a friend's birthday. This was back before the uptake in dietary restrictions, and less than 30 minutes before ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Simple, Vegetarian Tagged With: black bean burgers, black beans, burgers, glutenfree, ranch, vegetarian

Greek Zucchini Noodles with Feta, Olives, Artichokes and Tomatoes + Meal Plan Monday #3

January 19, 2015 by Steph Powers 32 Comments

A quick, healthy dinner recipe. Greek Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) with Feta, Olives, Artichokes and Tomatoes.

A quick, healthy dinner recipe. Greek Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) with Feta, Olives, Artichokes and Tomatoes. Before I get to the rest of my post, I'm happy to announce that my weekly meal plan shopping list now has mobile-friendly check boxes! They will work if you open the PDF in the free Adobe Reader App for Android or iOS. Take it with you on your phone or tablet and check ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Sides, Simple, Vegetarian Tagged With: feta, glutenfree, olives, tomatoes, vegetarian, zoodles, zucchini

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

Jicama Strawberry Summer Salad

July 2, 2014 by Steph Powers 26 Comments

Jicama Strawberry Summer Salad

Crunchy, raw jicama and fresh strawberries take center stage in this bright Jicama Strawberry Summer Salad. Last week I shared about how to buy, prepare, and roast a jicama into my favorite Jicama Fries with Balsamic Ketchup. The jicama I found in Denver are ENORMOUS, so this week, I wanted to share this recipe for a jicama strawberry salad you can make with all the leftover jicama.   Now ...

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Filed Under: Chicken, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Salads, Sides, Simple, Vegetarian Tagged With: chicken, gluten-free, jicama, orange, poppyseed, salad, strawberry, vegan, vegetarian

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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