• Slow cooker lo mein on a plate surrounded by sauces and flowers

    slow cooker lo mein;

    January 5, 2024bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Chinese takeout is the ultimate comfort food, but what if I told you this slow cooker lo mein is easy and delicious? With noodles, pork, and chock full of vegetables, you don’t even need to go outside for this lo mein!

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  • Spread of alpine cheese fondue, carrots, apples, broccoli, and bread cubes

    alpine cheese fondue;

    April 7, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A classic white alpine cheese fondue recipe, with a beautiful depth of flavor to impress guests. Serve with a variety of vegetables, fruits, bread, and meats for a fun meal on any special occasion!

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  • broccoli cheddar soup with biscuits

    broccoli cheddar soup;

    September 25, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This broccoli cheddar soup is a luscious, creamy cheddar cheese based soup with chunky broccoli and vegetables, or smooth and creamy–it’s up to you!

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  • Tempura Shrimp Bowls @ bestwithchocolate.com

    shrimp tempura bowls;

    March 13, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A lightly battered shrimp tempura, this bowl gives you the feel of a fancy Japanese meal from your own kitchen.

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  • Broccoli Cauliflower Risotto @ bestwithchocolate.com

    broccoli cauliflower risotto;

    January 19, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A healthy risotto chock full of broccoli and cauliflower with all of the flavor and none of the guilt!  Throw in some cheddar cheese for a broccoli and cheddar taste, or a truffle cheese to add some fancy to your dish! – – I have been super excited to try out this dish!  I love risotto, but I don’t love the guilt of all the butter and cheese, even if it’s delicious!  One of the keys of getting that full punch of flavor is to use a nice cheese.  A nicely aged cheddar means that you can use far less…

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  • Green Pesto Pizza @ bestwithchocolate.com

    green pesto pizza;

    May 26, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Spice up your weeknight pizza by making your own green pizza!  Thin crust pizza with a  pesto sauce topped with broccoli, artichokes, and feta for a healthy but delicious green pizza! – – I’m a huge fan of pizza!  Melty cheese on carbs?  I was sold at cheese!  Now throw some healthy and tasty veggies and some of that good ‘ol cheese and you’ve got yourself a pretty tasty meal! It does take some work, but I think it is really worth it in the end.  This pizza is light and flavorful and even has veggies so I feel half…

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  • Crustless Veggie Quiche @ bestwithchocolate.com

    crustless vegetable quiche;

    May 26, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A savory, healthful crustless quiche, packed with veggies and eggs, and sacrificing none of the flavor! – – It’s time.  We’ve set a date for our wedding, and while October 2018 is over a year away, I really need to do better about my eating habits.  I was doing pretty good there for a while with recipes like vegetarian samosa burritos (tcc recipe), and rainbow vegetable pad thai (tcc recipe), but I’ve been pretty lax the past few months with the stress and business of buying a house and traveling up to NJ to look at wedding venues in addition to normal life. So this was an attempt to…

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  • Broccoli Alfredo Stuffed Shells @ bestwithchocolate.com

    broccoli alfredo stuffed shells;

    May 17, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Chicken and broccoli alfredo stuffed shells, a creamy, cheesy take on stuffed shells.  Add in a spicy kick to amp up the heat even more!  Leave out the chicken to make this a vegetarian meal! – – What’s the formula for a tasty dinner?  Broccoli, spicy chicken, alfredo sauce, cheese, and some giant pasta shells!  Really, this recipe has it all!  Protein, veggies, pasta, and of course no meal is complete without cheese!  Plus, added bonus, all you need to do is leave out the chicken and you have yourself an equally tasty vegetarian meal! Life has been a little…

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  • Baked Italian Flounder @ bestwithchocolate.com

    baked italian flounder;

    March 29, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Light and flaky flounder marinated in Italian dressing, a perfectly easy and light mid-week meal! – – This recipe is great, easy, and delicious.  Have I got you hooked?  (Do you appreciate my puns?)  It really only involves two ingredients, plus seasoning, if you even decide to bother.  A model “simple” recipe! I love simple dishes like these to help round out the “I’m so busy I’m going 20 different directions” days, or for a more relaxing day when I want to try out a more complex side dish.  In this case, I was going for tried and true and easy:…

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  • Engagement Ring @ bestwithchocolate.com

    event review: engagement (italian winemakers dinner);

    March 24, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So I’m finally going to share with you all the story of our engagement!  It’s been a whirlwind few weeks as you can imagine–I can’t believe Tyler and I have only been engaged for 3 weeks!  It’s amazing how time flies–I’ve already been looking at venues, and now we’ve also been looking at houses…so you can imagine how crazy it is around here!  But let’s go back to the beginning. — I had zero idea.  Absolutely none.  Tyler and I have talked about the future pretty regularly, we’re both very clearly invested in our relationship, and saw ourselves together in the…

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  • Single bowl of vegetable fried rice with blue chopsticks and soy sauce with sesame seeds

    vegetable fried rice;

    February 15, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A rainbow of sauteed veggies tossed with ginger rice and a soy sauce based sauce for a healthy but hearty fried rice!

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  • Chicken Cheddar Onion Panini @ bestwithchocolate.com

    cheddar chicken onion paninis; garlic mayo;

    August 10, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Up front: this recipe has nothing to do with me!  It came completely and utterly from T, and I’m not actually sure if he pulled the idea off the intermanets, or came up with this tasty concoction on his own!  My role in making this was twofold: 1) make the garlic mayo, and 2) grate the cheese.  That’s it!  My boy doeeees know how to take care of me in the food department.  He even made a take on roasted caesar broccoli swapping out the caesar dressing for Italian dressing!  T’s parents would be impressed–thinking about vegetables all by himself!   And everything turned…

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