• Assorted flavors of roasted pumpkin seeds beside a jack-o-lantern

    roasted pumpkin seeds 3 easy ways;

    October 27, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Happy Halloween!  Need a recipe for all those pumpkin seeds you got from the guts of your pumpkin carving?  Well here are three easy and delicious variations!

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  • Sausage Pesto Pasta @ bestwithchocolate.com

    sausage pesto pasta;

    August 17, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Look familiar?  I’ll give you a hint: I reviewed a dish quite like this last week from Kona Grill!  Here’s my homemade take!  The one bite I stole from one of my fellow bridesmaids K at the bachelorette dinner last weekend was so good I was still craving it two days later!  So I tried to kinda make something up as I went.  This was still quite tasty, and delicious, though of course not exactly the same.  Definitely a keeper though!  Pesto cream sauce with sausage medallions tossed with some spaghetti or linguine.  Hope you enjoy! You’ll notice in this photo…

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  • Southwest Egg Rolls @ bestwithchocolate.com

    baked southwest egg rolls;

    November 19, 2015bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    I’ve been on a health kick.  Trying not to overeat and trying to make healthier choices.  But foooooood is so yum, it’s hard.  BuI found these baked southwest egg rolls and thought they’d be super tasty!  With some salsa and fresh guacamole on the side, they make for a nice fresh dinner or a perfect appetizer!  I didn’t have black beans, so I just used pinto beans instead.  I imagine it’d be fine either way, just use whatever you prefer or have on hand! If you’re planning to use the egg rolls as appetizers, I would try making them in…

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