• Ramen broth seasoning, perfect for your bowl of ramen

    better than packet ramen seasoning;

    April 14, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A delicious, homemade better than packet ramen seasoning that’s easy to make from scratch. Just add water and your favorite ramen noodles!

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  • harissa bulgur rice pilaf

    harissa bulgur rice pilaf;

    January 1, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This harissa bulgur rice pilaf is a perfectly flavorful base or side dish to build other flavors over. With a little heat and a mix of bulgur wheat and rice, this versatile dish is a perfect side dish.

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  • Chicken Picatta @ bestwithchocolate.com

    chicken piccata;

    March 6, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Thin cutlets of chicken breast, lightly seasoned and pan seared, topped with a lemon-stock sauce and capers.  Perfect served over butter noodles, or another starch of your choice! – – Here’s another of my “tried and true”, keep going back to recipes!  I believe this is also another one of the first dishes I ever made that made me realize cooking didn’t have to be so hard!  I believe this is another Giada recipe, although to be perfectly honest, it’s been so long since I made it the first time, that I couldn’t even tell you if that’s really accurate.…

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  • Broccoli Cheddar Quinoa @ bestwithchocolate.com

    broccoli cheddar quinoa;

    February 8, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Tri-colored quinoa mixed with chopped broccoli in a cheesy cheddar casserole, perfect as a weeknight side dish! – – Broccoli cheddar quinoa is one of my go-to side dishes!  I typically have all ingredients on hand on a given day, so when I have nothing else planned as a side dish, it’s perfect and easy to whip up!  Broccoli is a pretty good staple in my home, since it’s one off my favorite vegetables–don’t get me wrong, I’ll still take twix cookies (recipe) over vegetables any day.  But when coupled with the quinoa, it’s actually a pretty decently healthy side-dish!  Plus, cheese…

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  • Mushroom Risotto @ bestwithchocolate.com

    risotto;

    March 1, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This was actually the first time that I’ve made risotto on my own!  This was my last roommate’s go-to recipe when she wanted to cook, and let me tell you, it’s amazing.  It does take a little bit of a time investment, but some of my favorite memories from when we lived together were us chatting in the kitchen over a pot of risotto.  We also usually had glasses of wine in our hands.  I mean you need wine for the recipe, so obviously the natural extension was to sip on a glass!  I definitely recommend that; maybe I should add…

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