• date night dinner & a show: all about hamilton

    July 31, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So this past weekend we got to see Hamilton at the Kennedy Center! If you happen to have been living under a rock and have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s a 2h 45min musical about Alexander Hamilton and the other founding fathers culminating in the duel where Aaron Burr killed Hamilton. It’s got insanely catchy music, fusing hip hop, R&B, pop, soul, and rap, and color-casts non-white actors with deliberation. It’s a crazy piece of history, both in the telling and the making, and it’s also just good old fun. The Kennedy Center production we saw was amazing.…

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  • Loaded Whole30 Fries@ bestwithchocolate.com

    loaded whole30 french fries;

    May 18, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A hearty whole30 meal–baked french fries loaded up with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and whole30 approved dressing.  You could always add a fried egg hat if you’re craving more protein!

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  • Greek Lamb Burgers @ bestwithchocolate.com

    greek lamb burgers;

    August 28, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Bonus post: here’s another gourmet burger to add to your repertoire!  Keep this one in mind alongside jalapeno cheddar stuffed burgers, or the juicy lucy burger. With these three burgers on your menu, you’re sure to impress!  This is definitely a different twist on a classic burger, but really the main difference is the ground lamb. Everything else I typically have in my pantry. Make sure that you don’t over-mix the lamb, because you won’t want it to be tough. We served this with garlic butter roasted carrots and actually used what was left of the garlic butter in the…

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  • Fish & Chips at Mad Fox Brewery review @ bestwithchocolate.com

    happy hour review: mad fox brewery;

    July 22, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    It’s funny that sometimes I look at my own posts, and I realize that my favorites–either recipes, or reviews–don’t have posts yet. It makes sense in the grand scheme of things since I only started less than a year ago, but it’s funny to me that some of T’s and my’s favorite places don’t have dedicated posts. On the one hand they’re fun and local, but on the other we go there often enough that I feel like I shouldn’t take pictures every single time. So today, you get a post about a local hangout of ours–Mad Fox Brewery!  It’s…

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  • Crispy Baked Fries @ bestwithchocolate.com

    crispy baked fries;

    January 20, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Here’s the twin to my previously posted recipe, jalapeno cheddar stuffed burgers, though they’d go great with honey mustard pretzel chicken tenders, or a chicken pesto burger.  So many possibilities! But I will say these fries are a wonderful side.  They’re not particularly work-intensive, but give you some fries in your own home.  I will be the first to admit that these are not a replacement for those triple-fried grease bombs that are your normal delicious french fries, but they’re a nice alternative with a tasty spice rub that you can make in your own home. You of course could mix up the spice…

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