• dinner review: la canela;

    August 7, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Last week was my best friend’s birthday, and so we went out in Rockville, MD to celebrate!  A recommendation from a coworker, we tried out La Canela in Rockville Town Center.  It was just a double date, but I love going to Peruvian places with Tyler since he studied abroad in Peru and can judge authenticity.  Two thumbs up from Tyler! They started us off with an amouse-bouche, or a complimentary chef appetizer.  I can’t quite remember what they called it, but it was basically a savory fried pastry wrapped around a ceviche center.  It was quite tasty, and the…

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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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  • gyros;

    April 29, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Last weekend we had a feast!  My parents and my godparents were in town, and we made enough food to feed a small army!  I made lamb kebabs (check out the recipe here), roasted broccoli, naan, rice, and then my key lime pie bars and oreo brownies (I have yet to post the recipe!).  I ended up making gyros tonight because I had extra lamb, and the recipe I found on pinterest from food.com looked surprisingly easy!  That and we picked up our adopted shiba inu Kenichi today!!!!  Squeeee!  So T and I wanted to spend as much time as possible with him, and I…

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  • Lamb Kebabs @ bestwithchocolate.com

    lamb kebabs;

    November 3, 2015bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    I really wanted to make these lamb kebabs!  I’d never really made lamb before, and these looked simple and tasty.  The spices were definitely aromatic as you heat them up on the stove, although I didn’t do a wonderful job of mixing them well into the meat.  Ad I’m always worried that the meat will turn out tough, and that’s not what you want, especially for kebabs. Once I formed the kebabs, I actually ended up freezing them because T and I had way too many leftovers to eat at the time, and I didn’t want the meat to spoil!…

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