• Pineapple Party Punch @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    October 5, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Do you ever have one of those nights where you want to relax with a drink, but all of your go-to drinks and cocktails don’t feel like they’re going to cut it?  Well here’s where this pineapple party punch comes in!  It’s that classy tropical drink that will whisk you away to paradise…am I overselling this?  It’s good, but it’s no week-long vacation that’s for sure. But it might be just what you need for a mini stay-cation! Or you can just be like T and me and make this on a typical Friday night while making a drinking game…

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  • Chorizo Breakfast Pizza from Piola Brunch Review @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    September 2, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Here’s another brunch spot for you to try out: Piola!  The one we go to is the location in Arlington (an easy walk from the Rosslyn metro stop, FYI).  I’ve heard that there’s one in D.C. but have yet to try that location.  The only difference I’ve heard about is that the one in D.C. is bottomless brunch where as the Arlington location, because of VA liquor laws cannot technically do “bottomless”.  But Piola, and a lot of other restaurants, get around this by allowing you to add endless drinks from a select menu for $1 ea.  Which in some cases I actually…

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  • Mimosa Sunrise @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    May 15, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So…I made this cocktail by accident!  You can thank my lazy Sunday.  The past few weeks have been a bit crazy, and even Saturday this weekend was crazy!  Fun crazy, but crazy nonetheless.  Friday we went to grab drinks before seeing Captain America!  It was good, and T and I had a nice walk back chatting about our thoughts about the movie!  And then Saturday, T went running (he’s training for a marathon) for 6 miles, and I actually got my butt to the gym.  Then we had to take Kenichi on a long walk to tire him out a bit…

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