• Individually wrapped meal prep breakfast sandwiches next to a plate of unwrapped breakfast sandwiches

    meal prep breakfast sandwiches;

    July 28, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Meal prep breakfast sandwiches let you make ahead hot and steamy english muffins stacked high with cheesy eggs and bacon, perfect for rushed mornings.

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  • 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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  • Vegetarian Samosa Burritos @ bestwithchocolate.com

    vegetarian samosa burritos;

    April 7, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    To make these healthful vegetarian samosa burritos, swap the traditional potatoes for mashed cauliflower and white beans and load up the filling with mild but flavorful spices, add a few peas for color, and you’ve got yourself an easy, healthful lunch all week!  – – The idea for this recipe actually came from a coworker’s heatable lunch that was a vegetarian samosa burrito.  And that sounded so tasty, I went straight to pinterest and dug up this recipe by Alissa over at Connoisseurus Veg. I will be the first to level with you–this burrito wasn’t quite everything I wanted it to be,…

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  • The Everyday Thanksgiving Sandwich @ bestwithchocolate.com

    the everyday thanksgiving sandwich;

    September 26, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    I give you: the everyday thanksgiving sandwich–named for the swap of chicken instead of turkey in this awesome fall-themed sandwich. And just in case you needed that extra push, this sandwich is about as easy as can be.  Go and make this crockpot chicken and stuffing I posted last week, and then when you have too many leftovers and are bored with it–because let’s be honest, slow cookers lend themselves to that–you have this sandwich to look forward to.  Slow cookers usually involve making a ton of a dish, and then no matter how delicious, you get sick of eating it…

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  • Roast Beef Horseradish Party Sliders @ bestwithchocolate.com

    roast beef horseradish party sliders;

    September 12, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Another of my Pinterest finds perfect for a party!  (Check out the original recipe from Real Housemoms, or follow me on pinterest!)  This is a great make ahead recipe, full of flavor and a little more hearty than some of the snackage that goes on for a party.  This was on the menu along with my pull apart bread (look for a post on wednesday) for my 25th birthday bash! I will definitely say this is on my “to-make-again” list. Fairly simple to make, and easy to make ahead and cover up before the party, then pop into the oven!…

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  • Chicken Cheddar Onion Panini @ bestwithchocolate.com

    cheddar chicken onion paninis; garlic mayo;

    August 10, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Up front: this recipe has nothing to do with me!  It came completely and utterly from T, and I’m not actually sure if he pulled the idea off the intermanets, or came up with this tasty concoction on his own!  My role in making this was twofold: 1) make the garlic mayo, and 2) grate the cheese.  That’s it!  My boy doeeees know how to take care of me in the food department.  He even made a take on roasted caesar broccoli swapping out the caesar dressing for Italian dressing!  T’s parents would be impressed–thinking about vegetables all by himself!   And everything turned…

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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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  • Chicken Waffle Sandwich @ bestwithchocolate.com

    chicken and waffles sandwich;

    July 16, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    I hope that a lot of things on my blog look tasty.  But if you’re feeling ambitious, THIS IS THE RECIPE FOR YOU.  Note that with all the different components, it’s not really what I would consider an “easy” recipe.  It’s definitely less stressful if tackled with a kitchen partner, or having made some of the ingredients in advance.  A bunch of components can be made for other recipes earlier in the week, so this can be an awesome clean out the fridge recipe.  Make the juicy lucy burger earlier in the week and save up the bacon jam.  Make a tasty salami…

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  • Pulled Pork @ bestwithchocolate.com

    pulled pork;

    February 2, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Pulled pork is one of those slow cooker recipes to keep in your back pocket.  I love me a good slow cooker recipe that has people (mostly T) raving about how awesome it is when I almost feel guilty for the praise because I barely touched it.  Seriously, the most amount of time I spent on this was shredding the meat.  I’m not even joking.  And most of it just fell off in chunks anyway! Some of the meat near the bone was a little tough, but I left it until after dinner and just picked off what I could after…

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