• picking up a bacon wrapped waterchestnut from the pan

    brown sugar bacon wrapped water chestnuts;

    December 31, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    These crunchy and delectable bites are the perfect party appetizer. Crunchy marinated water chestnuts cradled by crisp, juicy bacon, and coated in a sweet, umami-filled soy glaze makes these bacon wrapped water chestnuts perfect for any occasion.

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  • cutting into soy glazed meatloaf

    soy glazed meatloaf;

    May 14, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A new twist on a classic meatloaf–try this soy glazed meatloaf! Formed into individual meatloaves so that you get that amazingly tangy, umami glaze in every bite, this recipe makes for a great weeknight meal.

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  • Vegetable Eggrolls @ bestwithchocolate.com

    vegetable egg rolls;

    May 4, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Craving that late-night Chinese food?  Well here’s an easy, healthy baked version that can still satisfy!  Cabbage and carrots tossed with a savory sauce makes for a delicious crispy eggroll!

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  • Soy Marinated Tofu @ bestwithchocolate.com

    soy marinated tofu;

    January 5, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Deliciously flavorful tofu you can set and forget and once sauteed in a hot pan, you can serve over any starch or even eat it straight! – – Another highlight on my tour of things Tyler prefers not to eat–tofu!I actually really love tofu and I always forget until I discover it again. I love the silken tofu most of all, but of course it’s the hardest to work with. Firm tofu is fine, but definitely needs to be cooked. Honestly I could probably eat the silken stuff straight but that’s because it melts in your mouth. If you’re not…

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  • Single bowl of vegetable fried rice with blue chopsticks and soy sauce with sesame seeds

    vegetable fried rice;

    February 15, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A rainbow of sauteed veggies tossed with ginger rice and a soy sauce based sauce for a healthy but hearty fried rice!

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  • Miso Glazed Chicken Wings

    miso glazed chicken wings;

    June 18, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This was the third and final recipe from blue apron!  And definitely a keeper.  I want to make this for my mom–a little less on the spice for her though!  She loooooves chicken wings, and I’ve always been hesitant to try making them.  Somehow I always assume they’re hard to make, but this recipe was surprisingly easy!  I have one other recipe from a friend who made some really great wings for a party, and I loved them.  It was a great recipe, but it was a fried chicken wings recipe, so it involved a lot of spices and flour and oil.…

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  • Marinated Kabobs @ bestwithchocolate.com

    marinated kabobs;

    June 9, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Today, T made dinner!  Like whole hog, from shopping to marinating to grilling.  I mean, to be fair, I guess I made a rice side from a bag, but it was the kind where you just add water and boil.  So it doesn’t count, and this meal was suuuuper tasty!  Super flavorful, and not too hard.  T estimated he spent less than 30 minutes total working on this, though start to finish is a little longer, since you have the marinating time in there. I will say that we did forget to throw in a few extra vegetables.  We did only…

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  • Pork Wontons @ bestwithchocolate.com

    pork wontons;

    June 8, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    It was a bit of a late dinner today.  Crazy day for me.  T was headed off all the way through DC to the other end of the Orange line today, so he had to get up early and was out the door before I even got up.  He told me early, so it should have been no big deal, I just had to take a few extra minutes to walk Kenichi.  Lo and behold, of course, that when I came back in from our normal morning walk, Kenichi decided to run for freedom.  I chased him probably a quarter…

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  • Pan Fried Noodles @ bestwithchocolate.com

    pan fried noodles;

    April 25, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    I’ve made this recipe a few times, and while delicious and the top and bottom of the noodle nest are crispy, the noodles are never quiiiiiite crispy enough for me!  That said, it’s still amazingly delicious!  I’ll bet you need to quickly cook the noodles in water and then add them to the pan, but that’s too much effort for me when you can just add water to the pan you’re already cooking in.  Or add more oil to the pan to fry them up, but I prefer to pretend I’m a healthy person.  I wouldn’t call this a one-pan…

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