• No Bake Eclair Cake @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    November 24, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Happy Thanksgiving! We all know Thanksgiving and the holidays in general can be crazy stressful. So this no bake éclair cake is a perfect way to contribute a delicious dessert without adding to your stress! Plus, I like that the name “no bake éclair cake” rhymes. What’s not to love about a no bake cake? Especially when it’s got that éclair flair! I’m on a rhyming roll. This éclair cake recipe is perfect to keep on the backburner for last minute guests too. The only ingredient that isn’t shelf-stable is the cool-whip or whipped cream, but if you’ve got the…

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  • Chicken Bellagio @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    November 16, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Installment 2 of Copycat week!  The first installment was stuffed chicken marsala! Chicken Bellagio is hands-down one of my favorite meals of all time!  And I eat a lot, so that should tell you something.  This recipe is another one that shows you can have all the comforts and cravings of restaurant meals at home!  Courtesy of the Cheesecake Factory. As far as I know I haven’t heard or seen of it anywhere else, so I’m going with that.  In fact, it’s about the only dish (other than happy hour apps) that I order when I go there.  It’s a huge portion,…

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  • Reverse Strawberry Shortcake @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    October 17, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This reverse strawberry shortcake recipe is a cool twist on a classic!  Basically it plays with the ratios of strawberry to cake, and instead of a dry shortcake instead swaps in buttery pound cake!  I really love this recipe because it’s a snap to whip up, can be made in advance, and really is an elevated dessert.  So you can feel fancy.  Pinkies out! This was actually one of the first recipes I ever made when I graduated college and was on my own.  I mean, of course I made my own food, but up until that point it was really…

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  • Sausage Pesto Pasta @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    August 17, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Look familiar?  I’ll give you a hint: I reviewed a dish quite like this last week from Kona Grill!  Here’s my homemade take!  The one bite I stole from one of my fellow bridesmaids K at the bachelorette dinner last weekend was so good I was still craving it two days later!  So I tried to kinda make something up as I went.  This was still quite tasty, and delicious, though of course not exactly the same.  Definitely a keeper though!  Pesto cream sauce with sausage medallions tossed with some spaghetti or linguine.  Hope you enjoy! You’ll notice in this photo…

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  • Spicy Cream Tomato Sauce @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    July 24, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This recipe came from one of those long-week, long-days, need to throw something together evening meals.  But it was surprisingly tasty and actually elevated, and not at all “from-a-jar”.  And it really only takes a little bit of cream!  Well, not quite.  I’ve mentioned it before, but even as a self-proclaimed “foodie”, I feel like canned and jarred items have their place.  They’re perfect when you’re tired and lazy, or can’t get up the effort to run to the grocery store.  Don’t underestimate those easy cheats!  They come in handy when you’re having last-minute company, or you need to impress the…

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