• A bowl full of healthful corn chowder

    healthful corn chowder;

    October 9, 2026bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Healthful corn chowder is all the comfort of corn with extra sneaky veggies. You really can’t ask for more veggies in a single pot delicious chowder!

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  • Pan fried noodles topped with chicken and vegetables

    pan fried noodles;

    April 25, 2026bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Originally posted April 25, 2016. Updated May 1, 2026 for content and clarity. Pan fried noodles is a Chinese dish with a bed of noodles crisp on the bottom and tossed with delicious sauce, veggies, and marinated chicken. It takes a little bit of skill and patience to get the crispy pan fried bottom. I always cave and take them off before I get maximum crispiness but that’s because it always smells sooo good and I just can’t wait! Start with the chicken marinade, since you’ll need to let it sit in the fridge. At a minimum 30 minutes if…

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  • potato salad with bacon bits in a bowl

    BLT potato salad;

    May 23, 2025bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    BLT potato salad is really a combination of a BLT salad but with all the tangy, zesty goodness of potato salad as a stand in for the dressing. So yummy!

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  • Ramen broth seasoning, perfect for your bowl of ramen

    better than packet ramen seasoning;

    April 14, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A delicious, homemade better than packet ramen seasoning that’s easy to make from scratch. Just add water and your favorite ramen noodles!

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  • Red bell pepper dipping into buffalo chicken dip

    cheesy buffalo chicken dip;

    March 24, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    You can never go wrong with chips & dip! Try this hot and spicy buffalo chicken dip, perfect for any game day, or just any rainy day for a little bit of yum.

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  • lemon butter salmon with bacon blue cheese and spinach

    lemon butter salmon with spinach, bacon, and blue cheese;

    April 30, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Fresh salmon topped with a lemon butter sauce, sautéed spinach, crumbled bacon, and bits of blue cheese. Packed with flavor, this lemon butter salmon is a perfect recipe to go fancy on date night.

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  • Spreading sauce on Pizza Crust @ bestwithchocolate.com

    basic pizza crust;

    June 22, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A delicious basic pizza crust dough.  You can amp it up with rosemary and red pepper flakes for a wallop of flavor!  Plus some bonus flavor suggestions in case you’re looking for something different.

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  • Garlic Peri-Peri Wings @ bestwithchocolate.com

    garlic peri-peri wings;

    May 25, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Dangerously garlic crispy wings served up with a full load of garlic two ways and then perfectly topped off with Nando’s peri-peri sauce!

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  • Getaway Weekend: Tiny House Camping

    March 11, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    An amazing tiny house getaway in the woods, off the grid out in rural Virginia. Plus a recipe for delicious make-ahead foil packets that contain a full meal of steak, veggies and potatoes, perfect for a campfire dinner.

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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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  • Buttery Brussel Sprouts and Ravioli @ bestwithchocolate.com

    buttery brussel sprouts and ravioli;

    December 8, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A delicious and simple meal, perfect for one or two people.  Brussel sprouts cut thin and charred in a pan with mushrooms, tossed with raviolis in garlic butter sauce for a quick and delicious weeknight meal! – – I’ve been on a kick of dinners Tyler hates because he’s been gone on work so much! It’s like FREEDOM. Haha, not really there’s so much work to do around the house and I miss him a lot! But on the bright side I can make things for dinner without considering his preferences nearly so much which can be kind of nice…

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  • Garlic Mushrooms @ bestwithchocolate.com

    garlic mushrooms;

    May 5, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A simple recipe of garlicky cremini mushrooms, delicious as an individual side, or perfect to add some earthy depth to any other dish! – – Funny, I’ve come a long way from hating mushrooms.  I used to hate mushrooms.  They’re a weird texture raw, and sometimes when cooked they’re rubbery, which isn’t much better in the texture department.  But I think I’ve found a few tricks to share with you on how I like my mushrooms! The first key tip from me is: Cremini mushrooms or bust.  I think part of my issue is with white button mushrooms specifically.  Not…

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