• spoon in a bowl of protein yogurt

    protein yogurt: strawberries and cream & cookie dough

    June 16, 2022bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A healthy Greek-yogurt based treat for when you’re craving sweetness without all the sugars and calories!

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  • close up of chicken pesto sandwich with toasted bread and a basil leaf

    pesto chicken salad sandwich;

    August 29, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwich is everything good in the world. Healthful, delicious, and easy-peasy. Get the recipe!

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  • Culinary Adventure: Iceland @ bestwithchocolate.com

    iceland: a travel guide and a sneaky way to save money;

    August 10, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Iceland is one of the hottest places to travel these days, and we sprang on some cheap deals to see the northern lights.

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  • Everything Bagel Dip @ bestwithchocolate.com

    bagel chips; everything bagel dip;

    January 9, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Here’s another great simple party dip, peeeeerfect for a brunch potluck!  Good thing we had one for New Year’s Eve!  Really super simple, and quite tasty! The amped up touch to this dip, in my opinion, was the fresh bagel chips I made. Now of course you can do regular chips or store-bought bagel chips, but then I’ve seen less options of varieties of bagel chips at the store than you can get at your local bagel shop!  Plus we have an amazing bagel shop less than 10 minutes away. Because the dip is cream cheese based (as one would…

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  • Greek Lamb Burgers @ bestwithchocolate.com

    greek lamb burgers;

    August 28, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Bonus post: here’s another gourmet burger to add to your repertoire!  Keep this one in mind alongside jalapeno cheddar stuffed burgers, or the juicy lucy burger. With these three burgers on your menu, you’re sure to impress!  This is definitely a different twist on a classic burger, but really the main difference is the ground lamb. Everything else I typically have in my pantry. Make sure that you don’t over-mix the lamb, because you won’t want it to be tough. We served this with garlic butter roasted carrots and actually used what was left of the garlic butter in the…

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  • Mediterranean Dip @ bestwithchocolate.com

    mediterranean dip;

    June 5, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So today was game day!  D&D Sunday as they usually happen to be, and instead of going all out to make all of the food, we did a potluck!  It was wonderful–worked out perfectly.  Zack made jalapeno poppers, Matt made quiche, and Dustin brought brownies!  Tyler got away with nothing because he’s dating me, and I provided this awesome mediterranean dip!  Plus he’s the DM so he has more work to do than the rest of us when it  comes to preparing for D&D. This mediterranean dip recipe stems from Dara’s Healthy Mediterranean 7 Layer Dip over at Cookin’ Canuck, with a…

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  • Cream Cheese Vegetable Dip @ bestwithchocolate.com

    cream cheese vegetable dip;

    January 23, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Here’s a great party recipe!  The best part is that the veggies can be swapped out with whatever you have lying in the fridge.  I ended up using celery and carrots, though I’m sure you could add in peppers, jalapenos, broccoli, spinach…anything you want!  And the other ingredients take a number at 4.  Amazing isn’t it? You of course can chop all of these vegetables by hand, but I highly recommend and food processor or chopper.  I love this 1.5 c food chopper and it makes short work of vegetables!  It’s cheap, safe, and reliable, and easy to clean and pack up.  Especially…

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