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Andrea

Andrea has been with The Chopping Block since 2002 in every role from Chef Assistant to General Manager to Private Event Coordinator and now Marketing Manager. Her journalism background and culinary school education from Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago give her the know-how to spread the word about The Chopping Block's mission to get people to cook. She'll never shy away from a music festival, hot yoga class, beach read, dinner out with friends or a good glass of Pinot Noir, especially when cuddling on the couch with her terrier-mix, Bosworth.

Meet your Bread Baking Challenge with this Pretzel Focaccia

If you've joined our private Facebook group, you might be cooking even more than your standard three meals a day. After all, what good is a quarantine unless we are challenging ourselves in the ...

Rekindle your Love for Kitchen Equipment

One of my first quarantine projects was taking everything out of my kitchen cabinets and drawers, cleaning the surfaces and reorganizing the contents. I had an appliance drawer that was a chaotic ...

Virtual Gatherings are our New Normal

Zoom is saving me right now. Over the past several weeks during confinement, I've had numerous virtual happy hours to catch up and stay connected with friends. Chatting virtually through FaceTime and ...

Revisit your Family Recipes

During this unprecedented time of quarantine, you might be tackling some kitchen projects you've had on the back burner for a while. That could include reorganizing and taking stock of your pantry, ...

There's Never Been a Better Time to Cook

It's a sad, strange time in our world today. While we all hunker down at home to keep our communities safe, The Chopping Block is dedicated to helping you in whatever way we can. With both of our ...

Transform your Instant Pot into an Air Fryer

It's no secret that I love a useful kitchen gadget. I heartily embraced the Instant Pot when it came out and still use it regularly for any dish with dried beans, to make yogurt, pulled pork, hard ...

Get Pasture Raised Eggs and Make Shakshuka

During farmers market season, it's easy to shop at local markets for the freshest produce, meat and dairy available. It becomes a little more difficult to support your local farmer during the off ...

Every Day Can Be Fry-Day with an Air Fryer

I never really considered myself to be a cook obsessed with gadgets. Sure, I have had a CrockPot since I graduated from college, the Instant Pot has truly changed my life, and I use my Vitamix ...

Meet our New Pro-Carb Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Everyone seems to be anti-carb these days so most people wouldn't think a dietitian would be one to embrace bread in a diet, but our new Registered Dietitian Nutritionist claims to be "super ...

From Pie Student to Pie Philanthropist

Cece Coffey had attempted to make a decent pie for years, but it was always a crap-shoot. Sometimes her pies would come out beautifully and other times, they wouldn't but she had no idea why. So, she ...

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Andrea

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Meet your Bread Baking Challenge with this Pretzel Focaccia

Rekindle your Love for Kitchen Equipment

Virtual Gatherings are our New Normal

Revisit your Family Recipes

There's Never Been a Better Time to Cook

Transform your Instant Pot into an Air Fryer

Get Pasture Raised Eggs and Make Shakshuka

Every Day Can Be Fry-Day with an Air Fryer

Meet our New Pro-Carb Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

From Pie Student to Pie Philanthropist

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