Crystal Profit is a Northern girl with Southern charm, who has a passion for baking and is a self-proclaimed foodie who reads cookbooks like most people read novels. Nothing brings her greater joy than bringing new recipes to life for her family and friends. When she is not working at The Chopping Block as a Class Assistant, Crystal can be found indulging her other passions – photography, painting and crafting.
Recent Posts
Baking and Building a Wedding Cake
I recently had the honor of making a wedding cake for a friend. I had creative control with the exception of the cake flavor, which had to be chocolate. I thumbed through my collection of recipes ...
I remember as a child I always had one friend that liked to experiment with cursing. The scenario was always the same: my friends and I would be somewhere out of the listening ear of an adult, ...
I ventured out into the Chicago slush last weekend to celebrate a milestone birthday with a longtime girlfriend whose life motto is “Celebrate everyday with Champagne,” which has to be one of the ...
When Inspiration Strikes: The Story of the Cannoli Cake
Have you ever had the urge to create a new and different dish but didn't have the foggiest idea of what to make? Or have you ever wondered how to put the seemingly random ingredients in your kitchen ...