I’ve always loved the holiday season. I grew up in a household that celebrated Christmas and Hannukah, so the month of December was always fun! There was lots of good food and friends and family to ...
We are pleased to introduce Food Comics from The Chopping Block where our resident Cartoonist Tom O'Brien illustrates his cooking adventures. In this edition, Tom shows you how to make a classic ...
You probably know me as a personal trainer and nutritionist who usually writes here about health and diet. One of my other biggest passions happens to fly in the face of exercise, and that's craft ...
Stop Panicking in the Kitchen and Learn to Love your Mistakes
With Thanksgiving over, I, like many of you, just returned to work from spending time with my family. While our holiday meal was not at all traditional and quite small, we did roast a whole turkey. ...
How To Not Go To the Hospital: A Guide To Cutting Avocados
In case you find yourself in need of a break from all the ‘Holiday Gift Roundups’ or ‘what to do with all those leftovers’ articles, I figured I’d share a practical a-seasonal guide for something I ...
4 Steps to Eating and Feeling Good this Holiday Season
The single biggest day of eating has come and gone so we can all breathe a sigh of relief, right? We indulged until we couldn’t handle another bite and then we fell asleep right on the floor. If I ...
When the weather outside is frightful and your belly craves something delightful…. That may not be an award-winning version of the song, but the concept of hunkering down in the cold months and ...
Modern times seem to call for people always wanting to host a cocktail party. I get it: the vision of martini glasses clinking, and platters of all shapes and sizes holding perfectly manicured bites ...
I love everything about the holidays, especially cooking for a crowd. Even though I mostly cook for myself on a regular basis, I cook as if I have a family of six! Good thing I love leftovers.
You probably know The Chopping Block best for our cooking classes and private events. However, many times throughout the year, we also take our culinary skills on the road for events hosted outside ...
