If you’ve ever met me, even for the course of an hour, it’s likely that kale has come up. I don’t know how, and I don’t know why, but kale has become a cornerstone of my cooking philosophy and a ...
Decorating cookies is so much fun for me! I love my “go-to” royal icing recipe, and I completely enjoy the focus it takes to decorate really pretty cookies.
Chicken and dumpling soup was a fall and winter staple in my grandmother's kitchen in Texas. I have had this thick and rich stew in many places and it can take different forms. I’ve tried thick ...
I am often asked the following questions: What is your favorite dish to cook? How did you start The Chopping Block? What is your favorite restaurant? What is your top cooking show? All of these ...
I am very proud of my Sicilian heritage, and I can’t believe I have never been there. My dad was born in Sicily and came to the states as a teenager and hasn’t been back since then. Until now!
2025 greeted me with a pretty bad cold. I spent several days bedbound with hot tea and honey, lozenges and a lot of cough medicine scrolling through social media until my eyes got blurred. I needed ...
The past year has been an exciting, fun, and challenging one for me. One specific event that happened last year was being proposed to by my now-fiancé. This was and remains to be one of my favorite ...
Salsa Macha is a Mexican type of chili oil or chili crisp with a toasty, smoky, and nutty flavor that is an amazing, underrated condiment! "Macha" derives from the word "machacar," which translates ...
Multi-tasking is a regular mode of operation for people these days and often gets a bad rap. Why do one thing when you can do two things at once? Whether I grade papers with a movie on or read a ...
