Show of hands: how many of you go to the first few farmers markets of the summer and buy all the things, only to get home and wonder, now what do I do with all this vegetable bounty?! 🙋🏻♀️
After wonderful Cook Like a Tuscan tours in 2018 and 2019, and then a hiatus in 2020, we are delighted to be offering two culinary adventures in Tuscany this fall. Led by The Chopping Block’s former ...
Switch Up Flag Cake for Brownie Fruit Pizza this Fourth of July
For as long as I can remember, I’ve made a flag cake every Fourth of July, and it’s become an integral part of my summer holiday tradition. I often spent the Fourth of July on a Sebec Lake in Maine ...
Grilling season is one of my favorite parts about summer at The Chopping Block. Who wouldn’t want to have a chef make delicious food for you in one of our outdoor grilling demonstration-style ...
So many of my blogs are created by the ingredients I happen to have on hand. I’m a sucker for a good deal, so if I see something yummy at the grocery store that’s on sale, it’s going in my cart. I ...
If there’s one thing that every picnic needs, it’s a good, crowd-pleaser kind of dip. In fact, I would say that about most parties. Most gatherings, even. Basically, if there are more than four ...
When we were kids, my brother, sister and I used to joke that my mom had a Ziploc bag for literally anything. We had snack bags, sandwich bags, quart bags and gallon bags (both freezer and regular ...
I’m not sure the return of fresh peas can match the excitement of the return of summer concerts, especially Chicago’s beloved Lollapalooza, but it is something to be celebrated. Pea shoots, pea ...
PRIDE. It is such a powerful word that means something different to everyone. When I hear that word, I feel it is a word of strength, honor and dignity. It is one of the best words to describe the ...
It seems almost every year there is a vegetable that makes it way to the spotlight. Kale and cauliflower have had their day, and I am voting to make fennel the next big trend. Who else besides me ...
