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Whipped Ice Cream and Homemade Waffle Cones

Summer is coming to an end, but you wouldn’t know it with this recent heat wave that we’ve been having here in Chicago. The best way to cool off is to make some homemade ice cream. I don’t know about ...

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Chocolate Chip Browned Butter Cookies

There is nothing like a homemade chocolate chip cookie. Over the years, I have made many chocolate chip cookie recipes, which are all generally very similar. As a chef, I'm always looking for ...

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Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

There is nothing better than a chocolate chip cookie, and everyone always thinks they make the best one. At The Chopping Block, we had so many employees sure that they made the best chocolate chip ...

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Food Comics: Chocolate Chip Cookies

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, he shares his partner Alison's recipe ...

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Trust Us, You will Devour this Monster Cookie

Oatmeal M&M + chocolate chip + double chocolate chip cookie = a confectionary everyone becomes excited about. Three recipes, one cookie means there is something for everyone. The doughs are all ...

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Chocolate Crazed? Here's Why Your Body Reacts to Chocolate

Chocolate is a very complex food, not only in how it is made, but in how it is perceived. Chocolate stirs up emotions, especially pleasure, when we receive and eat it. You may have indulged in ...

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It's Always a Good Time to Make Cookies

Who doesn’t love making cookies? With two young boys at home, I find myself making them pretty often. They like to help out and appreciate eating the cookies even more when they are a part of the ...

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