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Lemon Cake with Blueberry Sauce: A Chopping Block Classic

When I first started working at The Chopping Block 20 years ago, the bulk of our curriculum revolved around the Building Block Series. In this series, there were 24 classes, and each menu focused on ...

How to Use a Mortar and Pestle

Who knew that something so small could be important for so many people and various industries? The mortar and pestle is a set of two simple tools used from the Stone Age to the present day to prepare ...

Warm Weather Dessert

As spring awakens, I quit seeking out rich, warm, spicy treats and lean toward cool and clean. There’s nothing like an 88 degree day in May to make one reflect on their memories of the seasons, so ...

French Vanilla Ice Cream For Any Occasion

Growing up, I ate more ice cream then I probably should have - a gallon a week to be exact. For others, ice cream may have been reserved as a treat, only eaten on special holidays or occasions such ...

More Recipes for your Le Creuset Mini Cocottes

The number one question I get asked when I am on the retail floor at The Chopping Block is: What are these cute little Dutch oven thingies and how do you use them? If you are not familiar, cocottes ...

Spring Brings White Asparagus Season

I recently returned from a vacation to Germany where I am originally from, and I had the amazing opportunity to spend time with my siblings for an entire month. Of course, we cooked a lot and since ...

Do-Ahead Backyard BBQ Sandwiches for a Crowd

Since I live alone, people reach out to me all the time asking how I eat things like beef roasts or pork roasts, if I am typically just serving one person – me!

The Perfect Beginner’s Bread

Baking bread can be an intimidating undertaking for even an experienced home cook. There are so many new variables to consider, and vocabulary to master, not to mention all the different types of ...

Spooning with The Chopping Block at the Mart

How do you preserve a memory? Are yours sparked by pictures? Can you inhale a certain aroma and be taken back in time? Maybe there is a particular sound that uploads a hard drive in your mind? It is ...

A Tale of Two Frostings

Those of you who follow me on Instagram may know that last week was a total cake-a-palooza of a week for me! I had three cakes to bake: one for my niece’s baptism and two birthday cakes. To stay as ...

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Lemon Cake with Blueberry Sauce: A Chopping Block Classic

How to Use a Mortar and Pestle

Warm Weather Dessert

French Vanilla Ice Cream For Any Occasion

More Recipes for your Le Creuset Mini Cocottes

Spring Brings White Asparagus Season

Do-Ahead Backyard BBQ Sandwiches for a Crowd

The Perfect Beginner’s Bread

Spooning with The Chopping Block at the Mart

A Tale of Two Frostings

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