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Drake

Drake has been interested in food and cooking ever since he can remember, even as a kid watching cooking shows and helping his memaw out in the kitchen. He was lucky enough to have a great culinary mentor and many wonderful experiences in his culinary career. Drake is passionate to share what his learned with The Chopping Block community and to continue honing his culinary skills.

Make the Most of Your Local Farmers Market This Summer

Your local farmers market is probably coming into full swing! This is your chance to take advantage of local produce and ingredients. It really doesn’t get any fresher than coming straight from the ...

Franks and Beans from Scratch

I'm back with another bean blog! It’s been a while since I’ve had the canned classic of "franks and beans" and it brings back some childhood nostalgia. I often like to pick foods to cook that I may ...

Pemmican: As Good as Gold

Pemmican is one of the most important foods that you’ve probably never heard of. Pemmican dates back several millennia as being made and consumed by the indigenous peoples of North America, ...

“Shaken” Steak & Eggs

For me, there is no better start to the day than steak and eggs. It stands high in the ranks of any breakfast or brunch menu with the likes of Eggs Benedict or a hot stack of pancakes, and any diner ...

Use your Starter for Sourdough Muffins

Anytime I need to feed our sourdough starter here at The Chopping Block, I’m overcome with the urge to bake something! I saved some discard from the feeding and decided to try something different. We ...

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

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 ...

Conjee: Sweet Nourishing Gruel

Many regions have their own variations of rice porridge, but "gruel" or the boiling of starchy foods dates back to prehistoric times where it was an early application of harnessing fire and cooking. ...

Why You Should Cook a Pumpkin

Over the past month, my one-year-old daughter Willa has become increasing obsessed with pumpkins, ghosts, skeletons, and fall leaves. Before the autumn season, anything that resembled an apple ...

Blazing Barbacoa

This dish utilizes by far one of the oldest known cooking methods from across the world, not to mention one of the most labor-intensive ones as well. That's on account of having to dig a large hole ...

K-Town in Your Backyard

The Western term for barbecue typically refers to a low temperature, slow cooking method in a grill or smoker to achieve a tender and juicy texture. In the case of Korean barbecue or Gogigui, ...

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Drake

Recent Posts

Make the Most of Your Local Farmers Market This Summer

Franks and Beans from Scratch

Pemmican: As Good as Gold

“Shaken” Steak & Eggs

Use your Starter for Sourdough Muffins

Gluten-Free Chicken & Dumplings

Conjee: Sweet Nourishing Gruel

Why You Should Cook a Pumpkin

Blazing Barbacoa

K-Town in Your Backyard

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