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Tasting the Trend: Can Hearts of Palm Noodles Replace Pasta?

If you're anything like me, pasta has always been a go-to comfort food, it's easy, satisfying, and endlessly customizable. But as much as I love a big bowl of penne, I don’t always love the calories ...

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, ...

Community Tavern: A Wine Dinner Experience

When you walk into Community Tavern, located on the bustling six corners of Portage Park, the sounds of busy Chicago traffic dissipate, replaced by upbeat, classic R&B and hip hop. The restaurant ...

Pancakes for Desserts? These Apple Banana Oat Pancakes Satisfy

I’ve always loved experimenting with ways to make desserts healthier. After a meal, I often find myself craving something sweet. While an occasional indulgence is completely fine, I enjoy taking on ...

Level Up your Chicken Game

For a weeknight dinner, few things beat a whole or half roasted chicken in my book. But my personal goal as well as our goal at The Chopping Block, is to bring home cooks to the next skill level. So, ...

A Few Things I Learned on my Trip to Catalonia

I’ve just returned from a trip to the Catalonia region in northeast Spain, as a guest of the EU’s “Taste the Difference: Quality Wines from the Heart of Europe” campaign.

Crunch Into Tradition: Delicious Passover Matzo Granola

The holiday of Passover is currently underway. This eight-day holiday commemorates the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt and escape from slavery. As the Israelites left the desert, they didn’t have time ...

Nixtamalized Corn (Hominy)

I’m always looking for new projects that help me understand food on a deeper level, especially where chemistry meets tradition. I love digging into the why behind certain techniques, and ...

Our Favorite Carrot Cake

It is once again springtime here in the Midwest, which got me thinking about one of my favorite cakes to make. Since Easter is right around the corner, I thought I better share my absolute favorite ...

A Cocktail to Summon Spring

In my neck of the woods, Spring has been fickle so far this year. Flitting in and out so as soon as you get a glimpse of mild temperatures and vivacious green pushing up from the ground, the temp ...

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Tasting the Trend: Can Hearts of Palm Noodles Replace Pasta?

Pemmican: As Good as Gold

Community Tavern: A Wine Dinner Experience

Pancakes for Desserts? These Apple Banana Oat Pancakes Satisfy

Level Up your Chicken Game

A Few Things I Learned on my Trip to Catalonia

Crunch Into Tradition: Delicious Passover Matzo Granola

Nixtamalized Corn (Hominy)

Our Favorite Carrot Cake

A Cocktail to Summon Spring

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