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Get a Taste of our New Artisanal Breads Boot Camp with this Cinnamon Swirl Brioche

For the past few months, I’ve been collaborating with Chef Gram on The Chopping Block's new Artisanal Breads Boot Camp class. We’ve been developing a menu that we are so excited to share with you! We ...

A Wedding Cake Tale

I love to bake, and I’m frequently asked to bake cakes and cookies for all sorts of special occasions. It’s long been something I enjoy and has become more than “just a hobby” – although nowhere near ...

What to Do with an Abundance of Rhubarb

Rhubarb is thriving this time of year here in the Midwest, both in home gardens and in the wild. Rhubarb is a springtime delicacy and gets us excited for the abundance of seasonal produce to come. ...

Spring Into these New Techniques

Spring has finally sprung here in the Midwest, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to go spend my life’s savings at the farmers’ market. By this point in the growing season, I’m desperate for ...

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 Lemony Welcome to Spring

Lemons truly rule in the Spring! Their bright yellow color reminds me that Summer is only a heartbeat away, their zip and tang reminds me how good cold lemonade is on a hot day, and lemon desserts ...

Sweet Breakfast Buns

It’s my favorite time again: recipe testing time for a new How to Bake Breads class! Since the pandemic, home cooks have really taken to learning how to make their own bread at home. We offer two ...

Trade Girl Scout Cookies for Homemade Samoas

We’re right in the middle of Girl Scout cookie season. I always look forward to seeing my friends post their daughter’s links on social media to buy cookies, and seeing the Girl Scout troops at our ...

Valentine’s Day Cookies

Decorating cookies is so much fun for me! I love my “go-to” royal icing recipe, and I completely enjoy the focus it takes to decorate really pretty cookies.

Chocolate Cranberry Crackle Cookies

I’ll never pass up an opportunity to participate in a holiday cookie exchange, so when The Chopping Block revealed we were hosting an annual employee cookie swap in December I thought it was the ...

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Get a Taste of our New Artisanal Breads Boot Camp with this Cinnamon Swirl Brioche

A Wedding Cake Tale

What to Do with an Abundance of Rhubarb

Spring Into these New Techniques

Our Favorite Carrot Cake

A Lemony Welcome to Spring

Sweet Breakfast Buns

Trade Girl Scout Cookies for Homemade Samoas

Valentine’s Day Cookies

Chocolate Cranberry Crackle Cookies

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