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Welcome Braising Season with Roulade and Dumplings

Time is flying by this year, and we are already planning our holiday offerings, both virtually and in-person at Lincoln Square. We are also continuing to offer outdoor grilling classes, and we've ...

Old Italian's Braciole

For many years, I cooked numerous dinners for a dear friend I fondly called The Old Italian. His cooking prowess was limited to pour-over coffee - lots and lots of coffee all day long – and to the ...

Dinosaur Ribs

A few years ago, I was visiting my parents and they ordered from Mighty Quinn’s, a BBQ chain. My dad ordered a Brontosaurus rib. Of course, I was immediately interested, because as far as I knew, ...

Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Short Ribs

Short ribs are one of my favorite cool weather, comfort foods and quarantine has seemed like the perfect time for comfort food. Braising short ribs may take a few hours, but they make the house smell ...

Empanadas: A Tasty Miami-Style Handheld Treat

Empanadas are the ultimate snack food. Theses dough-wrapped treats can be filled with a wide variety of fillings ranging from meat, seafood, vegetables and cheese that are typically baked or fried to ...

One Cut of Beef makes a Week's Worth of Meals

I like to think I am a pretty savvy grocery shopper. There are two ways to become one.

This isn't your Childhood Salisbury Steak

A lot of foods evoke a certain level of nostalgia in me. Dishes that you had as a kid that maybe your mom or your grandmother made can transport you back to that time and place with just a simple ...

These Short Ribs are Long on Flavor

If you have been reading any of The Chopping Blog's recent posts, you’ll have noticed that most of the chefs, myself included, are really getting into the type of food that is typical this time of ...

Expand Your Knowledge of Beef Cuts

My thirst for knowledge definitely drives the curriculum here at The Chopping Block. Recently, I’ve been craving to learn more about using underutilized cuts of beef... not only for my own education, ...

Beef Stew Weather is Coming

One of my favorite dishes my mom made growing up was beef stew. Beef was on our table at least two nights a week, if not more. That’s probably where my love of beef stems from, however I have a twin ...

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Welcome Braising Season with Roulade and Dumplings

Old Italian's Braciole

Dinosaur Ribs

Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Short Ribs

Empanadas: A Tasty Miami-Style Handheld Treat

One Cut of Beef makes a Week's Worth of Meals

This isn't your Childhood Salisbury Steak

These Short Ribs are Long on Flavor

Expand Your Knowledge of Beef Cuts

Beef Stew Weather is Coming

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