The Chopping Block Cooking & Wine Blog | cast iron (2)

Use a Cast Iron Pan To Cook Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Dessert

I’m often asked when teaching a cooking class about the virtues of cast iron. It’s one of the easiest questions to answer, as well as one of the most difficult ones. Most home cooks love the thought ...

Food Comics: Salmon with Balsamic Thai Chili Glaze

We are pleased to introduce Food Comics from The Chopping Block where our resident Cartoonist Tom O'Brien illustrates his cooking adventures. Here, he shows us how to make Salmon with a Balsamic Thai ...

Caring for your Cast Iron

Caring for cast iron can seem daunting. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about seasoning and cleaning cast iron, but I hope to clear those up with a few simple tips. Cast iron skillets and ...

Are You Baking in your Cast Iron Pan?

During my travels last month, I stayed with friends in their new house. As the curator of an amazing museum and an authority on rare books and maps, their lives are full of cool stuff. I expected ...

Cast Iron: Your Must-Have Camping Cookware

Taking a camping trip is something my husband and I have always wanted to do with our kids. We told ourselves that as soon as our little ones got a bit older and more independent we would take the ...