The Chopping Block Cooking Blog | flavor dynamics (2)

Making Extracts: The Essentials

Extract (noun): a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in a concentrated form.

Acid and Fat: The Yin and Yang of Cooking

Understanding how acids and fats affect the flavor and texture of our food can be an ace card in your cooking game.

Know Your Herbs

A lot of us don’t want to admit this, but summer here in Chicago is winding down, and it's already starting to feel like fall. But the farmers markets are still going strong, and there is an ...