I loved Pacific Rim! Now, while some might say it was boring or it was a fake gundam movie... get out. Lol, but seriously there're not too many "good drinks" out there for us geeks. One of my favorite Jaegers from the movie is MURICA!!!!!!'s Gipsy Danger I made a proper cocktail for this awesome … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Gipsy Danger
The Chopping Block: Riding in the woods and streams
Hi Hi! It's Scoob, back again with some more food. Today's dish is a little bit more advanced, with hot smoking fish. The idea of this dish came to me when I was biking in the backwoods and I smelled someone smoking something. Since fall is coming around this is a great cold dish, using … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Riding in the woods and streams
The Chopping Block: Oh Lord Pidgeot, why must you do this every fall!
Ello Ello! It's Scoob and fall is almost here, so guess what time it is........... PUMPKIN FLAVOR IN EVERY F*@&ING THING!!! In case you love the season OR HATE XD...... here are some products to lookout for/stay away from. Because we all love eating Peeps after Easter... One pop and for once you will stop. … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Oh Lord Pidgeot, why must you do this every fall!
The Chopping Block: Pork or whatever you may like ;)
Today's post is grilled pork chops with farro, peaches, and an acorn squash puree. If you do not eat pork then you can swap in chicken or turkey. If you prefer beef, grind all the spices for the brine with half the amount of sugar and salt mixed in some blended oil, and marinate the … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Pork or whatever you may like 😉
The Chopping Block: O la le
'ello 'ello party people! Today's post on the chopping block is salmon with Spanish rice and tomatillo salsa verde. A great late summer dish. This dish is simple to make and plate, but full of flavor. Rice - yields 3-4 cups 1 cup of white rice 2 cups of water 1 tbsp turmeric 2 … Continue reading The Chopping Block: O la le
The Chopping Block: Twenty Dolla Make Ya Holla!
Plating is not everything, while small places are fun and one bite for friends in your self. A share entree is great too, but two people might not order the same thing. I felt like being random and make a share entree lunch for 20 bucks and not use much cookwear. Today post is oven … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Twenty Dolla Make Ya Holla!
The Chopping Block: Farewell To Summer
In the mid Atlantic region soft shell crab season are from march to June. In the Chesapeake region and even far as the Carolina states the season can go up to September. Soft-shell crabs are crabs that are in their molting process ( where they are growing a new shell from the inside out). The … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Farewell To Summer
The Chopping Block – Maintain That “Beach Body” and Still Eat Good Shawty
I came across some black bass that was about to go bad within a few days. It was a warm day and the dish happen to fit people's pallet across the board. Our dish this time is: Baked (or pan roasted) Black bass with roasted asparagus, potatoes, and spinach. If you like sauce a burre … Continue reading The Chopping Block – Maintain That “Beach Body” and Still Eat Good Shawty
The Chopping Block: Seriously!!! Who Order the F@*king Chicken??????
Ah good old chicken! Going out to eat or eating clean for a workout or dieting program? Chicken is almost always the safest bet, but there're big restrictions on the poultry. Anything too adventurous with chicken and it will not sell or people wont try it. That's where duck, pheasant, and quail come into play. … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Seriously!!! Who Order the F@*king Chicken??????
The Chopping Block: The Safe Word Is Waffles
Everyone knows waffles are Belgium's famous food gift to the world. Outside of Eggos and a standard waffle recipe, which is just a slightly thicker pancake recipe, there are different types of waffles with different textures and flavors. I stumbled across this next type of waffle while long-boarding around a Belgian food truck. The liege … Continue reading The Chopping Block: The Safe Word Is Waffles
The Chopping Block: Simple And Clean, Just Like Spring
Spring is good time for a lot vegetables coming in season with color and flavor, This dish I made as app for tasting I did in dc for a sous chef gig and my mom seen and wanted to me make it for her so I figure it be good on here. This is a … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Simple And Clean, Just Like Spring
The Chopping Block: Weeaboo Special #1
Geeks, Nerd, Otaku, Weeaboo, whatever you call yourself! People love bacon, ground beef, cheese and Japan's famous export, the sushi roll. Joking around with these, I made something that people would want that embodies a lot of the favs but is still pretty cheap. You can swap the pork bacon with turkey or beef bacon, just … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Weeaboo Special #1
Chopping Block: At The Table With The Greats
Today we actually get out the kitchen and onto the couch. All I really do when I get home is watch Food Network, Science Channel, and Documentaries, so when I heard about this I got excited. Netflix has been rolling a lot of original content as of late. Now they are releasing a new show … Continue reading Chopping Block: At The Table With The Greats
The Chopping Block: The Ty-Ku Experience
I pick this up when i was in dc but haven't seen it Philly yet its soju a Korean hard liquor made rice and its 48 proof and and has a sweet taste to mask the standard taste of a hard liquor more should be available this year. Another new drink from the same company … Continue reading The Chopping Block: The Ty-Ku Experience
The Chopping Block: Taste of Winter
There was some extra salsify from a tasting at my job this week and I decide to play around with and think about the weather being so cold, so I made braised pork chops with vanilla salsify noodles and acorn squash puree. Salsify is a root vegetable with a white flesh, very starchy and is … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Taste of Winter
Showing Love On The Block
Hey guys, what is good? First and foremost we're not dead, I just wanted this post to be a little special. We will resume regularly scheduled post after this one here. Why is this post so important, you may ask? It's only because its our 100th post for our blog! Honestly, if you were to … Continue reading Showing Love On The Block
On The Chopping Block: Double Header Of Flavor
What's going on guys, its Griff again here with a little cooking lesson for you. Well this one is a two for one. I'm going to show you how to make a vinaigrette and a great dish that uses the same vinaigrette . So to begin with the vinaigrette is super simple and super tasty. … Continue reading On The Chopping Block: Double Header Of Flavor
The Chopping Block: Braised Fennel
Hey block how y’all doing today? This is Griff the Chef and today I’m bringing you a recipe for Braised Fennel. What’s a fennel you ask? A fennel is a type of vegetable it looks almost like a stalk of celery but the leaves are much looser, in this recipe you can also substitute for … Continue reading The Chopping Block: Braised Fennel
Show Me What You Got…
I've been racking my head for the past few days on what to talk with you guys about. There is soooo much that we have yet to explore but so much going on with what we cover now. So far on The Block we have The Chopping Block for our foodies. Gamer Tag for the … Continue reading Show Me What You Got…
The Chopping Block
What's going on guys, today it's actually your friendly neighborhood nerd on the Chopping Block this time. We know it's summer and the one thing I love to do is grill. But when you're stuffed from all the hotdogs, burgers and ribs you kinda have a hankering for some dessert. So that's what I'm here … Continue reading The Chopping Block
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