Abstract: The present invention is a hand-held cutting board to be used when slicing bagels or other small food articles. This invention is made up of a circular base having a thumb hole and a finger slot cut out of the base. The thumb hole and finger slot are placed over the thumb and fingers of the receiving hand of the user, so that the circular base comes to rest at the bottom of the thumb and fingers. The thumb and fingers are able to move freely in order to pick up a bagel or the like to be sliced. Pressure is applied by the thumb and fingers so that the bagel is held securely in place above the circular base. The opposite hand using a knife slices through the bagel down to the circular base, which protects the receiving hand of the user from the sharp knife.