LATEST Recipes
- The Social Butterfly (a magical, color-changing cocktail)
- Air Fryer Salmon bites with Spicy Mayo
- Spinach, Artichoke and Chicken Hand Pies
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About Matt and Emily
Hello! We are Emily and Matt Clifton. Our mission at Nerds with Knives is to celebrate the joy of food, cooking and eating. We’re enthusiastic home cooks, not professional chefs, but we’re always excited about cooking and we want you to be, too.
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Order The Ultimate Dutch Oven Cookbook now! Inside are 60 foolproof recipes using everyone’s favorite pot. Along the way we introduce tried and tested techniques, from braising to steaming, baking to deep-frying, and explain why the Dutch Oven has lasted the test of time.
And don’t forget to grab a copy of our first cookbook, Cork and Knife, 75 recipes celebrating cooking with alcohol. It can be ordered online or from your favorite bookstore.
