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- Ranch-Marinated Grilled Chicken
Everybody loves Ranch dressing, but did you know it also makes a great marinade? There’s a reason why it’s America’s favorite salad dressing: it’s creamy, tangy and herby. What’s not to love? Here we use our homemade Ranch Dressing as the base of what might just be our favorite marinade of all time. … Read more - Homemade Ranch Dressing
I’m trying to remember when Ranch dressing became the obsession it is currently. It was in the 2000’s, right? Before that, if you wanted salad dressing, you’d have Russian, or French, or maybe Italian. If you were feeling fancy, creamy Italian. Now people are dipping pizza in it, drizzling it on burritos, pouring … Read more
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Matt and Emily – Nerds with Knives
Hello! We are Matt and Emily Clifton, and we are Nerds with Knives. Well, us and the dog. Well, us and the dog and the ten chickens. Oh, and there are two cats. (We’ll come in again.)
Our mission at Nerds with Knives is to celebrate the joy of food, cooking and eating. We’re excited about cooking and we want you to be, too. We’ve been writing about food, eating and gardening since 2013. We live in Beacon, NY, in the Hudson Valley.
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