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Watermelon & Halloumi Kabobs
We are approaching Memorial Day Weekend, which means that it is officially #WatermelonSeason. We love watermelon in the summer, and are particularly into mixing the sweet fruit with savory toppings for something unexpected. To prepare for this weekend’s barbecue festivities, we are making loads of these kabobs with watermelon, mint, and halloumi cheese. Halloumi is…
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S’mores Ice Box Pie
If you have been around the Neistat family for at least one summer, you have likely experienced the famous ice box éclair cake that our dad makes. If you haven’t been lucky enough to eat it, we know you’ve heard about it. The gist of the ice box eclair cake is layers of graham crackers…
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Red Curry Noodles with Crispy Tofu
If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we adore a good noodle recipe that incorporates lots of spicy Asian flavors. We love eating traditional Thai curry, but now that the weather is getting warmer, the idea of a big bowl of soupy curry isn’t quite as welcome as it is in the…
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Palomas
It was Jamie’s birthday this weekend, and to celebrate we had palomas on repeat all weekend long. We are admittedly not big cocktail drinkers, but were first introduced to palomas a few years ago at a restaurant in Nashville called Butchertown Hall. The menu is a bit Mexican, a bit barbecue, and they have an…
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Cabra Inspired Solterito Summer Salad
We posted on Instagram last week about going to Stephanie Izard’s restaurant Cabra for dinner in downtown Chicago. We had such great food and couldn’t wait to go back to our kitchens and use those flavors as inspiration for our next recipe. One of the dishes that we had was called Solterito, which is a…
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Creamy Pesto Pasta
Try as we might, we have yet to find a store-bought pesto that tastes as good as a homemade batch. We love making homemade sauces and pesto is one that we make regularly in the summer. We love to drizzle it over sliced tomatoes and mozzarella for a caprese salad, throw it on a grilled…
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Cauliflower Adobo Tacos
Recently we were at a brewery in Columbus that had the best honey adobo chicken fingers. They were so tasty that we have talked about them at least a half a dozen times since we first ate them. When brainstorming what we wanted to make for Cinco de Mayo this year, we knew we wanted…
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Spicy Chorizo Queso
Last week Justin Timberlake said “it’s gonna be May” and just like that, here we are rolling into Cinco de Mayo. Last year’s cinco celebrations were a bit bleak thanks to Covid quarantine and a general dismal state of mind. We are feeling much more festive this year and ready for any type of party…
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German-Style Potato Salad
Whenever we think of potato salad we think of potatoes swimming in a bath of mayonnaise, and frankly it doesn’t get us very excited. We like to eat potato salad that leaves us truly pleased with the flavors and textures of the dish. Insert this German-style potato salad – a vibrant potato salad with a…
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Semi-Homemade Mushroom & Pancetta Ravioli
One of our favorite food markets in Columbus, Ohio is the North Market which features a number of restaurants stalls and food providers. In the past, we have only been in Ohio for a short stay so we were only able to try the restaurants, but now that we are living here for baseball season,…
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