The Good Plate
Gourmet Food on a Budget
Welcome to The Good Plateโs kitchen. My name is Adrienne Boswell, and Iโm here to give you recipes, tips, and methods for making gourmet food on a budget. A new recipe comes out every Friday at noon and the Whatโs Cookinโ? Good Stuff newsletter is published on the last day of the month.
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Good Stuff!

Mediterranean Grilled Lamb is great on the grill or in a cast-iron skillet and is perfect for the air fryer.
Last Updated on March 14, 2023
Apple Cheddar Phyllo Pie is easy to make with some surprising ingredients. Itโs not just for Pi Day; itโs for any day!
St. Patrickโs Day Green food. Here are nine non-traditional dishes, none using dies that happen to be green. Continue reading

Beef Stroganoff soup is comforting and very easy to make. Ready in under a half hour; itโs an excellent way to use leftover beef roast or steak.

Air fryer crab cakes make an excellent appetizer or lunch. The air fryer makes them nice and crispy without all the fat from frying.
Last Updated on February 10, 2023

This easy French Onion soup is ready in as little as 30 minutes. Feel like you are having a day in Paris with this simple soup.
To become a good cook requires more than the blind following of a recipe. It means to gain a knowledge of foods and how they behave and skill in manipulating them. The recipe by itself, helpful as it is, will not produce a good product; the human being using the recipe must interpret it and must have skill in handling the materials it prescribes.
~Ruth Berolzheimer, Director Culinary Arts Institute โ American Womanโs Cook Book
Never be afraid of food.
~ Chef John Farion, CWC

Fresh Food
We will show you how to make homemade gourmet food on a budget, so you know what is in it.

From Soupโฆ
Why buy that stuff in the can when you can prepare your soups for half the cost and with a much better flavor?

to Basil Pine Nut Pesto
We like fresh foods at The Good Plate, and this Basil Pine nut Pesto canโt be beaten!

Your Just Desserts
Everything has to come to an end but you can make a memorable dessert for every occasion.
Why is it Called The Good Plate
I wanted my recipes with me. Being a website developer, I decided to tip my toe into WordPress and make a recipe blog. First, I found a theme with a plate and fork on it and decided that would be the name, The Good Plate. The problem with that original theme was the plate. I have been collecting the wonderful Organdie plates from Vernonware. Those plates became my logo, and they really are Very Good Plates.
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Are You Ready to Make Some Gourmet Food on a Budget?
So come along with us. Grab your apron, your curiosity, your thriftiness, and your appetite. Letโs get started on a wonderful journey! Glad to have you here. Share your love, and cook good food!