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Fresh Gourmet Foods on a Budget - Deconstructing Packaged Foods
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Silk Road Chicken Kabobs with Rice Pilaf

Silk Road Chicken Kabobs with Rice Pilaf are an East meets West delight. Continue reading →

Blue Cheese Risotto with Roast Beef

Impress your loved one with Blue Cheese Risotto with Roast Beef for Valentines day and have Sour Cherry Jellies for dessert. Continue reading →

Kung Pao Chicken – Boswell Style

My take on Kung Pao Chicken. This is dead simple to make, and you probably have the ingredients in your house right now. Enjoy Chinese food at home! Continue reading →

Panini Press Grilled Cheese – Without the Press

Why go out and buy an expensive Panini press that can only do one job? Use this simple method with common household tools instead. Continue reading →

Moving Tips for a Stress-Free Move

Use these moving tips to make your move more manageable, whether it's a room or a mansion! Continue reading →

Food Safety During the 2019 Shutdown

With the United States federal government partially shut down, USDA inspection is now limited. That means you have to take some extra precautions. Continue reading →

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Fresh Food

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

Why buy that stuff in the can when you can prepare your own soups for half the cost and much better flavor.
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to Basil Pine Nut Pesto

We really like fresh foods at The Good Plate, and this Basil Pine nut Pesto can't be beat!
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"To become a good cook requires more than the blind following of 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 - American Woman's Cook Book

Silk Road Chicken Kabobs with Rice Pilaf

By arbpen | February 15, 2019 - 01:16 |January 24, 2019 Chicken and Poultry
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Silk Road Chicken Kabobs with Rice Pilaf

Silk Road Chicken Kabobs with Rice Pilaf are an East meets West delight. Continue reading →

Tagged Balsamic Vinegar, chicken, Cilantro, Rice, sesame oil, soy sauce, turmeric

Blue Cheese Risotto with Roast Beef

By arbpen | February 8, 2019 - 01:30 |November 3, 2018 Beef, Sides, Valentines Day
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Blue Cheese Risotto with Roast Beef

Impress your loved one with Blue Cheese Risotto with Roast Beef for Valentines day and have Sour Cherry Jellies for dessert. Continue reading →

Tagged Arborio Rice, beef stock, Blue Cheese, red wine

Kung Pao Chicken – Boswell Style

By arbpen | February 1, 2019 - 01:44 |November 9, 2018 Asian, Chicken and Poultry
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Kung Pao Chicken

My take on Kung Pao Chicken. This is dead simple to make, and you probably have the ingredients in your house right now. Enjoy Chinese food at home! Continue reading →

Tagged chicken, chili flakes, hoisin sauce, peanuts

Panini Press Grilled Cheese – Without the Press

By arbpen | January 25, 2019 - 01:08 |January 20, 2019 Methods, Sandwiches
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Panini Press Grilled Cheese - Without the Press

Why go out and buy an expensive Panini press that can only do one job? Use this simple method with common household tools instead. Continue reading →

Tagged cheddar cheese, Ciabatta bread, swiss cheese

Moving Tips for a Stress-Free Move

By arbpen | January 18, 2019 - 01:45 |December 14, 2018 Methods, Tips
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Moving Tips for a Stress-Free Move

Use these moving tips to make your move more manageable, whether it’s a room or a mansion! Continue reading →

Tagged Inventory, Moving Tips

Food Safety During the 2019 Shutdown

By arbpen | January 12, 2019 - 14:19 |January 12, 2019 Methods
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Food Safety During the 2019 Shutdown

With the United States federal government partially shut down, USDA inspection is now limited. That means you have to take some extra precautions. Continue reading →

  • "You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." ~Julia Child
  • "A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch." ~James Beard
  • "Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite." ~Auguste Escoffier
  • "Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life." ~Anthony Bordain
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