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.
The Grill is ON!
The Good Plate wants to make your holidays more manageable and tastier while staying on budget. Follow along and make holidays to remember.
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Good Stuff!

Making a simple Fatherโs Day Centerpiece is so easy and yet will make Dad feel so appreciated on his special day.

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, itโs time to start planning your menu for the ultimate summer kickoff! From refreshing cocktails to juicy burgers and creamy desserts, weโve got you covered with the perfect Memorial Day feast. So grab your apron and letโs get cooking!

Sous vide is the ultimate cooking hack for a melt-in-your-mouth chuck steak or roast. Cooked to perfection, it cuts like butter.

Motherโs Day Breakfast Brunch is a wonderful way to celebrate and acknowledge the love and care our mothers give us. Here are 9 ideas for your own menu.

Prohibition Punch Non-alcoholic is a fun version of its boozy cousin. We like serving it with brunch and coffee for a little extra sparkle.

Tuna Quesadillas, made with corn tortillas are a quick and tasty snack or lunch. This is not your usual tuna sandwich!
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!