Arbpen - Adrienne Boswell

  Did you know tomatoes do not have to be ripe to be worth eating? Air Fryer Fried Green Tomatoes take the firm, tart ones and turn them into a crisp, tangy bite. A yogurt and Crystal hot sauce coating stands in for egg, seasoned cornmeal goes on with a shake in a bag, and seven minutes in the air fryer finishes the job. Full recipe: https://the-good-plate.com/air-fryer-fried-green-tomatoes/ #FriedGreenTomatoes #AirFryerRecipes

  I put together a full pirate party playlist, mixing sea shanties, movie themes, and family-friendly songs, so you can build the right soundtrack whether your crew is kids or adults. There's a grog recipe in there too, along with six free pirate illustrations you can download for your own party. Read the whole post here: https://the-good-plate.com/pirate-party-music-yo-ho-ho/

  The heat is finally breaking, and it is time to cook like it. Four recipes just landed on the front page of The Good Plate, each one built for that first cool snap. Try Healthy Broccoli Salad Two Ways for something light and bright, Pumpkin Chocolate Pound Cake for dessert, Lasagna Soup with Chicken Kale Sausage for a warm bowl on a cooler evening, and Three Pepper Healthy Meatloaf for a comforting dinner. Find them all at http://the-good-plate.com .

This month's newsletter is live, and it leans all the way into appetizers and starters for end of summer entertaining. Lemon Fluff Tiramisu takes the star spot, a no-bake riff on tiramisu built around lemon instead of espresso. Fruit boats and risotto rice balls play backup, both easy to make ahead. Homemade mascarpone finally gets its own turn as the dessert entry, and a quick chimichurri gives grill owners something to fight over. There is also a stovetop smoking course for apartment dwellers without a grill, a review of a parody book for Star Trek's 60th anniversary, and a Labor Day hosting kit rounding things out. Read the full issue here: https://the-good-plate.com/newsletters/whats-cookin-starters/

  This Cherry Tomato Phyllo Tart with Pesto and Feta pairs flaky, Greek-style phyllo with a homemade Italian pesto and briny feta for a true Mediterranean-inspired dish. The phyllo folds up its own rustic crust, no pastry skills required, and the whole thing finishes in the air fryer. Full recipe and step by step photos here: https://the-good-plate.com/cherry-tomato-phyllo-tart-with-pesto-and-feta/ #CherryTomatoTart, #PhylloTart, #PestoRecipe, #TheGoodPlate

New on The Good Plate: Chicken Birria Tacos Made Easy for the Slow Cooker. I'm walking through how dried New Mexico, negro, and chipotle chiles become a smoky sauce, why I reduce that sauce on the stovetop before it meets the chicken, and how a frozen chicken start makes this an easy dump-and-go dinner. There's also a bit of history in there; the word "birria" has a genuinely disputed origin, and I get into it. Full recipe here: https://the-good-plate.com/chicken-birria-tacos/