Arbpen - Adrienne Boswell

  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/

  Today we are doing something a little different at The Good Plate's Kitchen. In honor of Star Trek's 60th anniversary, I am reading a bit from Fun with Kirk and Spock, a parody reading primer by Robb Pearlman that reskins the original crew as a "see Spot run" style picture book. It is not an official Star Trek book, and honestly, not really a children's book either, even though it is built like one. Full written review at the link below. Full review: https://the-good-plate.com/review/fun-with-kirk-and-spock/ #StarTrekParody #FunWithKirkAndSpock #RobbPearlman #StarTrek60 #TrekkieGifts #StarTrekBook #TheGoodPlate

  One technique, six cooking methods, five flavor variations. Swipe through to see how a single foil packet recipe adapts to whatever equipment a home cook already owns, and why that kind of flexible teaching content tends to perform well with readers. https://the-good-plate.com/snapper-packets-stuffed-with-shrimp/ #FoodContent, #RecipeDevelopment, #ContentStrategy, #TheGoodPlate