Dry Aged Beef

Dry Aged Beef

I have been dry aging beef all wrong. The best way is to have a friend with a walk-in cooler devoted to his meat curing and processing. Yep meet my friend Bill. He’s one of those guys that has everything. From a pizza oven to a commercial deep fryer, this guys...
Cook Better Than in an RV

Cook Better Than in an RV

So I am living in an RV. Not a sentence I had planned on saying any time in my life. In fact had you asked me where I was going to be living two weeks ago I would have told you in our new house while we did a small renovation. That is not my reality…instead we are...
Help Michelle Attend the INDULGE CONFERENCE 2018

Help Michelle Attend the INDULGE CONFERENCE 2018

Cook Better Than Most Restaurants is more than a way I share recipes, it’s a challenge.  My food blog has helped me learn so much about cooking, photography, marketing and even self-motivation.  Started in 2012 with just a few of my favorite recipes it now has almost...
Raisin Cane: Sugarcane Farm and Refinery Tour

Raisin Cane: Sugarcane Farm and Refinery Tour

Since the arrival of Columbus sugarcane has been a staple of Florida agriculture. And today more than ever sugar is big business in the sunshine state. Both farm owners and workers across the sunshine state rely on the industry to survive. The Florida sugar industry...
10 Kitchen Holiday Gifts Ideas

10 Kitchen Holiday Gifts Ideas

Awesome Gifts for the Home Cook in your Life Getting kitchen stuff at the holidays is fun for a home cook. Over the years some of what I have received has been awesome, some not so much. I thought that this year I would put out a gift guide for my followers based on...
12 Thanksgiving Tips

12 Thanksgiving Tips

A few simple tips that help keep me sane on Thanksgiving or anytime I am hosting a big dinner party. I have been cooking on Turkey Day for over twenty years so I know of what I write, and please share any other tips you have in the comments section of this post....
Florida Ferment Fest 2017

Florida Ferment Fest 2017

As I was poking around on Facebook last week and I found the first ever Florida Ferment Fest, it was be held at a nearby farm to table restaurant I have been wanting to visit so I decided to buy a ticket. I am going to come right out at the opening of this and say I...
Kai Kai Farm Tour – Indiantown, Florida

Kai Kai Farm Tour – Indiantown, Florida

Living 8 miles from “town” is really not that far, and you do get some incredibly cool neighbors. We are about 2 miles as the crow flies from Kai Kai vegetable farm.  Kai Kai Farm is a sustainable forty acre farm and event venue that besides growing glorious produce...
Cook Better Than – Better Than Ever

Cook Better Than – Better Than Ever

I Missed You Guys For the last two years I have been crazy busy working and helping my husband build our new home and farm so Cook Better Than was kind of ignored, but I find myself with more time lately and the fun of the holidays approaching so I am back! We are...