17 Labor Day Picnic Recipes

Labor Day Weekend is a big weekend in our lakeside community. The last official weekend of the summer season for water sports. For a number of years we have enjoyed co-hosting a Labor Day Picnic for friends and family. We are looking forward to our annual gathering and we are giving you a little peak of the menu for the day. All the recipes are from Miz Helen's Kitchen and are proven picnic winners!

Slow Cooker Meatloaf

We love meatloaf but don't always have the time to prepare the recipe right at dinner time. This recipe allows us to have that awesome meatloaf on a very busy day and when you walk in the door you can smell the wonderful flavors of the meatloaf that await you. Just take it out of the slow cooker, place it on the platter with a little garnish and it is ready to serve.This is a great recipe that has the old fashioned flavor of being baked in the oven.

Whats For Dinner Next Week 8-20-17

School has started here in our area, and there is always a certain energy that comes with the starting of school. The little communities are filled with back to school signs and there is talk of the first football game. When we make our meal plans we will be looking at some of the school activities that we attend along with community events that happen this time of the year. Meal planning allows us to have more time and money to enjoy other things in life. We can do our marketing and know exactly what we need for that week and not spend money unnecessarily on food that we didn't plan on, plus we don't have to go to the market everyday wondering up and down the isle trying to make a decision about what to make for dinner. Now is a great time to get organized for the upcoming year by planning your meals.

Full Plate Thursday 8-17-17

Oh my goodness, what a busy week for some of you, school starting and getting back into that routine. It was pouring down rain here today on the first day of school and I felt for all the Mom's and Teachers with no outdoor time today. We have some awesome features from last week so be sure and stop by these great blogs to take a look at these delicious recipes. We are sure looking forward to seeing what you are sharing with us today.

Asian Lettuce Wraps

We are 120 mile round trip to the nearest restaurant where we can get great lettuce wraps and I love lettuce wraps. The next best thing for me to take care of my desire for lettuce wraps is to make my own. There are so many inspirations on the web, and they are all very similar. My recipe is really not that different, I am just happy that we finally have a great recipe that our family loves. So now when we get that craving for those awesome lettuce wraps, I head to the kitchen and get busy.

Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake

Sometimes I just have to have a gooey chocolate something and today this Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake is just the thing. This is a real easy cake recipe and is packed full of flavor with a frosting that puts the delicious topping on this cake. This is one of those cakes that even when the last slice is gone, (and it goes fast here at the cottage) you still wish there was just one on slice. This has been very popular at the covered dish dinners that I have brought it to and our family loves this one.

Whats For Dinner Next Week 8-13-17

We have actually had some really nice rains this past week and for August that is very unusual here in our part of Texas. Some of our schools are starting this coming week so fall is right around the corner. In making my meal plan this week, we will be looking in the freezer, and the pantry to make sure that we are using the products on hand before we start making plans for the fall. Along about the middle of August we begin to make that slow transition to fall. If you are thinking about meal planning as a part of organizing your school year, this is a great time to start.