Hello everyone I am so happy to be with you to make our meal plan for this week. We are expecting some family out this weekend to celebrate my husband for Fathers Day. The sun is supposed to be out and no rain for the entire weekend. It has been a  while since we had a dry weekend. Our garden is sitting in mud so we will be visiting our local Farmers Market for all those wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables.

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 748! I am so happy to see you here today. Has it been raining at your cottage? We have had more than our share of rain this spring and it does not want to stop. We had a great party last week and are looking forward to a great party today. I can't wait to see what you will be sharing for todays party. 

This is a creamy spread that has a base of green olives with that brine of the olive. The olives are stuffed with pimentos that gives it a special flavor. We add a few spices and we have one of our favorites retro cheese spreads. 

Hello everyone, I am so happy to be back planning meal plans with you this week. I have been recovering from surgery for the past 3 weeks and sure have missed being with all of you on Saturday mornings. I want to thank all of you for your kind thoughts, prayers and support during this time. I appreciate each of you and it has meant everything to me.

  Welcome Back To Full Plate Thursday! I am so excited to welcome you to Full Plate Thursday this first week of June. We are planning a great party today and I am so happy to be back with all of you!

  It is my pleasure to present our June Food and Recipe Basket. Our gardens and Farmers Markets are just busting with fresh goodness to bring to our kitchens and tables to enjoy.

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 746 Our party will be a little different today.  

  Our Thai Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing is a very refreshing salad with just enough spice for your taste buds. This is a very easy salad to prepare and a great salad to serve for lunch, a light dinner or even take to a pot luck luncheon. Our friends and family have really enjoyed this recipe.

Hello everyone, it is good to see you this week for our weekly meal planning. We will kick this weeks meal plans off with Mothers Day. Spring is really here with  spring rains and then sun shinny days. I have looked at some great recipes that we will be using this week. Now I am off to check my inventories for the pantry, freezer and the garden.

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 745 Happy Mothers Day to all the amazing Mom's! I am so excited to see you here today. Every Thursday, we enjoy one of the most popular foodie parties that has been going on now for 15 years. Our featured post from last weeks party are from some very talented bloggers and you want to be sure and visit them. We have saved you a seat at the table and we can hardly wait to see what you are sharing today!

  Hello everyone and welcome to Full Plate Thursday,744. It is always good to see you here for the party on our special Thursday's. We have such an amazing blogging community here with all of you. We have some awesome features that we are sharing with all of you from our last week's party.  You will always have a special seat here at the table and can't wait to see what you will be sharing with us today.

  May is such busy month with spring in full swing, wild flowers blooming, garden vegetables being harvested and planted. We have a special basket full of fun celebrations where we will find some really great fresh food. The seasonal foods that we will be talking about this month are currently  harvested in our area. Most of the products can be found in Farmers Markets across the area. Our recipes have been handed down though the generations of my family and are linked on this blog.

When I first thought about the meal plans for this week, it was chilly and pouring rain. Now just 24 hours later the sun is shinning and spring flowers are popping their heads up everywhere. I have gone from soups and stews to grilling out in a quick turn around. That's the weather in Texas this time of the year, it can change in a moment. I have  been very busy this week taking care of my sweet husband. He had a procedure on his back. Helping him with his recovery has been a priority and will continue to be until he is back in the gardens with me.  

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 743! The last week of the month, our Top Ten Features. I sure hope you had a wonderful Easter and Pass Over week, it is always a wonderful time of the year. We have had some great rain for our spring gardens. Your views have given us our Top Ten features from last weeks party. It is always fun to see your Top Ten favorites for the week. I can't wait to see what you will be sharing with us today and I sure hope you enjoy the party!