It's Full Plate Thursday Where All The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather We are so busy this week getting ready for our Annual Picnic at The Cottage. We are expecting about 40 friends for a cook out and evening bon fire. We will have so much fun and lots of good food.  I am so excited to see all of you today, just come on back to the garden, I want to take you on a quick tour of  the garden, everything looks so pretty.   Garden Tour Link , sure hope your enjoyed the tour, now lets see what you brought to share today, I can almost taste it, it smells so good!! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes with us, I look forward to your visits, and hope you will come back soon! This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Five Star Frittata   at Little Kitchen, Big Flavors Morning Snack Coconut Cherry Muffins at Laura's Gluten Free Pantry Red White and Blue Light Shake   at Will Cook For Smiles Lunch Tomato Vegetable Soup ...

Our Blueberry bush has just been loaded with berries this year, and we have had a very nice harvest. When I go out to pick the berries, I don't always make it back to the kitchen with all the berries, I just love eating them right off the bush.  We have an organic growing system here so we never have to worry about the product having anything undesirable on it.  I didn't eat all the berries today, so I am making these awesome muffins and you are just in time to share them with me. 

We go to our garden every day and at the first sign  the harvest is about to begin, the excitement starts.  This year we had a very mild winter and were able to plant earlier than usual so we have a very early harvest.   Zippie the Roadrunner a gift from our friend Don, stands watch over The Garden Gate We had a great crop of onion's and they are harvested and in the cold bins in the barn. We usually have enough onions to take us through the winter.  Our outdoor kitchen is an ideal place to clean the Garden Vegetables and get them ready to store or preserve in some way, or maybe just ready for tonight's meal.   Onion Harvest We have tomatoes blooming, some green and some are ripe and ready to eat. The Kitchen window is full of tomatoes. We take them off the vine just before they turn bright red so the birds and the squirrels don't have a feast with our beautiful tomatoes.   The Vines are Just Bending Over With Green Tomatoes How About S...

We had the nicest rain today, just a perfect spring time shower for the garden vegetables and all the pretty flowers. Our harvest time is beginning and we are going to be so busy with our summertime canning. Because we have had good rains it will be a bountiful harvest, I am so excited.  Walk out to the The Garden Gate with me and take a look at all the vegetables that are ready to harvest. I think we may be able to get a basket of squash today. We'll just walk through the garden and talk about next weeks  menu. Sunday Attending A Covered Dish Fellowship Dinner I am Bringing Crock Pot Au Gratin Potatoes Monday   Veggie Plate Green Beans with New Potatoes Summer Squash Casserole Sliced Tomatoes Cantaloupe Fresh Blackberries and Spicy Cream Tuesday Spaghetti and Sauce Tossed Green Salad Garlic Bread Chocolate Cream Pie Wednesday  From Full Plate Thursday Asian Marinated Flank Steak   at Lisa...

It's Full Plate Thursday Where All The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather I hope that all of you had a great holiday week end and that you are all rested from your events. We had a great holiday with family and friends, it always goes by to fast.  I am so happy to see you today, we have a refreshment table of Blueberry and Lavender Muffins along with some wonderful Black and Blue Smoothie , so come on over to the table and help yourself. I can't wait to see what you have brought to share with us today. Your visit's are always so special to me so be sure to come back soon! This Is  How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Roasted Asparagus and Buttered Crumbed Egg   at Aunt B on a Budget Morning Snack Chocolate Chocolate Zucchini Cake at Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Lunch Navajo Tacos   at A Spoonful of Thyme Roasted Corn and Avocado Salad with Spicy Vinaigrette   at  Newlyweds Rhubarb Cream Dessert   at Stella B's Afte...

This is going to be an "R Rated Foodie Post" for some of you, but every now and then "Honey Bunny" and I just have to have some "soul food".  My husband retired several years ago, but periodically he will go back to work for a bit. Recently he retired for the 4th time, (so far) and I decided to have something special for him. I asked him what he would like to have and he said remember when we used to go to the " Drive Inn" and get Steak Fingers in a Basket on Friday night? Oh yes, I could almost taste them, so today we are sharing our Old Fashioned Steak Fingers. We have got two Steak Finger Baskets to go! Old Fashioned Steak Fingers Old Fashioned Steak Fingers Miz Helen's Kitchen 1 pound Round Steak cut 3/4 inch thick, tenderized and cut into strips ( We Use Grass Fed Beef) 2 cups flour (of your choice) 1 cup yellow cornmeal 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder dash Cayenne Pepper (optional)...

American flags are flying everywhere in our village a reminder of the sacrifice that has been made for our freedom. I want to take a moment and say Thank you to all those families who made that sacrifice. God Bless You! We are getting ready for a big week end, just taking some down time with our family and friends and looking forward to spending time with them. I am working out in the outdoor kitchen today getting some things ready for our guests, so come on back and join me, we will have some of this  Strawberry Lemonade that I just made, we can visit and talk about next weeks menu. Sunday Country Ribs and Barbeque Sauce   New Potato Salad  Pinto Beans Corn Bread Red White and Blue Cupcakes with Homemade Ice Cream Monday Memorial Day Burgers and Dogs On The Grill Fresh Sliced Tomatoes Onions and Pickles From The Pickle Pot   Bean Bake Sweet Potato Chips All American Bites Tuesday Crock Pot Italian Chicken Past...

It's Full Plate Thursday Where All The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather We are very busy making plans for the memorial day week end as I am sure many of you are, so I am really excited to see and enjoy all the wonderful food that you are sharing today. We are here on the Up Stairs Patio today we can enjoy our time together and watch all the birds when they come to the feeders and the bird bath. We have been helping to put up flags around our community as a reminder what this holiday is all about. I want to take a moment to say "Thank You" to the families who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom,  God Bless You. This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Cheesy Egg In A Bowl at  Making Memories Handmade Vanilla Cappuccino   at Renaissance Woman Morning Snack Fastest Cinnamon Rolls   at Fashioned 4 You Frothy Fruity Orange Banana Smoothie at  Joyful Homemaking Lunch Vegan Tacos at  The One With The Cupc...

I am always on the lookout for a great side dish that can be prepared in the Crock Pot for a large crowd. We entertain frequently and attend at least one or two covered dish pot luck dinner's a month, so a recipe like this is awesome.  The  Crockpot Ladies shared this recipe on my  Full Plate Thursday on April 5, 2012. I have made it twice since then and it is a great recipe that I wanted to share with you today. Crock Pot Au Gratin Potatoes Crock Pot Au Gratin Potatoes Adapted From The Crock Pot Ladies Prepared In Miz Helen's Kitchen 2 pounds of Russet Potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds 1 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated (or shredded) 1 1/4 cups Whipping Cream 1/2 cups Shallots, finely chopped 2 teaspoons Fresh Rosemary, chopped Salt and Pepper to taste 1-2 Tablespoons Butter or Spread for buttering the Crock Pot Butter the crock pot with your butter ( or you can use a cooking spray) Mix cream, rosemary, shallots and ...

We are very excited this week, we are going to the graduation of our Granddaughter. Time goes by to fast sometimes, it seems like just yesterday when she was starting school. Of course we want to Congratulate her and all the graduates of the Class of 2012! Come on back to the porch and we will have a glass of Iced Herb Tea and visit about the menu for next week. Sunday Herb Crusted Pork Loin  With Roasted Vegetables Fresh Saute Rainbow Swiss Chard Tossed Spring Greens with Strawberries Hot Rolls Lemon Tart Monday Red Beans and Rice Tossed Green Salad Corn Bread Muffins Left Over Lemon Tart Tuesday Stuffed Pork Chops Fresh Garden Peas and Potatoes with Lemon Mint Sauce Fresh Green Salad Cheesy Dill Biscuit Blackberry Cobbler Wednesday Full Plate Thursday Dinner Hawaiian Chicken    at  Simply Made Home Baked Parmesan Carrot Fries with Chilled Cilantro Dipping Sauce   at My Judy The...