We are very busy here at the cottage this week, we have been in the middle of vegetable harvest.  We have been canning green beans and tomatoes and making salsa. It sure smells good in this kitchen. Come on back to the kitchen sit down, we will have some nice tea and a lovely slice of this fresh strawberry bread.    Happy Fathers Day To All The Great Dad's! and A Very Special Fathers Day Wish For My "Honey Bunny" a Great  Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa Fathers Day Sunday Country Ribs Mustard Potato Salad Three Bean Bake     Deviled Eggs Sliced Cantaloupe Country Rolls ( Special Request ) Fresh Strawberry Pie Monday Southwest Quiche Mixed Spring Greens with Strawberries Left Over Cantaloupe Tuesday Baked Chicken Spaghetti Tossed Green Salad Garlic Bread Brownie Tart with Blue Bell Wednesday Swiss Strips Mashed Potatoes Fresh Early Peas  T...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather Happy Fathers Day To All The Great Dad's! A very special Happy Fathers Day to my "Honey Bunny" who has been one of the greatest Dad's, Grandpa and Great Grandpas, and thank you for that you are awesome!  It sure is good to see you today, we have been so busy here at the cottage, we are well into our summer vegetable harvest.  We are canning green beans and enjoying fresh potatoes, onions and tomatoes, it is the best food in the world, from Garden to Table.  I can't wait to see what you are sharing with us today, lets go back to the garden where we will enjoy our time together today and get this food on the table, I am hungry aren't you? This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Brunch   at Pary Moppins Morning Snack Peanut Butter and Double Chocolate Calzone   at Its A Lovely Life Lunch Butter Chicken   at Snippets of Inspiration Salad with Diced Apple...

We just love Pulled Pork and it really is one of the easiest meats to prepare for a crowd of people or little batches for the freezer.  This is a great Pulled Pork recipe and is very moist which is one of the reasons we just loved it.  We have served this Pulled Pork for large parties and just pulled a small frozen serving from the freezer and had a nice Pulled Pork Sandwich, this is an all around great recipe. Best Crock Pot Pulled Pork Best Crock Pot Pulled Pork Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients 1 2 lb Pork Tenderloin or Pork Loin 1 12 oz can or bottle of Root Beer 1 18 oz bottle of your favorite BBQ Sauce Directions Place the Pork in a slow cooker and pour the Root Beer over the meat Cover and cook on low until well cooked and the pork shreds easily 6 to 7 hours. Drain Well Stir in BBQ Sauce and serve Recipe Additions Ingredients I Used 1 4 lb Boston Butt Pork Roast 1 teaspoon Onion Powder 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder 1 teaspoon salt 2...

I have had so much fun this past week, my Granddaughter Nikki has been here for a visit.  We have cooked and been in the garden and just had a lovely visit and I will be sad to see her leave, but she has to get back to work.  I sure am glad that you could stop by today, did you notice that the Magnolia's were blooming, they are just beautiful and the aroma is just wonderful. Lets get busy with this menu, I need to get to the store and start cooking. Take A Deep Breath and Enjoy! Sunday Grilled Herb Pork Chops Garden Fresh Collard Greens Grilled Corn Fresh Sliced Tomatoes Strawberry Shortcake Monday Fresh Garden Veggie Soup Corn Muffins de Provence Lemon Meringue Pie Tuesday Two Way Pasta Green Tossed Salad Garlic Bread Left Over Lemon Pie Wednesday Baked Nutty Pretzel Chicken Sweet Potato Salad Mixed Squash Casserole Hot Biscuits Fresh Strawberry Bread ...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather  I am so glad that you could come to the country today, everything is just beautiful right now, the days are still very nice and not to hot yet. Come on back and sit on the back porch with us we are having some iced tea and cucumber sandwiches, just a little afternoon break.  We are expecting some wonderful food today and can hardly wait to see what you are sharing with us, lets get it on the table. This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Banana Buckwheat Pancakes   at Lori's Culinary Creations Morning Snack Sunday Morning Coffee Cake   at Pig & Dac Lunch Super Food Salad   at Posed Perfection Potato Leek Soup   at Sift, Stir and Savour Amazing No Kneed Bread   at Frugal Living NW Lemon Petits Fours   Home Cooking Memories Afternoon Snack Brownie Graduation Hats   at Makin It Mo' Betta Cherry Mint Lemonade   at Recipes To N...

I am so happy that grilling season is here and we can be outdoors and enjoying our outdoor kitchen.  I had been to the garden early in the morning and got a big basket of collard greens and decided to grill some butterfly pork chops to go with the collards. These chops were just delicious and we will be having this recipe over and over. Grilled Herb Pork Chops Grilled Herb Pork Chops Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients 4 thick cut butterfly pork chops The Rub 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/2 teaspoon thyme dash cayenne pepper The Basting Sauce 1 cup Apple Cider Vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard 2 tablespoons water 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon thyme dash cayenne pepper Directions Mix all the dry rub ingredients and set aside Mix all the basting sauce ingredients and set aside Wash and dry the pork chops ...

It sure is good to see you today, come on back to the garden we are in the middle of Onion Harvest. It smells like fresh dirt and onions and we are really having a great harvest this year.  Grab a cup of coffee and a scone we will take a break, I am ready to sit down for a bit and take a look at The Menu for next week. Sunday Grilled Lemon Chicken with Lemon Mint Sauce Fresh Creamed Garden Peas and Carrots with Fresh New Potatoes Fresh Spring Greens with Melon Dinner Rolls Fresh Strawberry Pie Monday Chicken A La King Over Chessy Dill Biscuits Tossed Green Salad Left Over Strawberry Pie Tuesday Sausage Skillet with Rice Spicy Cole Slaw Corn Bread Banana Pudding Wednesday Asparagus Spring Salad with Grilled Flank Steak Garlic Bread Caramel Brownies and Blue Bell Thursday Stacked Enchilada Casserole Mexican Salad Baked Tortillas Chips Homemade Salsa Mexican Cinnamon Ice Cream Friday Seafood Casserole 7 La...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, it is so good to see you today.  We are in the middle of onion  harvest here at the cottage.  We have onion's everywhere, they are drying, being wrapped and hung and we are enjoying the great noonday onion crop. We are going to spend our day together out by the garden and who knows you may end up with some fresh onions to take home with you.  Thank you so much for coming today and now lets get your fantastic recipe on the table, I'm hungry, lets eat. Important Note I try to make comments on all of your post every week and of course we all have our security systems set up around our blogs for good reasons.  In the past few weeks I have been having a lot of trouble making comments on the Disqus accounts and spent unbelievable time trying different ways to make the comment until finally this week I finally give up.  I have written them about this p...

We grow Collard Greens the year round here, but the spring Collards are the most tender and the best. I remember picking Collards with my Grandmother when I was a child, the leaves seemed so big. We would take them to the well and pump cold well water over the Collards and wash each leaf.  I always remember how cold that well water was when we were washing the Collards.  I also remember how good those Collard Greens tasted when they came out of the big pot on the wood burning stove, they still taste the same. From Garden To Table Coll ard Greens Collard Greens Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients 16 cups Collard Greens washed, sliced 3/4 to 1 inch thick, stems removed 3 slices bacon, chopped 1 medium onion, medium chop 2 cups chicken stock 1 cup water salt and pepper to taste Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees Remove the stems from the collard greens  Soak the Collards for 10 minutes in ice cold water then wash the leaves Cut the Collar...