Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather May The Blessings Of Christmas Be With You Everyday Of The Coming Year and May You Keep The Spirit Of Christmas In Your Heart Always I am so excited to see you today and glad you could stop by during this busy season of the year. This is one of my favorite times of the year, getting to see and spend time with old friends and family. Everywhere we go it is so festive and the homes are filled with the spirit of Christmas. We have a cookie buffet for you today with lots of wonderful Christmas Cookies with Hot Chocolate. Lets see what you have brought to share with us today, I just know it will be yummy! The Next Two Wednesday's Will Be Holidays The Posting Date For Full Plate Thursday Will Change For The Next Two Weeks Next Week Full Plate Thursday will post on Thursday December 26, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. CST The Next Week Full Plate Thursday will post on  January 2, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. CST ...

We love a good Peanut Brittle and one day we decided to use some mixed nuts in our Brittle and our Nutty Brittle was developed. This is a great option for the old fashioned Peanut Brittle that we really enjoy or you can just have the old fashioned Peanut Brittle, its a great option. Nutty Brittle Nutty Brittle Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 3 tablespoons butter 2 cups mixed nuts or peanuts Directions Butter two 15 X 12 cookie sheets and keep at room temperature Mix the baking soda and the vanilla in a tablespoon water and set aside In a very heavy sauce pan, mix sugar,corn syrup and water. Cook over medium heat stirring until the mixture reaches 240 degrees on the candy thermometer, or drop a small amount of the mixture into a cold cup of water and it should form a soft ball Stir in butter and nuts, cook stirring constantly to 300 degrees on the ...

What a week we have had here in Texas, the new Ice Capital and home of Cobble Stone Ice Streets. I am just so grateful that we did not have to be traveling and could be at home all cozy in our little cottage. It has been a great time to bake and fill the house with the smell of Christmas and indulge in a few extra treats. Come and in and have some hot chocolate and cookies with me I am so happy to see you today! Sunday Cranberry Beef Sliders Mustard Potato Salad Pfeffernusse (Little Cookies) Monday Herb White Bean Soup Corn Muffins de Provence Cranberry Nut Bites Tuesday Slow Cooker Polish Sausage, Cabbage and Onions Garlic Mashed Potatoes Green Tossed Salad Garlic Bread Left Over Cranberry Bites Wednesday Ham and Pasta Casserole Green Peas and Carrots Green Salad Pumpkin Biscuits  Pumpkin Biscuits and Jam Strawberry Jalapeno Jam Thursday Full Plate Thursday St Charles Street Gumbo at Life A...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather Welcome to the Great State of "Ice" Texas! Ya'll it is and has been as bad as you have seen on TV and really really cold. We have been very blessed here at the cottage we have been warm and cozy not having to get out in this terrible weather. My deepest THANKS to all of you that have prayed for our safety and inquired about our well being, I am always so touched to find so many warm and caring friend's here in blog land. I am so glad to see you today and can hardly wait to see what you are bringing to share with us today.  We have some hot chocolate and wonderful cranberry bread just out of the oven so help yourself and come get warm and cozy with me and Max. This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Crockpot Breakfast Casserole   at Stockpiling Moms Kids Breakfast Santa Pancakes at The Joy's of Boy's Morning Snack St Lucia Bread at Marie Angelique Lunch S...

Pfeffernusse (Pepper Nuts), say Christmas Cookies at our cottage. When my children were very small my friend Pat and I made these little cookies together every year, it was a fun event that we always looked forward to. When I visited Germany it was wonderful to have the real Pfeffernusse from the little bakeries and to find that my friend Pat and I had been making really good cookies all these years. Our recipe has taken on more of a regional flavor but remains true to the original cookie. As the years have passed and our children are now grown with children and grandchildren, Pat and I are still making our little cookies. Although we have both moved away from the little town where we first met, every year when we make our cookies we give each other a call and say, its cookie day, I'm making the cookies today. It is a wonderful time of walking down memory lane and enjoying a friendship of over 40 years. I got to talk to Pat the other day and told her that it's cookie day! Pf...

December Is Here Let The Christmas Baking Begin! We are staying indoors the latter part of this week, it is very very cold, and what a great time to bake some goodies for Christmas.  There is nothing like Christmas baking to warm the house and the soul. I have some hot coco and a hot pan of gingerbread just out of the oven come on in and enjoy a visit with me. Sunday Spicy Orange Chicken Fall Garden Hash Winter Greens Salad Pecan Cobbler Monday Butternut Chowder Corn Bread Left Over Pecan Cobbler Tuesday Green Chili Cranberry Turkey Chapula Rocky Road Fudge Wednesday Slow Cooker Chili Jalapeno Bread Cherry Pie Thursday From Left Over Chili Frito Pie Tossed Green Salad Left Over Cherry Pie Friday Seafood Casserole Tossed Green Salad Dilly Bread Saturday Full Plate Thursday Roasted Sweet Potato Spinach with Maple Bacon at The Painted Apron Herby Mustard Chicken at Kitchen Flavours Hazelnut Mushroo...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather December Is Here! We have been decorating for Christmas and baking cookies getting them ready to go in the mail, Christmas music playing with the smell of gingerbread, tis the season! I am sure glad to see you today, we are expecting some exceptionally cold weather so come on in and get warm by the fire. I have some hot gingerbread and mulled cider for you to enjoy. Lets get in your basket and see what you have brought to share today, I can't wait to see! Our Thanks To Everyone Who Stopped By Last Week On Thanksgiving These Are Your Top Picks Everyones Favorite Sloppy Joes at Posed Perfection Sawdust Pie at Mere Thoughts From A Mommy of Boys Colonial Pumpkin Bars at Kitty's Kozy Kitchen Holiday Fudge at My Sister's Pantry Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding at Love Bakes Good Cakes If Your Recipe Is Featured Today Please Take The Red Plate Home The Code Is On The Side Board ...

We had a bountiful pecan harvest in our area this year and the pecans are so good. We love to sit on the porch and shell pecans, eating a few along the way of course. I wanted to make a different pecan dessert with all those wonderful pecans so I developed this Pecan Cobbler. It has a rich thick cobbler topping with a thin pecan pie filling on the bottom and all those wonderful pecans on top. The dessert is very rich and is filled with the warm spice of fall. Pecan Cobbler is a great dessert for anytime of the year. Pecan Cobbler

I sure hope that all of you had a great Thanksgiving. We had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends, it was such a special time I am always sad to see all of them leave. I am really excited now to get started on Christmas decorating and cooking, it is my favorite season of the year. I have several Christmas recipes that I want to share with all of you in the next few weeks, so we are going to be very busy. Lets get started on The Menu for next week. Sunday Green Chili Stew Homemade Tortillas Lemon Meringue Pie Monday Left Over Day From Left Over Stew and Tortillas Green Chili Burritos House Salsa Left Over Lemon Pie Tuesday From Thanksgiving Turkey Turkey Delight Casserole Tossed Green Salad Texas Toast Chocolate Pudding Wednesday Slow Cooker Smothered Ribs Mashed Potatoes Tossed Green Salad Garlic Bread Marshmallow Cookies Thursday Ziti Bake Tossed Green Salad Garlic Bread Marshm...