Come on back to the garden with me, we are in the middle of harvesting tomatoes, peppers, squash, green beans and corn. It is so much fun to pick the fresh vegetables from the garden then head straight to the kitchen and create a delicious summer dish. We will just sit for a little bit and have some nice Herb Tea and talk about the menu for next week. When you are making you meal plan for the week do you try to include some fresh vegetables from your garden, or a farmers market? Have you ever participated in a CSA where the farmer or grower will deliver a box of seasonal fruits and vegetables to your home each week? Sunday Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs with Bar B Q Sauce Fresh Black Eyed Peas Corn and Green Chilis Casserole Salad The Picnic Cake Monday Southwest Salad with Avocado Dressing Left Over Cake Tuesday Baked Sandwich Salad Blackberry Cobbler Wednesday Ladies Club Chicken Salad Left Over ...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather I am so happy to see you'al today on this beautiful summer day. We are into canning season here at the cottage, last week we were canning Salsa and our kitchen smelled so good. We just pick all the vegetables for the salsa from the garden early in the morning and then we are indoors canning during the hottest part of the day. Come on back to the kitchen with us we are just sitting the food on the table. I am sharing a nice summer Greek Chicken Salad with you today and I am very excited to see what you are sharing today. Greek Chicken Salad This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Ham and Potato Breakfast Casserole at The Diary of A Real Housewife Morning Snack Blackberry Scones at Nancy Creative Lunch Summertime Taco Salad at Taste and See Mexican Cheesy Rice at Three Kids and A Fish Chilled Peach Soup with Raspberry Cream at The Painted Apron Afternoon Snack Roasted S...

We added some fun new things to our garden this year that we are going to enjoy all year round. We have a new little Green House, just right for starting seeds for planting or storing plants in the winter months. It was a very simple install that even Max helped with and after the plants were ready to be harvested we had some special from our little helper Ella. We Start With The Construction Of The Green House Installed On A Sand Base With And Anchored With Treated Lumber The Floor Is Then Covered With River Rock The Green House Has A Drop Front Door To Be Used In Colder Weather It Is Max Approved and Ready For Plants  For Easy Access To The Compost For Potting New Seeds We Placed The New Green House Next To The Compost Helper "Shreck" To Learn More About Our Shreck Go To This Link Shreck We Start Planting Onions In January On A Nice Sunny Day By The Last Of June The Onions Are Ready To Pull We Have A Very Sp...

Sometime when we come in from the garden with fresh lettuce, tomatoes and other vegetables, a salad is just the thing to make for lunch or dinner. I love this salad because it is so versatile, just add more vegetables, chicken, beef or fish and the salad takes on a whole new flavor. The Avocado Dressing for the salad could easily double for a dip or a sauce for another great dish. This is a recipe to have fun with and make it different every time.

We are having a fabulous summer here in Texas this year and we are loving every minute of it. We just finished our potato harvest last week and now we have lots of wonderful fresh potatoes for our cold bin in the barn. We planted more purple potatoes this year, I think they will be so much fun to create dishes with great color. The Canning season is in full swing, we put up 35 jars of Salsa yesterday and of course an extra quart for the refrigerator, it is so good! Glad you stopped by this morning for coffee, lets get busy on The Menu for next week. Sunday Carne Asada   Guacamole Home Canned Salsa No Bake Lemon Jar Pie Monday French Cassoulet Texas Style Fresh Sliced Tomatoes Mixed Berry Galette Tuesday Greek Chicken Salad Left Over Berry Galette Wednesday Cheeseburger Casserole Tossed Salad Garlic Toast Spicy Peach Shortcake Thursday Slow Cooker Polish Sausage with Cabbage and Onions L...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather Our gardens and farmers markets are in full swing this time of the year and I know that some of you will be canning and preserving all the fresh vegetables. I wanted to remind you about our Recipe Box. So far we have over 85 recipes and links, this is a great resource for all of us that want to can and preserve.  I am very excited to see you here today and looking forward  to all the wonderful dishes that you bring. Thank You So Much For Coming Today! This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Pulled Pork breakfast Egg Skillet at Avocado Pesto Morning Snack Lemon Berry Loaf at Hun...What's For Dinner Lunch Crock Pot Chicken Marsala ar Moms With Crock Pots Strawberry Kale Salad at What The Fork Food Blog Decadently Delicious Garlic Bread at Little Miss Celebration Summer Berry Pavlova at Upstate Ramblings Afternoon Snack Homemade Strawberry Cake at Little House Living Goo...

Welcome to Greece, as we continue our Food of The World tour. What an exciting country to visit with fabulous Mediterranean flavors. Greece has a culinary history dating back some 4000 years and in 320 B.C.Archestratos wrote the first cookbook in history. One ingredient that is found in most Greek food is Olive Oil and the use of olives will be found in many of the traditional dishes. Some of the primary spices like oregano, mint, garlic, onion and dill will be found in very flavorful recipes.  Greece raises more Goats and Sheep making Feta Cheese one of the favorites. I am sharing a Greek Chicken Salad with you today that is very versatile. We are sure glad that you came along on our tour today and we are very excited to enjoy your dish from Greece. Greek Chicken Salad Please Visit My Co Host For Food of The World Diane: http://www.simplelivingeating.com Adelina: http://www.homemaidsimple.com Anyonita: http://www.anyonita-nibbles.co.uk Shey: http:...

I just love the light Mediterranean flavors of Greek food. This Greek Salad is so versatile, it can easily be several different Salads. I am sharing 3 variations with you today with some of the freshest garden vegetables that were picked just this morning.A Greek Salad is rustic and usually has some of these basic ingredients, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, Kalamata Olives and Feta Cheese. A very simple rustic salad and the dressing makes this salad a star. Horiatiki a Greek term and is used to describe this salad and means country salad, peasant salad, or village salad. Adding the lettuce is an American addition the addition of the chicken is our family favorite. Hope you enjoy this awesome salad! Greek Chicken Salad Green Chicken Salad Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients For Salad 1 medium head Romaine Lettuce, washed, dried, and chopped 4 cups tomatoes,chopped 3 cups cucumber, peeled and chopped 1 medium red onion, sliced into thin rings 3/4 cup Kalamata Oliv...