How exciting to start a new year and make plans to travel this food journey together. The beginning of a new year is a great time to get started with your meal planning and find savings in time and money not to mention you will always know Whats For Dinner. There is a great series that I wrote on Meal Planning that you might find very helpful. If you ever have questions feel free to contact me, I am always happy to help. Meal Planning Meal Planning Part One: Health and Nutrition Meal Planning Part Two: The Budget Meal Planning Part Three: The Meals The Menu Sunday Citrus Herb Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Onion on Swiss Chard Salad Greek Yogurt Pie Monday From Left Over Chicken Chicken Turnover Left Over Yogurt Pie Tuesday Slow Cooker Green Chili Stew Tortillas Nutty Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies Wednesday Cheeseburger Casserole Salad Cookies and Fruit Thursday Slow Cooker Pulled Pork ...

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather Happy New Year! Wishing You and Your Family a Very Happy New Year With Abundant Blessings in 2015! I am so excited to spend the first day of 2015 with all of you! Thursday is a fun day of the week, always looking forward to the wonderful food and fellowship that we all share together. You have helped to make 2014 a wonderful year here at The Cottage and I certainly look forward to having many good times and good food with you in 2015. To pass along a little good luck for the new year I am sharing a little Black Eyed Pea Mash on Crispy Polenta appetizer with all of you this evening. I can't wait to see what you are sharing for the first party of the year so lets get this party started! Black Eyed Pea Mash On Crispy Polenta   This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Apple Pie Breakfast Pizza at Athletic Avocado Morning Snack Orange Roll Quick Bread at Brunt Apple Homema...

I always enjoy reflecting back on the past year and remembering all the great moments of the year. One of the highlights of my year happens to be coming here to the blog and sharing our simple way of life with all of you. I want to thank you for being a part of all of this and making it so special for me, your visits and your friendship really touch my heart. The recipes we are sharing today are YOUR FAVORITES for 2014 and I loved making every one of them and sharing them with you. Top Ten Recipes 2014   Baked Creamed Skillet Corn Chicken Spaghetti Baked Sandwich No Bake Lemon Jar Pie Apple Hand Pie Southwest Skillet Dip Ladies Club Chicken Salad Southwest Chicken Soup Old Fashioned Meatloaf Seafood Casserole Thank you so much for stopping by today and for your support throughout the years.  Have a very safe New Years and hope to see back at The Cottage real soon! Peace and Joy Miz Helen Runners ...

This is a big bite of southern cuisine with a southwestern flair. Black Eyed Pea Mash on Crispy Polenta is a great appetizer to serve for any event and is packed with the flavor that brings folks back to the table looking for seconds. This appetizer is a perfect good luck charm for any New Years table with all the requirements of the good luck peas . Not only can this flavorful mash be presented on a crispy polenta round, but can be used as a wonderful dip served with corn chips. I sure hope that you enjoy this new recipe that I developed for special parties.

A Weekly Family Friendly Meal Plan With Recipes It is hard to believe that we are making our last meal plan for 2014, the year has flown by. Looking back over this past year of our garden to table food we had a great year with lots of new recipes that we shared with you as well as seasonal meal plans to help you with your meal planning. The week after Christmas is always a week of reflection for me and a week of planning for the new year. You have been a big part of my blogging year and hopefully will be again next year and for that I thank you!! Happy New Year Wishing You And Your Family A Year Filled With Abundant Blessings! The Menu  Week Of 12-18-14 Sunday Herb Crusted Ribs with Orange Sauce and Sweet Potatoes and Onions Turnips and Greens Corn Bread Stix Cranberry Apple Cobbler Monday Herb White Bean Soup Salad Corn Muffins de Provence Left Over Cobbler Tuesday Ziti Bake Salad Herb Garlic Bread Wednesday New Yea...