I am so excited to see you here today, Welcome to Full Plate Thursday. Now we are all getting ready to bring this year to a close and welcome in 2012, it doesn't seem  possible, the time really fly's by when you are blogging and having fun!    It's A Celebration and You Are Invited  Anniversary Party Full Plate Thursday One Year Anniversary January 12, 2012 This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Christmas Breakfast at  MJ's Kitchen Morning Snack Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Bars at Sumptuous Spoonfuls Lunch Fried Pepper Tilapia   at Wit Wok and Wisdom Sweetness Pizzelles   at The Cottage Market Afternoon Snack Toffee Cashew Crunch Bars   at Lady Behind The Curtain Dinner Crab N Grab   at Just Winging It Pork Loin with Miso and Asian Pear Glaze   at U Try It Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes at Family Fresh Meals Roasted Broccoli with Meyer Lemon   at Recipes To Nourish Orange Cake ...

As we come to the end of 2011 it is nice to reflect back over the year and spotlight your favorite recipes from Miz Helen's Kitchen. These are the Top Ten Recipes that you liked the most in 2011. Pickle Pot Time (Link)   Lemon Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping (Link) Tilapia Cakes (Link) Sweet Potato Casserole (Link) Baked Bean Chalupa (Link) Red Beans and Rice (Link) Summer Squash Quiche (Link) Green Chili Chicken Bake (Link) Busy Day Goulash (Link) Ranch House Casserole (Link) It has been my pleasure to present these tasty dishes to you though out 2011.  Your visits are so special to me and these are the recipes that you liked the most. There were some that were tied and others that were so close, but in the end these are your favorites for 2011. This Post is linked to: Whats Cooking Wednesday   Rock N Share Real Food Wednesday Full Plate Thursday Foodie Friday Gallery of Favorites Friday Favorites Melt In Your Mout...

What a wonderful Christmas we shared with family and friends and we are still enjoying some family that have come to visit for the holidays. We are planning an informal Midnight New Years Eve Buffet for a few friends and family.  After the busy time to prepare for Christmas we are just going to be lazy this week and enjoy the season and I sure hope you can to. Your visits have been so important to us this past year and we look forward to spending time with you in 2012, so lets take a look at how we will welcome 2012! Monday Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup Tossed Green Salad Cottage Bread Left Over Christmas Sweets Tuesday From Miz Helen's Kitchen Table Cookbook Baked Sandwich Homemade Tomato Basil Soup From The Freezer Cranberry Apple Cobbler (Link) Wednesday Pomegranate  Spaghetti Cran-Pomegranate Spaghetti Miz Helen's Kitchen 4 servings of Dry Spaghetti 4 cups of Broccoli Florets Steamed 1 pound Italian Sausage browned 1 teaspoon Oregano 2 teaspoons dried Sweet Basil ...

In the stillness of the woods I can see a little deer peeking through the trees and the twinkle of Christmas lights from a neighbors house and in the distance the church bells ringing out the good news of Christmas. Take a moment with me and reflect on the beauty of Christmas and the wonderful memories that Christmas brings as we celebrate the birth of  the Christ Child so many years ago, it to was a Silent Night and a Holy Night. Luke 2:8-14 "In The same region shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.  Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of The Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.  This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in cloth and lying...

I am so happy that you could stop by and have a meal with us today, here let me take all those packages and you come in and get warm by the fire. Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, there is nothing more special than spending some time with our friends and family at Christmas and Hanukkah time.Thank you so much for coming today and every week, your visits are always so special to me. I sure hope you will come back soon! From Our Cottage to Yours Wishing you and your family A Very  Merry Christmas! This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Breakfast Souffle and Stuffed French Toast   at Pat's Pink Apron Morning Snack Jerusalem Bagels   at That's Some Good Cookin Cranberry Banana Smoothie at Gluten Free Pantry Lunch King Ranch Casserole at Debbi Does Dinner Winter Fruit Salad at Easy Natural Food White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies   at Domesblissty Afternoon Snack Shortbread Wedge and Peppermint Hot Cocoa at Our Nourishing Roots Christmas O...

Whats In The Cookie Jar When friends and family come into my kitchen one of the first places they head is to the Cookie Jar and the question is always Whats In The Cookie Jar? The cookie that we have in the Cookie Jar today is a great crisp cookie with the bite of Pomegranate exploding in your mouth. It has a great color and would be great for your Cookie Jar.

I am excited to add this dessert Tamale to our Christmas Eve Buffet. I had so much fun developing this Tamale and I am sure it will appear on several menus in the future. We just loved this Tamale and sure hope you enjoy it. I presented the Savory Tamale for this year last week and that link will be at the end of this post along with last years Sweet Tamale. Pomegranate Tamale with Flan Sauce Pomegranate Tamale with Flan Sauce Miz Helen's Kitchen The Filling 1 cup of fresh Pomegranate Seeds 1 cup cream cheese soften 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 cup Pepper Jack Cheese grated 1/2 cup pecans chopped fine The Sauce Miz Helen's Kitchen 1 12 ounce can evaporated milk 1/2 cup Pomegranate juice 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 Tablespoons Corn Starch 1/2 cup water Basic Tamale Dough Miz Helen's Kitchen Makes 12 Tamale 2 cups Masa Harina 2 cups Boiling Water 11 tablespoons vegetable shortening or Lard chilled 1 1/2 teaspoon salt...

We spent the week end in the city with friends and family and had so much fun and so much wonderful food, from appetizer's to sit down dinner service, it was awesome! We will have a very busy week getting all the last minute details ready for Christmas, it sure helps when everything is planned and you have a clear map of where you are going with the week. I am so happy that you could take the time to stop by and visit with us today so we can talk about this menu for next week. Sunday Returning Late From The City and "So Happy" to have this Casserole in the freezer Comfort Casserole (Link) Tossed Green Salad Garlic Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies and Blue Bell Monday Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup Hot Biscuits Peppermint Pie (Link) Tuesday From Full Plate Thursday   Dinner Roasted Potatoes and Ginger Sesame Pork at Poppi Linn Roasted Asparagus with Dijon Mustard Sauce at Elsa's Cooking Diary Swirled Pumpkin and Chocolate Cheesecake   at Mostly Fo...

  Welcome To Full Plate Thursday Oh my goodness I barely got back here before you came today, I just got my last package in the mail for Christmas, so I can check that off my list. It smells so good in here with all this food warming on the stove and all the slow cookers just waiting to be opened. I am so excited to see what you have brought today so lets get to it. Thank you so much for coming today and hope you will come back real soon! This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Eggnog French Toast at  Shugary Sweets Morning Snack Cream Scones   at Dishes and Dishes PBJ Banana Smoothie   at Wheat Free Meat Free Lunch Creamy Herb Chicken with Pomegranate at Recipes to Nourish Fruit and Berry Christmas Bread at A Pretty Life in The Suburbs Gingerbread Men   at Aunt Nubby's Kitchen Afternoon Snack Peppermint Mocha Beverage   at Texas Cottage Christmas Cream Cheese Walnut Cookies   at Keeping Up With The Times Dinner Roasted Potatoes and Ging...