Full Plate Thursday 6-20-13

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather

 I am so glad that you could come to the country today and share this beautiful day with all of us.  Come on back to the garden, I am just about to start the Garden Tour and you don't want to miss it.  When we get back we'll get all the food on the table and get started, I can't wait to see what everyone is bringing to share today.

The Garden Tour

This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week

Breakfast

Overnight Blueberry Stuffed French Toast  at Saving 4 Six

Morning Snack

Old Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls  at Pig and Dac

Lunch

Amy's Savory Sandwich Cake  at Sumptuous Spoonfuls

Berry Crisp  at Your Homebased Mom

Afternoon Snack

Fresh Mango Ice Cream  at Cooking Is Easy

Dinner

Pan Seated Tilapia with Creamy Leek Sauce  at Sweet Caroline's Corner

Garden Fresh Summer Squash Pie  at This Southern Mom Cooks

Cheesy Potato Slices with Bacon  at Olla Pondrida

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pie  at Growing Up Gabel

Preserving Food

Cilantro Salt  at Happier Than A Pin In Mud

Strawberry Freezer Jam  at Sweet Nothings

Preserving Pineapple  at Life Less Hurried Living In The Slow Lane

If You Are Featured Today Please Take The Red Plate Home

Background Story For Full Plate Thursday

When we were young and just starting out in life sometimes we did not have a lot of money. Most of our friends were having to stretch the dollars at the end of the month just like us. My girlfriends and I decided that we would pool our food for some of the evening meals right before payday... the last week of the month. I have some of the fondest memories from those days. We would all bring our food together and we had some great food and great fellowship. We would get the food on the table and everything ready, someone would bless the food and then the hostess would say "come fill your plate".

 Guidelines

 When you link to Full Plate Thursday, you are giving me permission to use a photo or link from your Post in a feature post on this blog, on Pinterest, or Face Book Every Week, I feature many of your Recipes on the next Full Plate Thursday, and on What's For Dinner Next Week, and I pin many of your recipes to Pinterest.
Please include a link back to Full Plate Thursday somewhere on your post.
Please visit with all the others, after all that is part of the fellowship that makes it so much fun, in addition to all the good food of course.
Please leave me a comment and let me know you are here, I really do want to be a good hostess.
Now God Bless You and Your Food and Everyone Fill Your Plate! 

 Thank You So Much For Coming Today and Come Back Soon!

June 2013 Garden Tour

The Garden is just beautiful right now with the vegetable harvest beginning and some beautiful blooms on the herbs, fruits and vegetables. 

Fennel Blooms

250 Onions Were Planted In Mid January

Of Course Max Is Helping With The Harvest

The Onions Have Been Dried and Tied In Bunches and Hanging In Rows In The Barn
When The Weather Begins To Get Cold The Remainder Of The Onions
Will Be Put In Cold Bins In The Barn

Digging Potatoes Is Like Opening Little Gifts You Never Know How Many There Are or
 How Big They Will Be

These Potatoes Smell So Good

An Antique No. 3 Wash Tub Full Of Wonderful Potatoes

The Green Beans Are Awesome and Most Are Headed For The Canning Jars
Except What We Eat and Give Away Of Course

The Tomato Vines Are Just Loaded

They Are Delicious
We Will Have Lots Of Salsa, Canned Tomatoes and Tomato Sauce

The Purple Cabbage Is Almost Ready
and
The Collards Have Been Heavenly

These Blackberries Will Be Ready Real Soon

Fennel Blooms On The Garden Gate

Thanks for coming on the tour with me, I just loved being able to share our garden with you. Your visit is very special to me and I sure hope you will come back to see me soon!

Peace and Joy

Miz Helen

Spicy Cheese Bread

We live in the country and have to keep a very well stocked pantry and freezer because we can't always run down to Whole Foods or Central Market to pick up those special foods to make that special meal when company calls and will be stopping by.   This recipe was developed one day when my husband came home and said that he had invited some friends for dinner, now that was like 4:00 p.m., think fast what can I do to make a special appetizer? Has this ever happened to you?  Hope you enjoy our new appetizer, we just love it and so did our guest.

Spicy Cheese Bread

Spicy Cheese Bread

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Ingredients

1 loaf frozen Garlic French Bread

4 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated

1 cup black olives, pitted and chopped

1- 4 ounce jar pimento's, chopped

3 green onions with tops, chopped

1 medium jalapeno, chopped fine

3/4 cup Mayonnaise

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees

In a medium bowl mix the cheese, olives, pimento's, onions, jalapeno's and mayonnaise set aside

Place the open  faced frozen garlic bread on a cookie sheet, garlic side up

Place the garlic bread in the oven for 5 minutes and remove from oven

Spread the cheese mixture on each garlic side of the bread and return to the oven

Bake for 8 to 9 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling you can cook it longer if your want it crisper

Remove from oven, set on cutting board and let set for 5 to 10 minutes

Slice the bread and serve

Recipe Tip

This spread is delicious served with crackers or as a dip with chips

Print Recipe

Five Minutes In The Oven Then Spread The Cheese Mixture

Out Of The Oven On The Board, Just A Minute Okay?

Ready To Serve

Enjoy!

I sure am glad that you were able to stop by today and enjoy this wonderful Spicy Cheese Bread with us, it is always good to spend time with you.  Have a great week and come back real soon!

Peace and Joy

Miz Helen

Whats For Dinner Next Week 6-16-13

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 

Tossed Green Salad

Hot Biscuits

Left Over Brownie Tart

Thursday

Honey Apple Chicken Salad

Mixed Melon

Key Lime Pie

Friday

First Day Of Summer

Green Chili Burger

Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

Saturday

From
Full Plate Thursday
Avocado Appetizer   at Simple Living and Eating
Cilantro Lime Chicken  at The Savory Lotus
Summer Vegetable Bake   at Delectably Domestic
Watermelon Salad   at Sara Howe
Classic Butter Crust Bread  at Kitchen Flavours
Raspberry Pistachio Napoleons  at Red Cottage Chronicles

I hope you have a wonderful Fathers Day weekend and a wonderful week.  Be safe, take care, and come back to see me real soon!

Peace and Joy

Miz Helen
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Full Plate Thursday 6-13-13

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 Apples and Creamy Lemon Dressing  at Winterpast Cooking
Key Lime and Coconut Bars  at The Vegetarian Casserole Queen
Afternoon Snack
Chocolate Ice Cream  at A Bright and Beautiful Life
Dinner
Avocado Appetizer   at Simple Living and Eating
Cilantro Lime Chicken  at The Savory Lotus
Summer Vegetable Bake   at Delectably Domestic
Watermelon Salad   at Sara Howe
Classic Butter Crust Bread  at Kitchen Flavours
Raspberry Pistachio Napoleons  at Red Cottage Chronicles
Preserving Foods
Strawberry Freezer Jam  at Picture Perfect Cooking

If Your Recipe Is Featured Today Please Take The Red Plate Home

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Background Story For Full Plate Thursday

When we were young and just starting out in life sometimes we did not have a lot of money. Most of our friends were having to stretch the dollars at the end of the month just like us. My girlfriends and I decided that we would pool our food for some of the evening meals right before payday... the last week of the month. I have some of the fondest memories from those days. We would all bring our food together and we had some great food and great fellowship. We would get the food on the table and everything ready, someone would bless the food and then the hostess would say "come fill your plate".

Guidelines

 When you link to Full Plate Thursday, you are giving me permission to use a photo or link from your Post in a feature post on this blog, on Pinterest, or Face Book Every Week, I feature many of your Recipes on the next Full Plate Thursday, and on What's For Dinner Next Week, and I pin many of your recipes to Pinterest.
Please include a link back to Full Plate Thursday somewhere on your post.
Please visit with all the others, after all that is part of the fellowship that makes it so much fun, in addition to all the good food of course.
Please leave me a comment and let me know you are here, I really do want to be a good hostess.
Now God Bless You and Your Food and Everyone Fill Your Plate! 

 Thank You So Much For Coming Today and Come Back Soon!

Best Crock Pot Pulled Pork

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.  When I got my SRC assignment this month and went to visit Maria at Close To Home, one of the first recipes that caught my eye was this awesome Pulled Pork.  Maria is a stay at home Mom, and she and her husband have three beautiful children.  She was inspired by her Grandmother in her homemaking and entertaining skills and began to share that talent on her blog in 2009.  Maria has a great Linky Party on Friday, Friday Food Frenzy Recipe Swap and has a great community of bloggers that visit with awesome food.  Be sure and stop by to say hello to Maria and check out her great blog!

Best Crock Pot Pulled Pork

Best Crock Pot Pulled Pork

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Adapted from Close To Home

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 teaspoons black pepper

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

18 ounces or 1-1/2 cups of Root Beer

1- 18 oz bottle of your favorite BBQ Sauce

Directions

Mix the dry seasons together and sprinkle of both side of the Pork Roast

Pour the Root Beet around the sides of the Pork until it is fully covered

Cover and cook on high for 6 hours to 7 hours

Remove the Pork Roast from the Slow Cooker to a cookie sheet and shred the meat with a fork

Drain all the liquid from the Slow Cooker

Return the shredded meat to the Slow Cooker and pour the BBQ sauce over the meat

Continue to heat on warm or low until ready to serve

Serve on Garlic Butter toasted buns

Tip

We filled individual freezer bags for 1 sandwich and have  great Pulled Pork Sandwiches  just waiting in the freezer

Print Recipe

Slow Cooking In Wonderful Seasons

Shred The Pork

Mix With BBQ Sauce

Serving With Crisp Cole Slaw and Grandmothers Chow Chow

Enjoy!

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If you would like to have fun with us every month at the Secret Recipe Club just go to this LINK and sign up.  Thank you so much for stopping by today I always look forward to your visits. Have a fabulous week and come back to see me real soon!

Peace and Joy 

Miz Helen
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Whats For Dinner Next Week 6-9-13

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

Thursday

From

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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

Friday

Pan Seared Bass

Garlic Grits

Roasted Corn Black Bean and Pineapple Salad 

Texas Toast

 Melon Ice Cream

Saturday

Back Yard Dinner Party

with

Friends

I am always so happy to visit with you when you stop by, your visits are very special to me.  Hope you have a very special week and come back to see me real soon!
Peace and Joy
Miz Helen
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