November is such a great time to use wonderful garden vegetables that are in season. Of course one of the first is Pumpkin then one of my favorites Sweet Potatoes. Thanksgiving is our big holiday this month and a food lovers holiday!  We see pumpkins just about everywhere we go, they are in the markets, pumpkin patches, and front porches. I use them for decoration, but mostly love them in a delicious recipe on my table. Sweet Potatoes are one of the farmers crops here in our area and we see Sweet Potatoes in the farm stands, back of pick trucks, and in our very own gardens. November is a great food month to enjoy!

Hello everyone, what a fun week to make meal plans. We have so many fun events coming up in our little community. There are festivals and trunk or treat opportunities in every corner of the community. It is a great time to fellowship with neighbors and friends. I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen with so many places to go so I have pulled recipes that I feel will help me with that goal. My inventories in the barn, pantry and freezers are great today, so I won't have to spend a lot of time or money at the market place.

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday,717.  I am so happy to see all of you today on such a beautiful fall day. We had a fantastic party last week with some special features from some very talented bloggers. I sure hope you enjoy the features that are featured here today. I can't wait to see what you will be sharing at our party today, come on in, we have saved you a seat at the table!

  Ranch House Taco Soup is a delicious soup that our family loves. My sister-in law gave me this recipe years ago and it has been one of our favorites. The soup is very easy to put together and is thick and hearty. We like to serve it with some shredded sharp cheddar cheese, and taco chips. If you should have left overs, it freezes well for up to 3 months.

Hello everyone, come join me while we make our meal plan for the week. I have on my warm clothes today and am about to make a fire in the firepit, it is very chilly. That crisp fall air makes me want to cook warm cozy meals which I am sure looking at this week. It is just that time of the year, when the slow cooker gets lots of attention and I don't mind heating up the  kitchen with the oven. We are looking forward to Oktoberfest Celebrations, this week that  will be very special!

Hello everyone and welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 716! The party is going and we are enjoying the great outdoors today. Come on back to the garden area, we have the table all set and have saved you a seat! We had a great party last week and we have amazing features from that party to share with you today. I can't wait to see what you will be sharing with us today and hope that you have fun at the party! 

  These Baked Pumpkin Frosted Donuts: Regular & Mini give the whole family a special treat. The little ones really enjoy the mini size donuts and of course Mom & Dad love the larger size. This is a very simple recipe and takes very little time and a plate full of delicious donuts are on the table. This is a great pumpkin treat anytime of the year, and don't forget the sprinkles!

  Hello everyone, I am so happy to have you here today as we prepare our meal plan for next week. We are really enjoying the fall weather that we are having here and very grateful that we have not had any storms to deal with at this time. I have a busy week coming up so I will be looking at some recipes that will give me less time in the kitchen on certain days. 

Hello and welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 715. I am very excited to see you here at the party today. Each week we feature some of the most popular post from the last weeks post, that we all look forward to each week. We have some of the most talented food bloggers that come to our party each week, it is an amazing blogging community. We are out on the flagstone patio today, we have a nice fire to sit around and enjoy our party, as always we have saved you a seat at the table.

Our Retro Texas School House Brownies are worth the wait for a great afterschool treat! When my kids were in school (a very long time ago) my friend gave me this recipe to make brownies for a school bake sale. I ended up making two batches of the brownies, because our family ate so many of them. This is without a doubt the best brownie that I have ever had. 

  Happy October y'all! The fall days are cooler, the leaves are starting to turn and the State Fair of Texas is open. I am sitting on the screen porch planning next weeks meal plans and I am so happy you can join me today. I will definitely be looking to include some of the favorite fall comfort recipes this week. This will be contingent on the availability of the products to prepare the recipes. Our Farmers Markets are full of amazing fall products right now, I can't wait go to the market!

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 714 and welcome October! Fall is officially here and we are enjoying some amazing fall food and all the fun that goes with it. I am so excited that you are here to enjoy the party with us today. We have some great features from last weeks party, I sure hope you will enjoy all the features! I hope you have time to visit the country and take a walk down a country road to enjoy the beauty of fall. Thanks so much for coming today and we sure hope you will come back soon!

What's In Season and How Can I Use It? That is the question that we address in our Food and Recipe Basket. Fall garden production is hardy here because we still have temperatures that allow production to continue. Although we still have some of our summer production available, some of the all time favorite fall products are ready to harvest in the month of October. There was truly a bumper crop of squash this year, the apples and pears have been abundant. I love all these fruits and vegetable's and look forward to making the recipes that we will be presenting to you for our October Food and Recipe Basket.

Hello everyone, fall meal planning has officially arrived with cooler temperatures and rain. I am so excited to be sitting on the screen porch again, the construction is finished, so I am back at my favorite writing place. Earlier today I took my round of food inventories for the cold bins in the barn, pantry and frozen foods. A running inventory is a very important part of meal planning. The inventory gives us an overview of what is on hand for some great meal plans for the week.