What is in season now and how can I use it? That is the question that started our Food and Recipe Basket. This month we are looking at some wonderful April fruits and vegetables that are in some of our gardens and also in the markets. I love looking forward to all the fresh fruits and vegetables that we will be having in the spring and summer months.

Hello everyone, here we are in the last few days of March. I am back in my favorite spot to write the meal plan for the week, the screen porch. The pace is definitely beginning to pick up here with the yard work and spring gardens to take care of. I have some of  my favorite spring  recipes today plus some new ones to add to our meal plans. We have  a new Farmers Market here that will have a few things that I will need, for sure! Can't wait to get started on this special week coming up.

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 739 and our Top Ten Feature week! I love the Top Ten Feature week, when all of you pick the Top Ten Post that were viewed the week before. Be sure and visit all of these talented bloggers. We are having some beautiful spring weather, come on in the back to the garden patio. It will be a wonderful day for an outdoor event. We have saved you a special place at the table. Enjoy the party, and come back to see us real soon!

  Deli Roast Beef and Cheese Sliders are just the slider to serve for a game day, a family fun night, or just a light lunch or dinner. Our deli slider is easy to prepare and takes no time before it is being served with a delicious flavor. This is a great recipe that has become one of my go to sliders.

Our Cheesy Beef Noodle Bake is a great comfort food for the family. This is a very easy recipe to prepare and delicious to eat. There is enough for seconds for the guys who have worked all day and are tired and hungry. Just add a salad and some garlic bread and you have a great meal. I have taken this casserole to many pot luck suppers and it is always a hit. I hope you and your family enjoy the recipe!

  Hello everyone, welcome to our meal planning session for this week. I thought we would enjoy being on the screen porch today, but the fake spring ended and we are back to winter. However tomorrow it could be spring again here in Texas. I have some of my spring recipes and will enjoy including them in our meal plans today. I took a new freezer inventory this week, and organized the shelves. Does that happen at your house, all of a sudden you just can't find what you know is there? Sure enough I found what I knew was there. I am ready to start this meal plan and am glad you are here to help me.

Hello everyone and welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 738. I hope all of you had a great St. Patrick's Day celebration. We had a great party here last week and some of those post are featured here today. I hope that you will enjoy the post from these very talented bloggers. Some of you have had some awesome Spring Break time away from school with a time of relaxation. We saved you a seat at the table today and hope you will enjoy the party! 

Our Oven Baked Blueberry Skillet Pancake is a very special pancake. This recipe is easy to put together and is baked in the oven. We love our pancakes here at the cottage and this is a great way to serve them. The pancake is filled with delicious fresh blueberries and topped off with confectioners sugar  dusting. This has become of the most requested pancake for friends and family, especially for our Saturday morning brunch special's!

We just love a great Ruben Sandwich and this pizza does not disappoint. I made my Ruben Pizza with a ready made pizza crust that is so easy. Then we just layered the cheese, dressing, corned beef and sauerkraut. Finally topped it off with more cheese. Baked in the oven and ready to serve. This is a delicious pizza that we will enjoy for a long time to come. I am so glad that I developed this recipe just for this special day. I sure hope you enjoy it as much as we have!

  Welcome to the week of the Irish meal plans and happy St. Patrick's Day! That's right Monday, March 17, 2025 is St. Patrick's Day and we always celebrate that day. Meal planning for this week is a lot of fun because I get to go back over family recipes and pick some of my favorites. We have a little bit of some windy weather coming in, so I am going to hurry along and get this posted before our country internet shuts down.

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 737 and the week of the Irish! St. Patrick's Day is next Monday, March 17, 2025 and that is a big celebration here at the cottage. We always look forward to that day to celebrate our Irish heritage. We hope you will enjoy the party today, come on in the cottage and find your place at the table. We have some great features that we hope you will check out from last weeks party. We can't wait to see what you will be sharing with us today. Enjoy the party!

  Lemon Pudding Pie, is the easiest pie to make and takes very few ingredients. The pie is so creamy and very flavorful with a fresh lemon flavor. Just a little while in the refrigerator and it is ready to serve. I love having the ingredients for this pie on hand. It is a real go to dessert. It is a great recipe to serve for any occasion.

  Our garden to table Green Bean and New Potato Salad is a great salad for all occasions. I have really enjoyed taking the salad to pot luck events, and family gatherings. The salad is perfect for spring and summer outdoor events, it has no dairy products in the recipe. The vinaigrette is just perfect for the combination of green beans and potatoes. This recipe is very flavorful and one that can be the favorite of the season.

Happy Saturday and I hope you are having a special day. We are so excited to see some real tiny blooms on our pear trees today. I am actually out on my screen porch today enjoying the beautiful weather while I make these awesome meal plans for next week. I have been going through some of my spring recipes. I will love getting back to our fresh vegetables out of our spring garden as soon as it is producing. For this week we are going to our new Farmers Market just about 10 miles away. We are so lucky to have fabulous markets so close by. This makes it possible for us to have the freshest of ingredients for our recipes.