At the end of the feast day, we stand and access the leftovers and then decide what to do with them. Through the years we have developed some of our families favorite left over recipes for Thanksgiving. The first thing we do is debone the turkey and place in 3 cup portions, then bag them in freezer bags. We freeze the bags and they are ready for our recipe any time. Boil the bones with some vegetables and you will have an amazing broth that you can freeze for soups and stews. These are great cost savers for your food dollars.

Hello everyone, great to see you here on the screen porch with me on this beautiful fall morning. Planning our meal plans is so much fun this time of the year with a bounty of the harvest. Can you believe that it is just one more week and we will be planning our meals for Thanksgiving. We have some house guest that will be arriving at the end of the week, we can hardly wait to see them! 

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 720. We are so excited to see you here at the party today. We have a fire in the pit so come on around, it is such a beautiful fall day to enjoy together. Our party last week had so many delicious links, it is really hard to pick the features, but we have some great ones  today. I can hardly wait to see what you will be bringing today, thanks so much for sharing with us!

  This recipe for Baked Glazed Apple Fritters is a very special treat for any brunch or breakfast. We enjoy a great brunch or breakfast on the weekend when we can enjoy some time to relax and just be together. I just love making a  special treat for those times to give some extra love to my friends and family. This is a very simple recipe to make with just a few ingredients and doesn't take to much time. The flavors are amazing!

Hello everyone, it is meal planning day. I am excited to sit down with all of you and take a look at all the wonderful fall recipes. I have some wonderful fall and winter greens coming on in my Veggie Pod. I have kale and collards that will be ready for harvest very soon. I just love using fall and winter greens in special dishes.  We are having some rain so it sounds like a good week for some yummy soup, I am hungry already!

Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 719 and the fun month of November! November is a true foodie month with so many warm comforting foods to bring to our tables. We had such a fun party last week and I have brought some of those awesome post to feature for our party today. I always look forward to Thursday and the excitement of sharing all of the goodness that you will be bringing to the table. Come on in and find your place at the table, we saved you a seat!

  Old Fashioned Apple Salad is one of my favorite salad's for any occasion. This is a recipe that has few ingredients and delivers a big flavor. This salad has been at our family gatherings for as long as I can remember. The salad brings back warm memories of family and friends.

Hello November and welcome to meal planning with me this week. I am able to be out on the screen porch with a sweater and have been loving the beautiful fall weather we are having. The seasons and the weather are always a gage for my meal plans as I consider myself to be a seasonal cook. That explains why we have so many garden to table recipes, gardeners tend to be seasonal cooks. We have a lot of rain coming this next week so I will be looking to some real cozy recipes and maybe a couple of surprises.

  Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, 718 and the last party for October. On our last party of the month we always feature the TOP TEN VIEWS from last weeks party. We have some great features from your views last week so we will have a great party today. Our very best wishes to all the little trick or treaters out there and stay safe! Thanks so much for coming to the party today, we have saved a special place at the table just for you!

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!