Full Plate Thursday 6-30-11

We are so excited to have you join us today, welcome to Full Plate Thursday! Like many of you we are getting ready for the big 4th of July week end. We will have friends and family in and out all week end and of course we will all gather for the big fireworks display on the lake here. It is always so special to see the reflection of the fireworks dancing across the water with sound of America the Beautiful playing in the background. I can't wait to see what you have brought to share today, because my holiday begins with you!

Thank you so much for coming to share with us today and I hope you have a safe and fun filled week end celebrating FREEDOM and my special THANKS to those who make it possible!

This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week

Breakfast

Breakfast Banana Split  Jaime at Everyday Art
Bacon Cheese Pie   Rose at Walnut Avenue
Morning Snack
Red White and Blue Muffins  Jerri at Simply Sweet Home
Lunch
Arugula Broccoli Soup  Shanon at Food and Health
Beet and Goat Cheese Salad  Joanne at The Winelady Cooks
Gluten Free Coconut Lime Cake  Shanon at Cozy Home Scenes 
Afternoon Snack
Citrusy Sweet Tea Ya'll  Tadka Pasta
Mint Sundae Brownie Squares  Debbie at Friday Friends
Dinner
Creamy Caesar Salad   Barb at Keeping Up With The Times
Wild Chive Chicken Kiev  Laura at Day Dreaming Foodie
Grilled Corn Salad  Patti at Comfy Cuisine
Stir Fry Chinese Round Spinach  Papa Cheongs

Lets Do Some Canning
Canning 101 Strawberry Peach Jam  Misty at Bake Me Away

If You Helped Me Fill My Plate Today Please Take The Red Plate Home

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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".

I have just a few suggestions before you leave your dish and fill your plate.

• Link directly to YOUR RECIPE  and not to your web page.  

• Scroll down to the button that says "click here to enter"

• You will be asked to give your URL ( which will be your direct link to your post), the name of your recipe, and your email which we will not be able to see.

• Then you will be asked to select a thumbnail from your post that will be uploaded to your entry.

• Please include a link back to Full Plate Thursday, somewhere on your post. We will give you a gentle reminder if you forget...

• Please leave me a comment before you leave the page and let me know that you are here, I want to be a good hostess.

• Don't forget to 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...

• Grab The Full Plate Button if you like and take it home with you.

• Now God Bless you and your food and everyone fill your plate!