I sure hope that all of you had a great Thanksgiving. We had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends, it was such a special time I am always sad to see all of them leave. I am really excited now to get started on Christmas decorating and cooking, it is my favorite season of the year. I have several Christmas recipes that I want to share with all of you in the next few weeks, so we are going to be very busy. Lets get started on The Menu for next week. Sunday Green Chili Stew Homemade Tortillas Lemon Meringue Pie Monday Left Over Day From Left Over Stew and Tortillas Green Chili Burritos House Salsa Left Over Lemon Pie Tuesday From Thanksgiving Turkey Turkey Delight Casserole Tossed Green Salad Texas Toast Chocolate Pudding Wednesday Slow Cooker Smothered Ribs Mashed Potatoes Tossed Green Salad Garlic Bread Marshmallow Cookies Thursday Ziti Bake Tossed Green Salad Garlic Bread Marshm

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather As we gather around our Full Plate Thursday table today, I am pausing for a moment to reflect how grateful I am for each one of you that come and share your life and your wonderful food every week. I have come to know and love so many of you and look forward to your visits and our time together. My very best wishes to you and your family for a bountiful Thanksgiving! This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Oven Baked French Toast at Jenn's Random Scraps Morning Snack Cranberry Raspberry Turnovers at Living Better Together Lunch Fiesta Chipotle Chicken Salad at The Scent of Oranges Spiced Orange Cake at Living The Gourmet Afternoon Snack Thanksgiving Healthy Snack For Kids   at Dancing Carrots Harvest Pumpkin Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting at The Home Heart Thanksgiving Buffet How To Roast A Turkey at Robyn's View Rustic Style Herb Dressing   at My Ca

This is the go-to recipe for all the leftover turkey. A flaky crust surrounds this great combination of turkey and cheese all melted together. This is a very versatile recipe, chicken or ham can be substituted for the turkey or a combination of turkey and ham or ham and chicken.This is a great meal in one with a lot of flavor, just add a salad and enjoy!  

The cottage is really busy and exciting right now we are getting ready for our Thanksgiving Week. We will have house guest for the week and can't wait to see them. We are doing some baking today so come on in have a seat at the kitchen table and we will have a little visit, I could use a break. I have been working on the menu for this week for sometime making sure that the pantry was filled and that I had as much done ahead of time as possible. On this Thanksgiving 2013, I want each of you to know that You are on my Thankful List! Your friendship and support has meant so much to me and I am truly Thankful for You in my life. May you be surrounded with love and happiness and enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving! Sunday Slow Cooker Mexican Pot Roast Tacos Mexican Rice Casserole Miz Helen's Salsa Tortillas Fresh Apple Cake Monday Left Over Day& From Left Over Roast Taco Soup Baked Tortilla Chips Left Over &Fresh Apple Cake

Full Plate Thursday Where The Greatest Cooks On The Planet Gather It's Thursday and almost Thanksgiving! Are you making your final plans for thanksgiving, getting those shopping lists finished and starting to cook some really special food. It is a wonderful time of the year to share with family and friends and I am so excited to see you today. I have some little pumpkin mini muffins and hot chocolate for us to enjoy today so come on in and help yourself, lets get your food on the table, I can't wait to see what you have brought to share today. To answer this question that so many of you have asked, YES I will post Full Plate Thursday next Wednesday night November 27th the night before thanksgiving, you all are so sweet to ask!!! This Is How I Filled My Plate Last Week Breakfast Flavored Coffee Grounds at Stacy Makes Cents Smoked Ham and Cheddar Quiche at Little Joy Factory Morning Snack Double Glazed Pumpkin Scones at Cooking with Sara Lunch Ch

The first time I made this special dessert was for my friends dinner party right before their wedding, we served a 25 person sit down dinner and this was the dessert. I just love to serve this little surprise it makes the dinner so special. It really is very easy to make and is delicious, very rich in flavor. The surprise inside the pumpkin is like a pecan pie surrounded by pumpkin pie. You might want to make two per guest, someone always says do you have another one of those? Pumpkin Surprise Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients 8 Mini Pumpkins 1 1/3 cups pecan halves quartered 1/2 stick butter 1 cup maple flavored syrup 3 eggs, slightly beaten at room temperature 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup sugar Directions Wash and dry the pumpkins Cut the tops off of the pumpkins and clean the seeds and fiber out of the cavity Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper, you will be very glad you use the parchment if they spill over and sometimes they will

It is cold, the temperature sitting at 29 degrees, burrr, come sit by the warm fire with me and have a nice cup of hot chocolate. We had our last harvest for the fall garden just before the freeze, we gathered enough jalapeno's to make some pickled jalapenos, a few green tomatoes to have fried green tomatoes and some beautiful roses. More Holiday Tips , we have several bags of cookies in the freezer to replenish the cookie jar as it empties out, along with several loaves of pumpkin bread ready to warm and slice. We have a breakfast casserole in the freezer just ready to heat and serve. I like to have these things on hand it allows me to spend more time with family and friends. Now lets see what we have on The Menu next week. Sunday Rosemary Pork Roast Slow Cooker Fall Garden Hash Cranberry Relish Sweet and Spicy Corn Muffins de Provence Apple Blueberry Crumb Pie Monday Slow Cooker Green Chili Stew Tortillas Left Over Pie Tuesda