We had a wonderful thanksgiving and sure hope you did to.Here it is time to make another meal plan. There are so many wonderful recipes to cook this time of the year and seems like not nearly enough days to get it done. Making meal plans this time of the year allows me not only to make great meals plans but to use some of my left overs which will sure strecth the food budget. Extra money is always nice to have especially this time of the year!

I am so happy to welcome you to our Thanksgiving Edition of Full Plate Thursday. Come on in and join us for our Top Ten Views from last week, which we have each month on the last party of the month. We have some very talented bloggers that are featured and you chose them with all of your page views. Our cottage is all a buzz with the prep work for a Thanksgiving feast, we feel so grateful and very blessed! Thanks so much for being a part of this community and sharing your awesome talent with us each weeks, we are all blessed with your presence.

Our Baked Turkey and Ham Sandwich Roll is a great baked sandwich roll that can be made with left overs and can be served in a very short cooking time.  A delicious recipe that can be made ahead of time and reheated just before serving. The combination of this sandwich has a great flavor that will keep you coming back for seconds. The recipe can be served as an appetizer, a nice lunch or lite dinner.

Meal Plan's become very important for holiday plans and this week we will be working on the Thanksgiving meal plan. I will be planning to do as much prep work on the meal as is possible and that will be key to having a relaxed day to spend with friends and family. I love thanksgiving and all the traditional recipes that we use on our meal plan. This year we will have 1 empty place at our table, to represent one of our family members that is currently deployed out of country. One year in the early 90's we had 3 empty places at our table for family members who were deployed out of country. As our loved ones gather round the table we will be remembering all those who have passed down our way of life and kept the freedoms of this life sacared, we shall be forever grateful! 

Welcome to Full Plate Thursday,459 I am so happy to see you here today. We have some cider on the stove, lots of delicious food on the table and a warm fire, come on in and enjoy the fellowship and all the wonderful blog post that we will have this week. Be sure and stop by the very talented bloggers who are featured this week with great post.  Notice Thanksgiving is next week, already! Our Full Plate Thursday, 460 will post early next week on Tuesday, November 26th Hopeing this will allow you  to spend more time with your friends and family.

We have some traditional desserts that we always put on the meal plan for a holiday meal and these are some of our favorite Pumpkin desserts. From time to time we raise pumpkin in our garden and there is nothing like fresh roasted pumpkin or a fresh pumpkin pie. We make  Roasted Southwest Pumpkin Stew , and  Roasted Pumpkin Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sauce  both a family favorite, but the very best is a Pumpkin dessert and I am giving you a great collection of Pumpkin Dessert Recipes to choose from today.

When the holidays come our family and friends will be gathering and sharing meals together. One of the favortie meal times we share is Brunch and I love to make a brunch casserole that can serve a lot of people and allow me to enjoy spending less time in the kitchen. This is a collection of  Brunch Cassroles that our family and friends really enjoy and I hope that you will enjoy them to.

Meal plans are so important especially this time of the year when our families are so busy with special events. It has been unusually cold here in our area so it is nice to keep some homemade potpourri simmering on the back burner, it helps the house smell good and puts moisture back in the house.  Potpourri Ideas 6 cups water 2 or 3 cinnamon sticks orange peal from 1 orange lemon peal from 1 lemon 1 tablespoon cloves Simmer In An Open Sauce Pan Max is curled up by my side, I have gathered my recipes and checked the inventory, all set to go, glad you are here to help me!

I am so excited to see you today at Full Plate Thursday! Come in and find your place at the table we are sharing some fabulous fall recipes today and will be enjoying great table decor and information from talented bloggers. We have one of the best linky communities on the web and are grateful you are a part of it! Be sure and visit the awesome features today and we can't wait to see what you will be sharing today.

Often times when I am developing a recipe, it just comes together, from what I have on hand. The day I put this recipe together, I had a basket of Brussels Sprouts from the farmers market, some bacon, and green onions. I always keep a well stocked pantry for my meal plans, so I had several items that would give great flavor. This is the recipe that I came up with and it is just delicious! I have made it several times since that day and it has been a big hit with friends and family.

This recipe for Pumpkin Roll Breakfast Bake will give your guest something real special to wake up to. When we have weekend guest or just a very special brunch I love to serve a nice breakfast bake, I like to serve it with a little fruit, syrup or a very special sauce. This recipe will have your family and guest coming back for seconds, it has wonderful warm flavors and is so easy to put together, it will be on your table in no time.

It is time to make our meal plan for the week, and we will not be out on the screen porch today. We are going to be sitting by the fire sipping a cup of hot chocolate, it is cold here and when the temperatures are down I look to warm and cozy meals for my family. We will be having some out of town guest this coming week so we are excited about making a meal plan so I will have more quality time to spend with my friends. I have checked all of the inventories and have gathered the recipes, lets get started on the meal plan.

Welcome to Full Plate Thursday, we are so happy to see you today! Come on back and grab a cup of apple cider and gather round the fire with us while we enjoy all the wonderful dishes that you are sharing today. Be sure and take a look at all the delicious food, and exciteing tips from some very talented blogers that we have featured today. Thanks so much for coming today, I always look forward to seeing all of you at the party!

The color and flavor of this mixed potato gratin recipe is divine. This is a recipe that you will definitely want to serve for your special occasions. We have used a mix of sweet potatoes and gold Yukon potatoes with a decadent herb sauce for the potatoes to slowly bake in. I have used my buffet style crock pot which allows a great presentation for such a beautiful side dish. This is a great dish to take to a covered dish event or a family gathering. You can do other things while this is slowly cooking and will be ready to set on the table with very little effort. This is on the top of my list for any holiday meal.

Just a few of my friends dropping over this evening for a Grateful Gathering. I am serving this delicious Nutty Cranberry Pumpkin Poke Cake. It is a new recipe and sure hope that they like it. I often times test my new recipes on my Gathering Group, what better way to have a true taste test. I will let you know what they think at the end of the post.

November is here, the month of gratitude and food. I am always excited to make the meal plans for November with the wonderful fall foods that our family really enjoy. The fall festivals are abundant in our area with all the local organizations featuring the hand crafts of their membership hoping to raise funds for each of the chairtable causes. I am personally involved with an organization that provides food from a food pantry all year round. We are so blessed and consider it joy to be able to give back in some small way.