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Easy Pumpkin Placecards
Pumpkin Placecards are super easy to make and add a festive fall accent to your Thanksgiving, Friendsgving or Harvest Celebration Tablescape. Use either kraft paper cut outs or chalk paint to give each placesetting a personalized touch. I don’t know about you but I LOVE mini pumpkins and gourds of all kinds so while I have the chance to decorating the table with Autumn gourds I take every opportunity to do just that! Start setting your Fall tablescape by lining the center of the table with mixed gourds, Indian Corn and a Succulent Pumpkin Centerpiece or two. There really isn’t a wrong way to group them. Pick out a variety of shapes and…
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The Perfect Autumn Bellini Recipe
Cooler temperatures and additional clothing layers have never stopped me from enjoying a chilled glass of champers. However, it does make me crave a slightly “warmer” version with spices such as cardamom and allspice found in this Autumn Bellini recipe. [yumprint-recipe id=’12’] Breakfast Apple-Currant Dutch Baby Pancake by The Weekend Gourmet Apple Swirled Pumpkin Yeast Bread by What Smells So Good? Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread by Party Food and Entertaining Giant Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tart by Pies and Plots Sweet Potato Buttermilk Biscuits by Tara’s Multicultural Table Appetizers and Sides Butternut Squash, Cauliflower and Cabbage Soup with Lentils by Monica’s Table Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins by Pancake…
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Krayl’s Cast Iron Cornbread + Poblano Sticks
There are few things in life that can represent comfort of the past in the way food can… hopefully my Cornbread + Poblano Corn Sticks will soon be added to your short list of comfort foods. A familiar smell coming from your childhood kitchen, the aroma of soup brought to you, home from school sick in bed on rainy fall day. Food evokes memories we have long forgotten with just a whif coming from a doorway passing by on the street, or the first bite of a buttered roll at a new restaurant – at once unexpected and familiar. My Cornbread Comfort :: swinging opening the garage door at my Grandparents home…
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Creating the Perfect Potluck Gathering
Planning a Fall Fete or just interested in doing more entertaining at home? A potluck gathering might just be the answer for you. Learn why I recommend hosting one and all my advice on my latest article for Inspired Home. Here are a few images to inspire you … I love to entertain at home. It is one of my true pleasures in life. I am energized by the planning, the inviting, menu creation, deciding what plates and napkins to use, picking out the perfect flowers to place on the table and what music should be playing in the background – I love all of it. But so often I…
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First Signs Of Fall: A Gathering Tablescape
Unlike other seasons that loudly announce their arrival, Autumn quietly comes to us, each day slightly cooler, filling our gardens and tables with the warmer colors of nature. Travel slows from the summer months but has not yet hit its’ holiday stride, it is the perfect time to host a Fall Gathering at home and set the table with the first signs of the season. Send out the invites for a Fall Gathering and suggest each guest brings along a dish to share, this helps reduce the amount of work you have to do and also encourages conversations about the recipes. To create this Fall inspired tablescape with mini…
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Harvest Champagne + Fig Cocktail
This twist on the champagne cocktail recipe has sweet fig puree and a splash of bourbon, together they add just the right amount of depth to make it perfect to allow it to stand up to the bold flavors of the Fall entertaining season Welcoming guests to a Harvest, or Thanksgiving dinner with this fig cocktail will soon to be a family tradition. Harvest Champagne + Fig Cocktail Recipe Ingredients INGREDIENTS Champagne 1-2 Teaspoons Sweet Fig Puree* Splash of Bourbon {or to taste} METHOD In a pre-chilled champagne flute place up to 2 teaspoons of Sweetened Fig Puree and a splash of Bourbon. Slowly add chilled Champagne. Makes: 1 cocktail…
