A Halloween Al Fresco Dinner

It's time for another Tablescape Blog Hop, hosted by Rita @ Panoply  Visit the links at the bottom of this post for some seasonal inspiration!

     It's Pumpkin Season!

The summer weather is coming to a close in Central NY, so we relish the warm afternoons on the front porch.

Here's a cheesy appetizer recipe......

CRESCENT ROLL TOMATO-BASIL SQUARES

Apple Picking at Beak & Skiff

Beak & Skiff has been named the #1 Apple Orchard and every year we visit.  This year we enjoyed the morning with Caitlin and our grandsons

We drank Apple Cider and Moscato cocktails in "apple cups" - try it, it's delish!

We picked lots of apples, too!

Here are a few Apple recipes to try:

There are lots of apple farms in our area of NY and this is one of our favorite salad recipes - John likes it on a sandwich and I like it on a bed of lettuce!

Chicken-Apple Salad

1 cooked chicken breast, chopped

1 celery stalk, chopped

1 crisp apple, chopped

2T red onion, chopped

1/4 c mayonnaise

salt and pepper

Mix it all together

You can add walnuts, too!

Serve it in this Fluted Breakfast Bowl !

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A favorite recipe from Susan Branch:

I didn't add the cranberries!

Easy to make and delicious to eat!

Serve it in this cute bowl:

MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check Enamel Ice Cream Bowl 

Try an Orchard Palmer: Honeycrisp vodka, lemonade and apple cider!

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Cider Sangria

3 oz white wine

2 oz apple cider

1 oz sprite

Pour over a glass filled with a few chunks of apple, 3 cranberries or blueberries, a cinnamon stick and ice

FYI:

I hope you found some APPLE inspiration!

Saturday Football....

It's Football Season!

Here's an easy snack for the guys to enjoy while watching football:

Do It Over Designers

I am joining Ann, from Apple Street Cottage, and the Do It Over Designers, where we transform something that needs a makeover!

Almond Flour Sugar Cookies

I love almond flavor.  

I first had these cookies in Florida, last year at a Super Bowl party, and HAD to have the recipe!  These are so quick and easy to make and are DELICIOUS!

Apple Galette

Here's an easy and delicious fall treat:

Apple Cider Cocktails

I live in "apple country".  

This is the season for delicious apple cider made in central NY.   Here are a few of my favorite fall cocktails:

Flatware Pockets - easy to make!

Hobby Lobby had this 5 yd roll of burlap in the sale section for $1.24 so I could not resist it!

Homemade Tomato Soup with Croutons

Tomato Soup