Fall is for Footbal

Fall is certainly for football fans.....

This table is set for burgers and chips and a relaxing day by the lake to watch football.

We have a store nearby called Mystery Bins and I bought all of the paper goods (plates, cups and napkins for 20) for only $2.  I cut 4 rectangles of brown paper for placemats.  The center tray is an enamel MacKenzie-Childs Emerald Check Tray.  An old milk glass vase holds the flag as a simple centerpiece.

What's in the little canvas bags?

These were freebies at the NYS Fair last week!

Cute wooden flatware!

This was a last minute table setting and quite inexpensive, too!

Williams Park, in Cicero, NY, is the perfect place for a picnic and only a few miles away.  The view of Oneida Lake is lovely, there are small covered pavilions to reserve, grills, a gazebo, a splash pad, a beach and a playground.

Let's grill some hamburgers and have "football brownies" for dessert.  Bring your iPads so we can watch the game.

Are you ready to cheer on your team this season?

I hope your team wins!

This tray is perfect for serving hamburgers or appetizers for football games: MacKenzie-Childs Emerald Check Round Tray

Rita @ Panoply is always our "hostess with the mostess" - I hope she feels better soon!

Check out these other fall tablescapes:

Panoply - Tobacco Leaf Fall Tablescape

Everyday Living - Welcoming Autumn, My Favorite Season! 

Hyacinths for the Soul - Rocky Mountain Vibes ~ Welcome Autumn Tablescape 

The Cat's Whiskerz - Transitioning into Fall with Pumpkins and Pomegranates 

Me and My Captain - Autumn! Kansas Fowl And The Milo Fields!

Life and Linda - Cinderella - A Table Fit For A Princess

My Thrift Store Addiction - Vintage Harvest Time - Thrifted Autumn Table Setting

The Bookish Dilettante - Welcome Fall Tablescape: Plum Assignment

Mantel and Table - A Beautiful Fall Table Setting to Welcome the Season

Thrifting Wonderland - Celebrate Autumn with a Cozy Fall Tablescape

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Autumn Table in Hues of Brown

Dinner at Eight - Colorful Orchard Tablesetting Celebrates Fall's Arrival

Pandora's Box - Fall is for Football. You are here!

Red Cottage Chronicles - Fall Tablescape Ideas: Nancy Meyers meets English Cottage

Thanks for stopping by, Patti

The flavors and scents of early fall....

Fall is the perfect time to bake - the scents and flavors are so unique to this time of year.  Enjoy these recipes:

Satin and Velvet Pumpkins

The Tales of the Traveling Tote #41

The Tales of the Traveling Tote is a series of adventures that share where our Mackenzie Childs tote bags have taken us.  Four times a year a group of bloggers each write a connected post about the places we have been.

To read about how it all began, go HERE

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Fall in Central NY is just a wonderful time; the air is crisp and the sun is still warm, the leaves are turning colors and fluttering through the air and there are many local activities and festivals.  

Here's what kept us busy this past fall:

Thanksgiving Breakfast for Two

Once again I am joining Rita from Panoply where a group of us share our seasonal table settings. 

We won't be home this Thanksgiving as we will drive the 7-8 hr drive to Ohio to spend the week with our daughter and her family.  So, this table is staged for a breakfast for two!

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.

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!