Fall Hosting For Less

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With Halloween and Thanksgiving quickly approaching, many of us have entertaining and hosting on our minds. It's always fun to add to your  own party goods with a little something extra that you found on sale. This post features stylish sale finds that will delight your guests and gift your hosts. Shop quickly, many of the sales end tomorrow!

Wine Glass Stemware Set

This set of two is striking, and a little different from the rest. 

AllModern

Jovan Set of 6 Appetizer Forks
Sleek, sophisticated, and 30% off. At an excellent price point for a host gift (under $25)

Wayfair

Stainless Steel Buffet Set

The one thing about service Thanksgiving Dinner is that it's never quite hot enough. This set takes care of that for at least two dishes. 

Wayfair

Madeline Embroidered Apron

Turkey gravy isn't a good look on your LBD or cashmere sweater. This all cotton apron is on sale for a limited time. It's darling!

Anthropologgie

Staub Dutch Oven

Oh the things you can cook in here! Host your guests with French cooking. Available in 12 color choices. Now marked down by over 50%

Sur La Table

Frantoio Galntino Extra Virgin Olive oil With Painted Jug

I just couldn't make Thanksgiving dinner, or any dinner, without a good olive oil. This brand is delish, and is available in four fab designs. Another nice host gift. Save 20% at Sur La Table with Code: SAVE20

Sur La Table

Teak Twig Appeizer Utensil Sets

When entertaining, details matter. I would use these sets often. Imagine them on your cheese platter. You might want to stock up while they are on sale. They make a great gift for hosts.

Anthropologie

Nordic Ware Harvest Bounty Loaf Pan

Imagine the oohs and ahhs when you serve this masterpiece.  The bread truns out looking just like the loaf pan. Free one day shipping with this item!

Wayfair

Milano 20 Piece Flatware Set

Modern and very attractive. They are made matte to avoid finger prints.  Love that!

Birch Lane

Flickering Flameless Pillar Candle

Love this color of Bordeaux. So well priced! available in 4 sizes

Pottery Barn

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Foodie Friday: Spotlight on Apples

Apple season is upon us. It's a wonderful time of uch you can make - sweet and savory - with the jewel of autumn. This post puts a spotlight on apples with tempting recipes and cook's tools. Enjoy!

Bourbon Apple Cider Cocktail

Looks fancy, but it's not. At heart, it is really an old fashion.

Foxes Love Lemons

Williams Sonoma Spiced Apple Cocktail Mix

This small batch mixer will create chic cocktails for the season.

Williams Sonoma

Fuji Apple Chicken Salad With

Creamy Champagne Vinaigrette.

Just yum, right? Those apples are so pretty.

How Sweet Eats

Luna Salad Bowl Set

Beautiful salads like the one above, deserve  to be beautifully presented! Now 25% off at

Bloomingdale's

Pastry Wrapped Baked Brie With Maple Roasted Apples

Baked Brie is one of my fave appetizers to serve. I mean, who doesn't love ooey gooey melted cheese?

Half Baked Harvest

Cheese Board Set of 3

oh how beautiful! These make a fabulous gift or even three gifts! Made with elevated hosting in mind.
Lulu & Georgia

Salted Apple Fritters

One of the things I miss the most about leaving Chicago, is the apple fritters at Stan's Donuts. These are said to be sweet, salty, and crispy on the outside. I want one now!

How Sweet Eats

Autumn Harvest Butter

A spoonful of this tasty spread would be great on the fritters above!  Apples, Pears, Quince, Cane Sugar, Orange, Lemon, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Vanilla Bea, come together for a beautiful bite.

Anthropologie

Sweet Potato Apple Soup

I have made sweet potato soup before, but didn't think of adding apples. What's wrong with me?  This recipe looks easy and sounds delicious!

Spoonful of Plants

Pumpkin Stoneware Tureen

Just a wonderful way to serve soups all season long. Both the tureen and individual nowls are on sale now at.......

Pottery Barn

Apple Cider Smothered Chicken
Fall in a pan. A seasonal savory main course that I bet "Mr. Shop This" is going to request.

 Half Baked Harvest

Lodge Cast Iron Pan

It is suggested that the Chicken dish above be made in a cast iron pan. If you don't own one, this is a wonderful pan. I have it. Plus it is reduced now by 40%. 

Wayfair

Salted Rosemary Caramel Apple Pie

To me, apple pie just isn't worth the calories unless it includes caramel. And infusing the salted caramel sauce with rosemary really elevated this pie. On my list to try!

Cinnamon & Coriander

Ceramic Pie Pan Set of Two

This set is attractively priced, and comes in several colors and sizes.

Amazon

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Back To Baking: Recipes & Bakers Tools

There's nothing better than baking on a brisk Autumn afternoon. Don't you just love how the scents of cinnamon, chocolate and pumpkin spice fill your home? This recipe roundup is sweet and filled with the flavors of Fall.

Black Forrest Cupcake

Talk about the cherry on top! What a yummy looking cupcake. It is filled with cherry pie filling.

Cooking Classy

House Shaped Cookie Boxes

Aren't these the cutest? If you like to gift your homemade cookies, these make a perfect presentation.

Karina Baking Supply

Old Fashioned Chocolate Cream

I haven't had one of these in years, and it didn't look like this! Leave it to Tieghan to create the most beautiful pie ever.

Half Baked Harvest

Baking Bundle
The ultimate gift set for any baker. It's really good looking, right?

CB2

Cinnamon Knots With Coffee Icing

Perhaps the ideal Autumn indulgence. All you need is an hour to make these twisty treats. Be sure to serve them warm, with coffee, or hot cocoa.

Half Baked Harvest

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake

"Chocolatey cake with brown sugar buttercream infused with bourbon and pecans." Need I say more?

The Cake Blog

Pumpkin Fudge Brownies

With a fudgy layer of chocolate on the bottom and a silky layer of pumpkin on top, these will be fall favorites. To keep them rich and gooey, cream cheese is involved.

How Sweet Eats

Caramel Apple Mug Cake

The perfect sugar fix when you think you have nothing sweet in the house. This recipe features pantry ready ingredients that you most likely have on hand. Then it is baked in the microwave and ready in minutes. Easy Peasy.

Foxes Love Lemons

Couples Apron Set

What a fun gift. The Couples that bake together  surely stay together.

Etsy

Salted Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Cookies { Vegan & Gluten Free }
Heather states that these are the very best cookies that she has made since going gluten and dairy free. That says a lot to me. The sea salt is used for sprinkling on top of the cookies. 

Heather Christo

Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

A good bundt cake can be delicious depending on how moist it is. The icing on top has to be just right, too. This recipe looks like every detail is covered. It features a cream cheese filling and praline icing. Fab!

My Recipes

Nordic Ware Heritage Bundt  Pan

If you are going to do something, why not make it golden? This pan will swirl your batter in the best of ways.

Sur La Table

Mini oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookies

Is there anything better than a warm gooey cookie? This would be my perfect dessert.

Recipe at Love and Olive Oil  Mini Skillets

Pumpkin Dutch Baby With Pumpkin Butter

Hard to believe but I have never had a dutch baby pancake. This recipe creates a super creamy and custardy Dutch pancake.

Epicurious

Crate & Barrel Slate Blue Bakeware 

Something new and exclusive at Crate. The color is as dreamy as the cookies and cakes you will make using it.

Crate and Barrel

Praline Mini Cheesecakes

This recipe is a pecan lovers dream. It's a blend of pecan pie and cheesecake, with lots of white chocolate thrown in. How can this not be delicious?

Love and Olive Oil

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Back To Baking: Bakers Tools & Recipes

This photo of Tieghan Gerard, one of my favorite foodies, made me feel like baking today. She is one of the best. Scroll down to see her recipe for Salted Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookie Snickers Bars. Or click here to shop her baking edit on Etsy.  Today's post is just filled with sweet Fall flavors including a couple of Vegan & GF recipes. Join me this weekend and get back to baking!

Apple Cider Donut Bundt Cake

Doesn't this just scream Fall? The recipe is said to make an incredibly tender, moist, buttery, and spiced to perfection cake.

Broma Bakery

Salted Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookie Snickers Bars

This is only the second recipe I found for this roundup, but I think I have found my favorite. I mean, is there anything better than something that is both sweet and salty?

Half Baked Harvest

Salted Caramel Apple Pie

The classic apple pie gets a modern update with the addition of salted caramel sauce. It is a yummy addition, that I add to each apple pie of mine.

Williams Sonoma

Emile Henry Pie Dish

Master pie baking with these colorful dishes. The ruffle edges are perfect for stylizing your crust. Now on sale at

Sur La Table

Cinnamon Swirl Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Tieghan, the recipe author says that this yummy bread is best served warm with a healthy slather of salted butter. I second that motion!

Half Baked Harvest

Brown Butter Apple Blondies

It's my experience that brown butter changes everything! Don't think twice about the use of two sticks of butter. These are worth it.

Sally's Baking Addiction

Williams Sonoma Bakeware

Not sure about yours, but my bakeware has been well used, or shall I say over used? I would just love to own this set in gold! It's now on sale at

Williams Sonoma

Gluten Free Apple Cake With Brown Butter & Hazlenut

I happen to think that everything made in a heavy cast iron pan, is better. This is a show stopping dessert that anyone would enjoy.

Bonjon Gourmet

Fudgy Caramel Brownies

Ooey, gooey and super fudgy! This is my type of sweet. And for those of you who are not bakers, the base of this recipe is a brownie mix! 

Cake Whiz

Espresso Chocolate Chunk Scones
Made with freshly brewed espresso and topped with a heavenly maple butter glaze, who wouldn't want to start their day with these?

Brown Butter Blondie

Wolf Counter Top Oven

This time of year with the holidays approaching, an extra oven really does come in handy. 

This is a beauty! 

 Williams Sonoma

Chocolate Stuffed Baked Pears

With Phyllo Dough

What an impressive dessert! The recipe calls for Williams pears due to their natural sweetness. That chocolate just puts this dessert over the top.

Jerne J Kitchen

Baileys Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

My first thought is I don't care what the cupcake tastes like, because that frosting is drool worthy! But by the way, the cupcake is pumpkin and said to be super moist. 

The Cake Blog

Salted Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Cookies Gluten Free & Vegan

Heather states that in the seven years she has been baking vegan and GF, these are the absolute best cookies ever. That says a lot! This recipe calls for "sunflower butter" and Bob's Red Mill flour.  Sounds fab!

Heather Christo

Silpat Reusable Silicone Baking Molds

I love my Silpat Baking Sheet liner.  And these look like they would be so very helpful for many uses.

Food52

Pumpkin Skillet Cobbler
This unique dessert is warm and soft and wonderful. The base is a pumpkin custard. So if you can make pumpkin pie, you can make this.

How Sweet Eats

Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast

Caramel and apples are such a delicious duo. The best part of this recipe is that it can be made up the night before. YUM!

Yellow Bliss Road

Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
If you enjoy mixing things up a bit, you will love this bowl.  I love my stainless mixing bowls, but they don't have bells and whistles like this one. Loving the silicone handles and that base is everything!

Food52

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