Today I have a couple yummy fall cocktail recipes that would work great as a little something for your Thanksgiving gathering, or for a delicious treat for the adults after trick or treat.
The spiced apple cider features some delicious fall flavors with hot apple cider, real cinnamon sticks, and a little splash of Zaya Rum. Both drinks will warm you up on a cold fall evening.
These cocktails would be perfect for a fall bonfire, or a tailgate party. Just heat up the drinks and fill up a thermos with the warm cocktails. Bring along mugs for your guests, and you …read more

Fall colors are rich and earthy, so I love setting up fall tablescapes and table settings. Start with a beautiful fall centerpiece for your focal point. Here are a few fall centerpiece ideas to get you started.

Easy Gourd and Candle Fall Centerpieces
Fall Party Centerpiece Ideas With Gourds
Apple Decorating Ideas For Fall Parties
Fall Party Decorating Ideas

If you’re going for a traditional fall color palette for your party, stick with rich browns with bright  oranges, or yellows, and deep reds. Warm tones work very well in fall. You can also work in golds, and shades of green into your fall tablescape.
Here are …read more

Today I played around with some candles, gourds and a few other fall components. Iwanted to make a fall centerpiece, so I tried several different ideas.

I cut the center out of some small round pumpkin shaped gourds, then removed the insides and slid a votive candle into the hole. I didn’t do a great job of getting the hole the right size. I just eyeballed it. If I made them again I think I would measure instead of winging it.

They did turn out very well over all I tried it with just the votives with the gourds, some pine cones, …read more

We’ve had some great fall cocktail recipes over the last couple weeks. Today I have 3 more for you, only these have a little kick to them, courtesy of Tabasco.
My husband would enjoy these recipes, he’s a put Tabasco in everything kind of person. I’m not sure he eats anything without adding a drop or two.
I think the Spiced Mulled Cider sounds delicious for a cool fall evening. I love mulled cider this time of year, so I may have to give this recipe a try.

Citrus Frost

2 cups blood orange juice
1/4 cup brandy
1 teaspoon bitters
1/2 teaspoon original Tabasco® brand pepper …read more

I’ve shared tons of yummy fall and Halloween cocktail recipes with you in the last couple weeks, to help you plan your cocktail memory for your fall parties. Today I have two more, one from Canadian Club, the other from Cruzan. Both recipes feature one of my favorite fall flavors, fresh apple cider.
An apple pie cocktail is the perfect flavor for this time of year, with fresh apple cider from your local apple orchard, or farmer’s market. You can offer warm spiced apple cider as an alternative on cool autumn nights, or warm everyone up with the Hot Toddy recipe …read more

I’m a big party mix fan, because you can mix and match so many fun flavors and come up with a different combination every time.  You can make a sweet mix, savory, spicy, or hot whatever your taste buds are hungry for.

Last year I posted this recipe for a harvest party snack mix, but today I wanted to share a few more ideas you can mix and match.

Make a sweet mix with any combination of sweet cereal, candy corn, candy pumpkins, or nuts.
Toss your mix with a teaspoon or two of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice to give it a …read more

Last week I shared some fun fall cocktail ideas from Jägermeister, today I have one more batch of  yummy cocktail recipes and ideas from Tommy Bahama for your fall entertaining and Halloween parties. Get your guests in the mood for the season with all these wonderful fall flavors,including apple, cinnamon, and maple.
You can enjoy these by the glass, or make a whole pitcher or shaker full to share with your guests. They’ll be impressed with all the fun fall recipes you have.

Nutty Sun

2 parts Tommy Bahama Golden Sun Rum
1 part hazelnut liqueur
1 pinch cinnamon powder
Cinnamon stick
Graham cracker rimmer (optional)

Shake Golden …read more

Budgets are still tight for many households, so I thought I’d put together a list of ideas to help you put together a fun Halloween party on the cheap. You don’t have to forego the party, just because you can’t go all out for fancy decorations, and catered food. Your guests don’t even have to know you threw the party together on a shoestring. Shhh! I’ll never tell!

Here are a few low cost Halloween party planning tips:

Decorate with nature. Look around you, Mother nature has decorated herself for fall. Take advantage of her free decorations. Use plenty of free (and …read more

When you’re planning a fall party, why not give it an apple theme? Apple season is in full swing right now. There are many apple recipes out there, and with a little imagination, and some of the ideas here, you can come up with some really cute fall apple decorating ideas.

Use dried apple slices to make a dried apple garland, add in some cinnamon sticks for a garland that smells and looks festive for the fall season.
Add apples to a vase of water for a beautiful centerpiece for your food table.
Hollow out the apple center and use them as small …read more

I have some frightful fall cocktail recipes from Jägermeister. These cocktails are loaded with fall flavors, and fun names you can share with your guests. Maybe one of these cocktails will be the signature drink for your fall or Halloween party.

Oatmeal Cookie

¼ part Jägermeister
¼ part coffee liqueur
¼ part Irish Cream
¼ butterscotch schnapps

Combine and shake all ingredients over ice. Strain into a shot glass
Buttery Jäger Ripple

½ part Jagermesiter
1/3 part Irish Cream
1/3 part butterscotch Schnapps

Combine and shake all ingredients over ice. Strain into a shot glass.
Here’s a cocktail that’s perfect for your Halloween party. Imagine the conversations the Widow Maker …read more