“…Whether you prefer to entertain a small group of close friends, or throw a huge party, here are an array of fall entertaining ideas to help you create a memorable party this autumn….”
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“…With the last of summer’s blackberries and plums and the first of autumn’s pears and apples all ripe at once, I turn to my favorite, easy dinner party meal…Cinnamon Dusted Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Fruit. It is so simple to make, I hesitate to even call it a recipe…”
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Earlier this month, we had a string of unseasonably warm days, and I took advantage of the weather to plan one, last backyard meal this autumn. The sun was getting low in the sky and everything was awash in a golden glow. To make the table cozy…
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ne of the autumn treats we’ve been enjoying the most this year are homemade apple hand pies. They are a portable treat! Hand pies can be packed along in the car, or on a picnic, and we even like them for breakfast. My recipe makes six apple hand pies, and…
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"Let's go for a Sunday drive," were words often said by my dad when I was growing up, but are seldom said in our own family. But a couple times a year, we opt out of our usual, restful Sunday afternoons in favor of…
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Since Halloween is this week, I thought I'd dig through some boxes of old photographs and reminisce a bit about the Halloweens our family has celebrated. We've never embraced the scary/creepy side of Halloween, but…
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We recently hosted a harvest party that I'd been dreaming about for years! The autumn gathering, beneath our oaks and maples on a splendid fall day in New England, brought together our family and
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Autumn in New England can be a whirlwind of places to go and things to do before the last, gloriously colored leaf falls to the earth. Taking the time to savor all the simple autumn joys and …
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A couple weekends ago, we had so much autumn fun planned that we dubbed the weekend "Autumn Fest". Three days of reveling in the delights of the season for which New England is…
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It's apple season! One of my favorite treats, since childhood, is a caramel apple. I just can't let the season escape without one. But we've experimented with new types…
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"...a distinct smell which was a mixture of the dried leaves on the ground and the smoke from the chimneys…
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