Falling Into Fall~Acorn Pan Give Away & a Thrifty, Delicious Fall Dinner

At 5 a.m. on the 23rd, Fall begins.  You could fool me, it still feels like summer, we  put the a/c back on today!

But to celebrate the authority of the almanac, I celebrate Fall with a give away.

This cute acorn pan, makes mini muffins or cakes.

And a runner up will get these pretty beaded napkin rings by Waverly. My friend Marigene from In the Middle of Nowhere used them in a very pretty scape last week..

Everyone who is, or becomes a Follower is eligible.  That's it!  A little way to thank those who are so sweet to follow me.  :)

The winners will be announced in this weekend's post.  Happy Fall!

I started the table with a tan textured cloth, a black placemat with a beaded edge from PB, and a brown dinner plate from the clearance in Pier One.  1.24

The taupe colored plate is from CTS.

Made in Portugal. I loved the edge.

Not bad, huh?  I have some soup bowls I got from a previous visit to the Tree, but not that price!

The pretty leaf plate is also from CTS, 1.99.

These ceramic pheasants are from Pottery Barn.  I am not birdy, { and that would be double NO on roosters :)  } decor wise that is, but the price was really right, birdseed, so I bought them a few years ago.

The centerpiece is a candle holder from Michaels with some mums poked in.

Fall fruit scatters. Black stemmed glasses,  Pflaltzgraff clearance,  5 years ago.

Shades of brown Buffalo checked napkins are  held by a gold leaf from Pottery Barn.

The flatware is trimmed in gold by Wallace.

The place card holders match the napkin rings and are from PB.

The amber votives with  a leaf charm are from CTS.  3/$1

This amber bubble glass pitcher is from the Pfaltzgraff clearance store 5 years ago.  I bought 4 of them, and gave them away.  They were  .96!!  Seriously!

All the PB purchases were from the outlet, and on sale.  You know I won't buy it unless the price is LOW!

Fall brings a change in the menu too.

I was at the farm stand here and bought a very  large head of red cabbage for $2.49.  They go by the head, not the pound there.

I made sweet and sour red cabbage with apples. Here it is cooking in the pan.

I used a recipe from all recipes as a guide, but I didn't follow it closely.  Are you surprised?  :)

Brown onions in some butter, add  chopped apples and saute.  Add the cabbage,  a handful  of brown sugar, apple cider vinegar and let cook down.  I added a 1/4 cup of apricot liqueur  as it simmered.  I let it cook on low for about an hour.  Much better than the kind in the jar! It was really good.

I served it with pork schnitzel, and baked buttered crumb noodles. Chunky applesauce on the side.

A good Fall dinner, and very economical too!

I hope you enjoyed your visit, do come back to see who wins!  Thanks!

I am joining Susan for Tablescape Thursday,  Gollum for Foodie Friday,  Sherry for Open House Thursday, and Diann for Thrifty Things Friday. 

Happy Fall you all! Or as we say in New Yawk,  Happy Fall  youse guys!  :)