The Fingerlakes for Wine, Pumpkins, and Halloween!

Spending my Halloween weekend in Upstate New york, enjoying the fall foliage, friends, family, wine, and ghosts and goblins. What a fantastic time to be in the fingerlakes, the leaves are falling and it couldn't be more beautiful !

RECIPE OF THE DAY October 26th, 2009

Eggplant and Mozzarella Panini

A yummy fall treat, quick and easy!

Ingredients:

 olive oil

1 eggplant (cut into 1/4 inch slices)

1 cup marinara sauce

8 slices bread

8 slices of mozzarella

Directions:

1. Saute the eggplant in oil in a pan in batches.

2. Spread the marinara sauce over one side of each slice of bread.

3. Place a slice of mozzarella on each slice of bread.

4. Place the eggplant on half of the slices of bread and top with the other half.

5. Lightly brush the bread with olive oil and grill until golden brown and the cheese has melted.

Brought to you yet again by Closet Cooking

The Kask Wedding October 17th, 2009

Below are images from my most recent wedding event, The Union of Marjorie and Nick. The wedding took place in Georgetown on a cold rainy Saturday in October. It set the mood for the crackling fires and cozy atmosphere experienced during the reception at the Tregaron School later that evening.

All pictures taken by the Charming and Talented Susan Solo.

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FESTIVE FALL DECOR MADE SIMPLE

Fall is finally here and that means that pumpkins, gourds, ghosts, black cats, and cob webs are on everyones shopping lists to create a Halloween inspired entry way or Thanksgiving clad dining room.

The good news is you don't need to spend a fortune to get a fall inspired look in your home, being frugal works wonders for a ghoulish scheme.

Check out the fall garland(below) available at etsy.com or create your own using felt or craft paper and ribbon.

Contemporary Pumpkin Carving made easy; just create a stencil using multiple circles varying in size and you can't go wrong. Faux berried branches (seen below) are available at your local grocery store, craft store, etc.

Want to add a little Halloween spirit to your foyer or create an easy centerpiece for your dining table. Gather branches or twigs from your yard, preferably one with many smaller branches grown off it. Spray paint black and cut hole in pumpkin stem just so the branch sits inside. Create a bat stencil and cut several bats from black construction paper or foam. Tie each bat to a branch using purple, green, or orange string and Presto! An easy (and inexpensive) Halloween motif! (see below)