Fall Entertaining

8 Fall Table Settings You Can Set in Minutes

Fall is the perfect time to swap out your everyday table settings for pieces with a harvest-inspired mix of color, texture and pattern. Take a look at these eight different table settings you can set in a matter of minutes.

Our 50 Favorite Fall Activities

Fill your calendar with seasonal recipes, festive decorating ideas and fun-filled autumn adventures the whole family will enjoy.

20 Outdoor Get-Together Themes and Ideas for Fall

Take the fall fun outdoors with one of our autumn-centric party themes and ideas.

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Festive Fall Apple Party

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Chinet® plates make the Girls With Glasses' apple party fun and festive.

8 Fall Table Settings You Can Set in Minutes

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Mini German Potato Pancakes Recipe

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Oktoberfest wouldn’t be the same without golden kartoffelpuffer, otherwise known as German potato pancakes. We’ve miniaturized them for bite-sized finger food that's perfect for an Oktoberfest celebration. Serve the crispy mouthfuls with applesauce and sour cream for dipping.

Mini Black Forest Cake Recipe

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This rich chocolate cake hails from the Black Forest region of Germany. It’s a layered confection soaked with Kirsch (cherry liqueur), and filled with whipped cream and Morello cherry preserves. Make several of this mini version to feed an Oktoberfest party crowd. Petite but with a tasty punch of rich chocolate and tart cherries, these mini mouthfuls are the perfect way to end an Oktoberfest feast.

Homemade German Seeded Bread Recipe

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Germany is known for dense, whole grain, multi-seeded bread called dreikernebrot. It’s a nutrition-packed dietary staple that can be found at every corner bakery and is a favorite of locals and tourists, alike. Now you can bring the hearty flavor home and make an authentic loaf in your kitchen using this recipe. Dreikernebrot is a tasty seeded loaf that will fortify you through the festive days of Oktoberfest and beyond.

Spiced Chai Tea Recipe

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Warm your guests as the nights get cooler with a kettle of homemade chai tea. Spicy, sweet and creamy, this yummy drink can be enjoyed with or without an extra kick of bourbon.

Mini Apple Strudel Recipe

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Nothing’s better than homemade apple strudel — unless it’s having one all to yourself. These individual strudels have a crunchy phyllo wrapper with a sweet interior of shredded apples, golden raisins and walnuts. Serve this classic German confection, aka apfelstrudel, as a sweet ending to your Oktoberfest celebration.