~~~A BeWITCHing Table!!!~~~

Hi everyone! On Friday night we hosted our dinner group and since today is Joe's birthday, we also celebrated his birthday! Since Halloween is near, I decided to do a halloween table. I don't DO spooky but I have several "cute" witches:) So, here is the table. I used this black, orange  and white plaid tablecloth, a black placemat, my white chargers, orange dinner plate, black salad plate, and decorative appetizer plate!!!! WHEW!!!! The plaid matching napkin is placed between the dinner and salad plate. The forks are in a small witches boot too!!!

 My centerpiece was my witch, a striped canle and the witches "little sister", both on a cake plate and a matching pumpkin.

 I wrapped 2 different ribbons around the pillar candle.

 Sorry this one is blurry..

 I think she is KINDA cute????

 Her trick or treat bag

 and her "little sister. Little sister is all BLINGED out:):)

 I also used 2 different witches boot tealight holders. You get a better shot of the fork holders in this shot too.

 There are 4 different appetizer plates...this is the pumpkin....

 I used my pumpkin placecards and placecard holders and individual tiny tealights at each place.

 One of the boots and..

 the other one.

 a cat..

 an owl..

 a ghost.

 See how the lace matches the withches skirt!

 I have had these 2 candle holders for about 25 years! I still love them. I placed each one on a brown ceramic candlestick

 This jack o lantern sits on the server

 also on the server is this arrangement that I showed you before. See the raised leaves on the bowl?

 and a little bling on the garland

 A real pumpkin and a beaded pumpkin.

 I used my black handled flatware too.

Here is the creole as it was cooking!

 Come on in everyone, it's time to EAT!!!!

 We had Joe's fabulous crab cakes for our appetizer. I served them on a bed of spinach.

 The creole went in my soup tureen.

 Here is the recipe for the creole. We always serve it over rice. Everyone LOVED it and the crab cakes. My girlfriend also brought some homemade tarter sauce that is out of this world. I will post that recipe soon too!!!! I will be joining Yvonne for On The Menu Monday. Click on her button on my sidebar. I will also be joining these parties too:

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Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

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Hookin’ Up on Thursday with House of Hepworths

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Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming

The creole recipe:

Shrimp Creole

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse

Prep Time:

15 min

Inactive Prep Time:

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Cook Time:

45 min

Level:

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Serves:

6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

• 4 ounces (1 stick) butter
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped green bell peppers
• 1 cup chopped celery
• Salt and cayenne
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 pounds peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
• Dash of hot sauce
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup water
• 2 1/2 pounds of large shrimp, peeled, tail-off, and deveined
• Essence, recipe follows
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 4 cups cooked long-grain white rice

Directions

In a large saucepan (one gallon), over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions, peppers, and celery to the pan. Season the vegetables with salt and cayenne. Saute the vegetables until they are wilted, about 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the bay leaves, tomatoes, and garlic. Season with salt and cayenne. Bring the mixture up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the mixture for about 15 minutes. If the mixture becomes too dry add some water. Season the mixture with the Worcestershire Sauce and hot sauce. Whisk the flour and water together. Add the flour mixture to the tomato mixture and continue to cook for 4 to 6 minutes. Season the shrimp with Essence. Add the shrimp to the mixture and continue to cook for about 4 to 6 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink and curl up. Stir in the green onions and parsley.

Check the seasoning and add more salt and cayenne if needed. Serve the Shrimp Creole spooned over the rice.

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):

• 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

Yield: 2/3 cup

 Thanks so much for stopping by. Please leave me a comment so I know you were here! I love reading your comments!!!! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!! We went to Longwood Gardens today and I will post that soon. XO, Pinky

~~~The Falling Leaves Table~~~

HI everyone! I hope you are having a great Sunday. Our daughter and SIL are coming and our best friends and are all staying for dinner. So, I decided to set a pretty table for them! I seem to have a "leaves" theme going which is very appropriate since they are FALLING like crazy outside now. I kept my everyday runner on the table and just added brown placemats, my everyday brown dinner plate, the salad plate from Walmart last year, and the everyday soup bowl. Black bean soup is on the menu tonight! Some of these pictures got cut off, so click on any one to see it better. Not sure why that happened...

 The leaf napkin is folded simply to show the design.

 S and P on a leaf plate.

 I love to use my brown bamboo flatware in the Fall.

 I found a bag of these faux acorns at Michaels the other day on sale so scooped them right up. I love acorns for the Fall OR the Winter! You will be seeing them at Christmas too!

 The votive holders have 2 different leaves hanging on them. I got these at CTS a few years ago.

 My embossed candles from Target that I LOOOOOVE!!!!! I placed a pumpkin candle ring around them.

 These are my NEW brown bubble glasses!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got them for my birthday from my friend Kathy and LOOOOOVE them too!!! She also gave me a pitcher that matches! Thank you so much, Kathy!

 The centerpiece will be removed for dinner and a smaller pumpkin placed there.

 This is my leaf pitcher that I just found at Ross the other day on clearance! Just HAD to scoop it up!:):)

 The leaves are raised and the handle is so pretty!

 I decided to add my leaf wine glasses, we will definitely have a glass of wine with dinner.

 They have 3 different leaves around the glass. And they have a beautiful gold rim.

 This is my GORGEOUS soup tureen that Joe got me last year. It is so beautiful and perfect for our Black Bean Soup that is on the menu tonight!

 The handle of the ladle is a leaf too!

 Can you see what it says inside? "Give thanks for our family and friends".

 I have tried and tried to rotate this picture for you. I don't understand why it turned cause it is upright on my pictures??? If you have questions about the soup recipe please leave me a question and I will get back to you! Thanks so much for stopping by. I will be joining Yvonne for On The Menu Monday, see her button on my sidebar and just click on that. I am also joining these great parties this week:

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Motivated Monday at Be Colorful

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

More the Merrier Monday at DIY Home Sweet Home Project

Savvy Homemade Monday at Home Savvy A to Z

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tutorials and Tips Tuesday at Home Stories A to Z

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

It's A Party on Thursday at A Creative Princess

Show and Share on Thursday at Southern Lovely

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Share Your Creations on Thursday at Kristen's Creations

Hookin’ Up on Thursday with House of Hepworths

Addicts (not so) Anonymous on Friday at Addicted 2 Decorating

Inspiration Friday at At the Picket Fence

Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming

Have a great Sunday everyone. Thanks again for your visit. I appreciate all my followers so much! You are all the best!!!! XO, Pinky