Dressed Up Fall Table with Elegant Haagen-Dazs Pomegranate Swirl

It is time to set a dressier 

table for the season since we

have one of the new flavors of Haagen-Dazs

as a guest tonight!

Aren't these new containers so elegant?

I was lucky enough to have the

wonderful people at Haagen-Dazs

send me some of their new flavors

and their Pomegranate Swirl Gelato

just seemed to go with our fall

tablescape today.  It might be

a little early to find pomegranates

in the grocery section of your

store, but not in the freezer section.

Let's get the table set.

The table's inspiration came

from these inexpensive beauties

that I found at Home Goods 

this year.  I added the blingy

brooches 

(leftover from Amanda's wedding)

from Fabulous Brooch

and it took them to a whole new level.

They center the table along with a rich

beaded and fringed table topper.

We couldn't get too serious so I

added my home made grapevine

wreaths under a chocolate brown

plate to bring in more of the fall season.

I am loving this in the dining 

room so I moved two of my chairs

to the wall with the sideboard.

It is fun to leave tablescapes up

for the seasons and holidays

as part of your interior design.

I made eight of these grapevine wreaths

 two years

ago with the grapevines that grow

in the backyard just for tablescaping.

The plate stack consists of a chocolate

brown plate topped by a taupe textured

plate and finished off with the leafy

green and cream plate.

I just love the huge soup bowls.

Wouldn't they be great with a fall soup?

Don't you find that you change your

cooking once the weather changes.  My

first thing is I begin baking breads again

and then soups to go with the breads.

The rich wood of the napkin rings

brings some more rustic elegance

to the table.  

This tablescape is one that goes

beautifully with the uncovered wood

of the table so that it can be a star itself.

The green bubble goblets are my

favorite for fall.

I always find myself turning

to this green flatware year round.

These are just yummy all

dressed up in their finery.

This gives you a nice view of

the beaded topper.  I love to

scrunch up a topper for the center

of the table to give it texture and depth.

Are you craving candles with

the days shorter?  I know I am.  I

love soft candlelight as it gets cooler.

I can't wait for the candlelight

to shine through this hurricane.

Now that the table is set,

it is time to enjoy our dessert

inspired by one of nature's fall fruits

the beautiful pomegranate.

The Pomegranate Swirl Gelato

is another smooth and creamy dessert.

The flavor is really subtle and refreshing.

You wouldn't want to overpower

this flavor so I decided to just

accent it with some home made

pomegranate syrup and some

chocolate covered pomegranates.

Serve it up in a pretty dish

and squirt a little syrup over

the top and garnish with some more

chocolate covered pomegranates

and you have an elegant yet simple dessert.

Don't you just love their new packaging

for these flavors.  You know you are

serving up something elegant and

wonderful just with the packaging.

Pomegranate Syrup Recipe

1 C. pomegranate juice

2 C. sugar

2 T. cornstarch mixed in 1/4 C. cold water.

Red food coloring (optional)

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Bring the juice and sugar to a boil.  

Mix in the cornstarch mix slowly until

the desired thickness.  Add a little red

food coloring if desired.  Stir in the

lemon juice.  Let cool then refrigerate.

This shot shows you how pretty the swirls

are in the Gelato.

A big thank you to the people at

Haagen-Dazs who have given me

the opportunity to sample and then 

highlight three of their new flavors.

We have one more to go.  If you 

missed the first one

Pistachio Gelato,

click here.  It was by far the

best Pistachio I have had.  You

could actually taste the salty pistachios!

The final one is

Midnight Cookies and Cream Ice Cream!!

Did I save the best one for last?  Who

knows!!??  I haven't cheated, yet!

Thanks for visiting today!

I will be posting this with

Tablescapes Thursday

and

Pink Saturday