Autumn Bits

We’ll be entertaining some friends and their families over a backyard fire this weekend. The kids will play flashlight tag and the like, and the adults will hang out and talk. I’ve got recipes for hot cider, a special apple dip, and bone breadsticks, at the ready. And, of course, I’ll be making desserts (that’s my favorite part).

So, needless to say, I’m in an fall-like mood for this week’s Bits & Pieces.

1) Do you prefer happy fall-like decorations (scarecrows and such) or more halloween/scary...