Golden Harvest Table: Mark on Better TV
When planning your next Thanksgiving dinner with friends or family, it might be nice to incorporate a theme. This year I decided to come up with The Golden Harvest Table, featuring golden decor, signature fall cocktails, and harvest inspired foods. All these tips have been featured on my Thanksgiving segment on Better TV that aired on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011.
The Golden Harvest Table is also a great theme for any party, you can use it for a gathering of friends, an anniversary dinner, or just to spruce up a family dinner at home.
Click the links below for recipes, step by step instructions and images of the tips featured on Better TV!
Decor:
Harvest Candles
Gold Gilded Plates
Gold Gilded Fruit Decor
Food:
Gilded Chocolate Truffles
Fall Leaves Tuiles Cookies
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
Stilton Cheese Balls
Mini Bird Pies
Drinks:
Stewed Cranberry Punch
Baked Apple Pie
Pumpkin Spice Martini
Champagne Cranberry Cocktail
Pomegranate Hibiscus Fizz
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
- 16 oz. fat-free cream cheese — softened
- 1 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 1 c pumpkin
- 4 egg whites — whipped
- 4 tsp. cinnamon
- 4 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp allspice
- 2 gram cracker pie crusts, crumbled
Whip cream and toasted pumpkin seeds for garnish
Preheat oven to 350, Prepare two 8″ spring form pans with cooking spray; set aside. Press pre-maid gram cracker crust into bottom of prepared pans. Bake for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, to prepare filling, combine cream cheese, granulated sugar, pumpkin, egg whites, cinnamon, vanilla, and allspice; blend until smooth. Divided evenly between pans and pour over baked crust. Bake for 30-40 min. or until slightly firm. Chill completely in refrigerator, release spring form pan, cut cheese cake into circles with circle cookie cutter, garish
For links to all The Golden Harvest recipes and tips, click here!
