Quick and Easy Harvest Dinner Party

Celebrate the beauty of autumn with a harvest party. Use gourds, pumpkins, apples, and sweet potatoes for decorations. Cover the table with a natural table linens and maple leaf place cards and assign the seats. Create a green hydrangea centerpiece surrounded by green and white gourds. Pottery Barn has an entire department dedicated to Harvest Decor for your home and table. Here is a preselected menu with recipes from our own food editor, Emily.

Greet your guests with an Autumnal Apple Smash or Lemon-Cherry Wine.

Start with “Pumpkin” Cheese Puffs.

Warm up by serving Smokey Sweet-Potato Soup (spicy or not).

Perfect for a chilly night, the main course is a hearty Beef Bourguignon.

Flavored with pancetta and rosemary try making these Roasted Brussels Sprouts w/Balsamic Glaze & Pancetta.

And a sweet ending to the evening with a Candied-Apple Crisp.