Mid-October is the ultimate time to host fall gatherings. Our fave October magazines dole out copious amounts of fall entertaining ideas, so we had to try them out.

This week, we delight in taking a stab at crafting monogrammed apples as seasonal place cards and caramel apples for a fall sweet treat (which went horribly wrong), all from Country Living Magazine.

Country Living’s Brussel Sprouts with Warm Apple Cider Dressing and from-scratch Focaccia from our friends at Good Housekeeping is what’s for dinner this week. De-lish!

We take a look at where to find the best fall foliage across the country.

We also keep it light and real as we give our take on the practical, and not-so-practical, nature of the most beautiful fall entertaining ideas.