~Zucchini-Olive Oil Cake and Simple & Sweet Fridays #244~

I've been wanting to make a olive oil cake for awhile now and saw this recipe in my 

Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, August, 2016 issue.

I loved how the recipe calls for zucchini in it.

Since we have yellow and green zucchini growing in our garden,

 I used both of them for the cake.

You can get the recipe here:

Zucchini-Olive Oil Cake

 I used olive leaves from our garden and 

fresh figs were added for garnish.

A pretty carved wooden serving plate to display the cake on.

I bought it on a shopping day at Sur La Table.

My friend, Kim, gave me the old vintage green shutters for a birthday gift. I love them next to our chopping table.

I loved the cake!!

I found different colored vegetables for Autumn recipes.

I love the bright colors!

I can't believe Halloween is over and now the next holiday,

Thanksgiving!!

Looking forward to all your inspiring ideas and recipes for the upcoming celebrations!!

Last weeks features:

Southern Seazons at the North Ranch - Little bits of Fall around the house

Curtains in my Tree - Oregon Trip

Kenarry - Fall Hand Painted Wine Glasses and Appetizer Plates

Redo It Yourself Inspirations - DIY Rustic Farmhouse Tray

Wife in Progress - Chocolate Salted Caramel Crunch Cake

Sandy a la mode - A LITTLE FALL FAMILY PICNIC (AND A HOW TO)!

The Bitter Side of Sweet - LEMON AND SAGE FISH

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~Bistro De Paris Plates~

I loved these Paris plates I saw at Sur La Table

 and I had to have them.

The red and white checkered design

 and the script was just perfect.

I love how it looks with the fall decorations up.

 I felt as though I was at an European restaurant.

There's always so many choices in the stores for fall table settings.

But I do like the casual look of a burlap centerpiece. 

You can never go wrong with crystal glasses.

Glass makes your table shine and the colors of your tablescape reflect that.

The colors of fall are so pretty.

The deep purples and greens.

 The Johnson Bros. tureen gives it that simple classic look. It brings back so many wonderful memories of the family dinners when I was little.

The Holidays Will Be Fun...

Always on the hunt for wonderful pieces to add to the table.

Maybe some Thanksgiving dishes this year.