How To Throw An Amazing Oktoberfest
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For table centerpieces, I go DIY: Clean, empty German beer bottles (I’ll have a few once I get to cooking!) with pretty blue and white carnations and baby’s breath and sheaves of faux wheat, with white paper doilies underneath and small blue and white gems scattered around. If you want, you can always get a little fancier with glass vases from the dollar store (did I just say "fancy" and "dollar store" in the same sentence???).
Here are a few of the easy, yummy recipes we'll be using: