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Kick Off To Fall

9/7/2015

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Foster Farms Kick Off To Fall | Nosh and Nurture
I ADORE FALL. So much so that it must be screamed in all caps. Just a few of the reasons I love fall:

  • Friends & Family (we always seem to spend so much more time together.)
  • Scarves. Boots. The fashion, oh my! 
  • Travel. We travel a lot in the fall since the weather is so nice in many parts of the U.S. 
  • Sipping hot drinks.
  • Long leisurely walks OUTSIDE. (I live in Arizona, so we don't go outside in the summer for fear of melting or just bursting into flame.)
  • Doing anything and everything else, OUTSIDE. The zoo? The gardens? A hike? SURE. 
  • Winter is coming! Which means Christmas and yummy smells and snuggly fires.
  • All the baking.
  • All the pumpkin.
  • All the good food. 

My friends & I were just talking about how this season we are intentionally setting our hearts on community. Time with friends. Celebrating and doing life together. This weekend, to celebrate the Fall kickoff, Foster Farms was kind enough to sponsor a little party for us! This allowed me to enjoy many of my favorite Fall activities, like good food, fashion and spending time with friends & family. A friend of ours just had a baby, so a big group of us got together for games, grub and loving on little baby C. 
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Foster Farms Kick Off To Fall | Nosh and Nurture
This is a sponsored post.  I received free product & monetary compensation from Foster Farms in exchange for writing this review. Although this post is sponsored, all opinions, as well as the photography, are my own.

Since we attended a Kick-Off to Fall Fall/Football party I found it fitting to do a fashionable spin on a referee ensemble, and baby C (along with my brother in law, aka, the Baby Whisperer) looked adorbs in his Purdue jersey. 

I'm excited for Fall for Nosh & Nurture as well, as we will be taking a lot of travel writing adventures & getting elbow deep in gluten-free flours as we bring you all some delicious new recipes. Mr. Charming even has a few up his sleeve he's been wanting to experiment with that are grain-free, gluten-free, everything-but-deliciousness free for all of us. So I'm excited to see him don his proverbial apron (because real men don't need real aprons) and whip up something yummy. 

The food serves was a delicious mix of gluten-free entrees, appetizers and desserts as most of our crew is either gluten-free, dairy-free or other dietary challenge so its always nice to have a lot of options. One of the most popular treats were the Foster Farm's gluten-free corn dogs we cooked up. Though not grain-free (hence, the corn) they are gluten-free and kid-friendly for those who tolerate corn. For mom's looking for other gluten-free lunch & dinner ideas for their kiddos, Foster Farms also makes gluten-free chicken strips and nuggets, available at select stores. 

The adults loved the crispy golden batter and sweet honey flavor and appreciated the high quality hotdogs that Foster Farm uses. The kiddos couldn't tell they were gluten-free and loved them as much as the real thing, and for the tinier fingers we cut the corn dogs into rounds for easy eating & dipping. 
Foster Farms Kick Off To Fall | Nosh and Nurture
Foster Farms Kick Off To Fall | Nosh and Nurture

I rarely eat potato, because me and nightshades aren't the best of friends, but sometimes I will splurge. Usually once a month I'll get a side of fries when we go to a gluten-free eatery on our travels or I'll nosh on coconut oil kettle chips. Which is what we had at the party. #nomnom

I made little snack bags into "footballs" and the kiddos thought it was a fun way to serve up their corn dog side dish. I was also proud of my DIY-ing, as I'm not the usual crafter. But you know, tape & bags... not that hard. haha. If you enjoy gluten-free Foster Farms at any of your fall festivities make sure to tag @NoshandNurture and use #FFGlutenFree so we can see all your yummy creations!

I'm looking forward to many more parties this season & would love to know your favorite dishes to serve! Or recipes you'd like to see this season! Leave it in the comments below & have a fantastic fall!
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18 Comments
Martha Kate link
9/7/2015 01:27:43 pm

Love the party and all the great ideas!! So incredibly cute! xo MK

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:30:37 pm

Thanks Martha!

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Jaime Blunier link
9/7/2015 01:55:30 pm

Looks yummy! Parties are always fun!

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:34:17 pm

Jaime,
Thanks! And I adore hosting parties of any kind <3

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Chrissa - Physical Kitchness link
9/7/2015 01:58:02 pm

This party looks amazing! What a great job you did! I will have to try these corn dogs. Brings me back to my childhood, but since going gluten-free, I assumed corn dogs were out of the question. YAY! Thank you.

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:32:04 pm

Chrissa,
Thanks girl! :) Yeah, they are super good! My hubs (who doesnt have to be gluten free) even eats them and said they taste like the real thing!

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Logan Cantrell link
9/7/2015 02:03:20 pm

Love all of your party decor! My son loves these!

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:33:47 pm

Logan,
Thank you! And glad you guys are enjoying the Foster Farms products!

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randomlyrachels@gmail.com link
9/7/2015 05:16:29 pm

Glad you and your family got to have a fun family party to kick off the new season! I don't think I'd love summer quite so much if I lived in Arizona, either. haha!

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:30:22 pm

Haha, yeah its quite warm here!

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Rebekah link
9/8/2015 02:13:27 pm

Oh my goodness, seriously could this party be any cuter?! You did such an awesome job and I'm totally lovin' all the gluten-free options...fabulous!

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:32:26 pm

Rebekah,
Thanks girl! :) :)

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Melissa Deason link
9/9/2015 01:27:43 am

Can I jut say how beautifully everything is decorated!And I'm drooling over your rippe jeans..... I need them in my life haha. I was contemplating doing a Football party and I typically do the whole wings thing but this makes me contemplate doing corn dogs!

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:33:24 pm

Melissa,

Thanks so much! I had a lot of fun finding all the little special touches. haha, and I adore my ripped jeans, I feel like it allows me to get away with wearing pants in the summer haha, they are from Hollister. Yeah, the kiddos enjoyed being able to partake in the football menu :D

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Lexi link
9/9/2015 10:36:22 am

What a great post! Happy Football Season! Thank you for linking up!

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Mandi
9/10/2015 06:31:21 pm

Thanks Lexi! I'll prepare a post especially for the link up next time, thanks for inviting me to add this one in the mix! I loved seeing the other entries!

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Ashlie Langston link
9/11/2015 03:14:25 pm

This was so cute!!! Such great ideas!! I loved the football bags!

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Mandi
10/20/2015 01:12:32 pm

Ashlie,
Thanks! Any excuse to throw a party.... I always say ;)

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