I think come Novem­ber, you are going to think “Aly – c’mon – it’s WINTER – stop crowin’ about fall finds” but I fig­ure that while I can show­case fall items, I’m going to do it

This week’s Fab Fri­day choices are from one of my favorite happy places – Williams-Sonoma.  I spent some seri­ous time there this week fondling the new dis­plays, kitchen islands, look­ing at new items, etc. and I have to say – GET THEE TO WILLIAMS-SONOMA STAT – even if it is to stock up on their famous But­ter­nut Squash puree (which, btw, make EXCELLENT but­ter­nut squash ravi­oli – just a thought).

First of all, I am really miffed that the Nine West stores are no longer in Cherry Hill or King of Prus­sia malls. I would have LOVED to rock this Nine West Mav­enue bootie for NYCWFF or for Tuesday’s book sign­ing. Boots and I are funny friends – they have to fit and I can’t buy them sight unseen with cer­tain brands because of size vari­ances. Oh well – I’ll just have to order them for the day to day. Check out that detail­ing on the heel… Love!

Pieces from Williams-Sonoma’s Heir­loom Pump­kin Serve­ware Col­lec­tion – espe­cially the Dip­ping Bowls – will be a must for the Thanks­giv­ing table. Per­fect col­ors – not too cut­sey and, yes, I do have a pump­kin candy dish on an end table that I feel adds a touch of whimsy. I’m not going to pull a San­dra Lee and tell you to tablescape every­thing but if you like fall details, why not incor­po­rate them into your décor, right? Who knows, I might even use the dip­ping bowls on a desk to hold odds and ends. All I know is that it makes me smile when I see it.

While we are on the sub­ject of table­ware, how stun­ning is this Venezia Wooden 3 Tier Stand. Sim­ple yet elegant.

How do you store your onions, pota­toes and gar­lic? I keep my onions and gar­lic in a bronze bas­ket on my (lit­tle to no room) coun­ter­top and I have a potato can­is­ter that isn’t as ele­gant look­ing as this. I am over the moon about this Potato, Onion & Gar­lic Stor­age Can­is­ter Set that is on my “must get” list. If any­thing it will make my kitchen look just a bit more “together.”

You know I had to ref­er­ence the pump­kin & but­ter­nut squash prod­ucts again at WS, right? Well they are in stock and ready for your pantry. My favorites include the Pump­kin Parme­san Pasta Sauce, the Pump­kin Curry Sim­mer­ing Sauce, and, of course, the But­ter­nut Squash puree. I stock up on these in the fall/winter because they often sell out and use them through­out the year. Who says pump­kin is only good for fall, right? They haven’t got­ten their Apple Cran­berry Orange rel­ish in stores yet but when they do, my happy behind is adding that to the stockpile!

Finally, as I’ve said before, I can­not wait to add Bobby Flay’s Bar Amer­i­cain Cook­book to the cook­book shelf come Tues­day. Bobby will be at the Williams Sonoma in King of Prus­sia this Tues­day, so Philly peeps, hope to see you there. More details about his cook­book tour are HERE.

What are you obsessed with this week?