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For the centerpiece on the table, I used a cowboy boot vase with wild daisies growing in the pasture and some of my onion toppers from the garden
I draped a cowboy quilt over the railing and added one of Keith's arrows & hat
The tables all had some cowboy creeds, codes and prayers posted for great conversation
Scrumptious decadent dark chocolate almond mouse cake shaped like a boot
Haystacks and cowpaddies (left) and cowboy crunch
Allysons's good friend Molly made a wonderful cowboy matted frame to place in Isaac's room everyone signed the mat
Food for the day!
CROCK POT PULLED PORK BARBEQUE
Large 4 - 5 lb pork butt roast
2 large onions
2 cups of ginger ale
cowboy rub
balsamic wine vinegar/ apple cider/worcestershire just a small mix to pour on - 3/4 cup
Place one large onion sliced in the bottom, rub the roast and place on top, place the rest of the onion on top.
Pour a cup of the ginger ale on and the vinegar mix
Cover and set on low for 12 hours (add ginger ale if drys out) keep checking
After 12 hours drain and save the juice after removing any fat
shred by hand the barbeque and place back into pot
pour juice over and cook on low for another 2 hours
I served the sauce on the side
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Corn Casserole
1 stick of butter melted
1 can of fiesta corn drained
1 can of creamed corn
1 8oz container of sour cream
2 eggs beaten
1 jiffy corn muffin mix
4 oz of mexican shredded cheese
can of chopped green chilies optional
Preheat 350 spray a 9 x 13 pan
mix all ingredients together by hand and pour into pan
Bake for 50 - 60 minutes
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Spinach - Artichoke Pasta Salad
For pasta I used Hodgson Mill Veggie Rotini
3/4 cup olive oil
5 cloves of garlic pressed
1 can of diced tomatoes drained
1 jar of artichoke hearts drained and cut up
fresh spinach leaves
sliced black olives
feta and parmesan cheese
Boil the pasta
Saute garlic in olive oil, add diced tomatoes and artichoke hearts, add spinach until wilted
Mix with pasta and add the olives and cheese, I add sea salt, crushed black pepper and red pepper flakes to taste
Refrigerate until serving, if this is dry add more olive oil before serving
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Butterscotch haystax
12 oz butterscotch chips
3 tablespoons peanut butter
5 oz chow mein noodles
Melt chips and peanut butter in microwave about 2 min (stir halfway)
Stir in noodles and drop with tablespoon on waxed paper
Messy but good
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Peanut Butter Balls
I flattened these to look like cow patties
2 c creamy peanut butter
1/4 c unsalted butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c powdered sugar
1 pkg 24 oz chocolate almond bark
Heat the peanut butter, unsalted butter and salt in microwave for about a minute
stir in the vanilla and confectionary sugar and mix until it has consistency of dough
roll into balls and refrigerate until firm about an hour
Melt the almond bark in microwave about 90 seconds
Dip the balls one at a time in the melted chocolate and place on waxed paper
Cool until set and store in airtight container in fridge until serving
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Chocolate Almond Mouse Cake
I made a cardboard template of a cowboy boot
I baked it in a 9x 13 pan and cut after it was cooled to make a boot
My cake recipe is under chocolate raspberry mouse cake in my recipes
