Colleen Merrill Photography

We celebrated 1822 style with a “Home on the Range” themed party for my daughter’s 18th and my nephew’s 22nd birthday! If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I love throwing parties with unique themes. From the cowboy art, and the homestead decor, to the pie tin plates and western-esque wine bottles, I look at every party as a creative challenge. I served smash burger & pulled pork sliders on homemade buns, cornbread muffins with honey butter, baked potatoes with all the fixin’s, an elevated version of coleslaw, kale salad with pesto ranch, a big crock of chili beans and, of course, my signature charcuterie spread on a long wooden board. Desserts included a vanilla cake with black cocoa buttercream, chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, and (as requested by my nephew) cannoli cream-filled tartlets + a bowl of the extra cannoli cream served with pizzelle, plus a variety of ice creams. 🐴 🦬 🌾🎠
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Squash + White Chocolate Scones. I decided to play along with and bake some scones last week. The flavor profile of these sounded really interesting, and it is! I ended up roasting the squash instead of boiling it and it made for a slightly smoky, but sweet flavor, almost giving a corn bread flavor. These scones are delicious with a hefty slathering of honey butter. 🍯 They would be the perfect accompaniment to your Thanksgiving feast! Find the recipe at zoebakes.com.
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