Crawfish Alfredo

tweaked

I'll add a photo the next time I make it...fair warning, waistline, there WILL be a next time!


1 pkg Barilla Mini Farfalle pasta cooked according to package directions

(use whatever pasta you like, but this shape and size grabs and hold the perfect amount of sauce)

1 stick of butter

1 clove of minced garlic

1 pint of heavy cream

2 tbsp cream cheese

1 cup of grated fresh Parmesan cheese

2 cups cooked, peeled crawfish tails

1 tsp white pepper

crushed red pepper if you like it spicy

 

Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat

Add garlic and cook for two minutes, until fragrant

Add heavy cream and cream cheese; heat until bubbling but do not boil

Add Parmesan cheese and mix until the cheese melts

Fold in cooked, peeled crawfish tails

Sprinkle in peppers to your taste and desired level of spiciness

Mix the hot sauce into the noodles and serve.
 

Robert & Tina Lockhart

On Sunday, April 28, 2013, I had the distinct honor of officiating the wedding ceremony of my brother, Robert to his sweet bride, Ms. Tina Watson.  After 19 years together, circumstances finally allowed them to fulfill their dream of becoming husband and wife. John, Sirius and I had one week to put together this little ceremony. The bride and groom were expecting to simply exchange vows, say "I do", and kiss in public...we surprised them with this little wedding. They were truly suprised, and all smiles the enitre day. I am supremely happy for the two of them.

 

 Ms. Tina Watson and Mr. Robert Lockhart

 

"Happy Day" altar

 

Exchanging vows 

 

Vows and cake with "Just Married" bunting 

 

Cutting the cake 

 

Fun with cake!! 

 

Catering by Sirius - Ribs, chicken, sausage.  Baked macaroni and Bushes bourbon and brown sugar beans. 

Kisses and flowers

 

Boquet and vows 

Mom and Rick were able to join us via Skype!!

 

 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lockhart

 

Our Wedding Logo

I learned from this entry at projectwedding.com how to easily create a logo or monogram in Microsoft Word.  This easy project allowed us to achieve a consistent feel throughout our wedding.  We used it everywhere, from our Save the Dates, stickers on kisses, table decorations, favors, and even our cake topper.  Any time one of my friends saw this, they immediately thought of our wedding.

I created two versions.  I liked the hand drawn feel of the printed one but Mr. T liked the finished feel of the script one so we went with it.  I think we made the right choice.

The Cake

CAKE

I saw this cake on Pinterest and knew I wanted it even before I knew I was getting married. 

Actually, it was the first (probably only) element that was set in place from the beginning and never changed. Thanks to this tutorial, and the mad skills of Veronica at Veronica's Cakes I got this beautiful cake.  She got the color just right and I hear it tasted divine, neither John nor I got a single taste.  Hopefully we wrapped the top layer well enough that it will still taste good on our first anniversary.

TOPPER
To make the topper, I printed our logo on a sheet of clear, sticky inkjet paper then adhered it to a piece of cardboard that I found at work.  I cut a bamboo skewer in half and put the two pieces in one of the corrugate channels and stuck it on top of the cake.