The No-Chicken-Salad Texas Party Buffet * items marked with * are suggested store-bought, prepared substitutions for the homemade dish Spiced Pecans (tossed with oil, cumin, salt, brown sugar, cayenne and toasted in 350-degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes) Watermelon with Mint *Store bought Fruit Salad Mason-Dixon Cornbread (Hands-Off Cooking, pg. 149) *Corn muffins Texas Style Failsafe Beef Brisket Baked Beans with Apples and Jalapenos (Hands-Off Cooking, pg. 28) Cucumber Salad with Crumbled Cotijo (Hands-Off Cooking, pg. 13) *Crudités with Guacamole Fruit Crisp (Hands-Off Cooking, pg. 164) *Decorated sheet cake Texas Beer Homemade Lemonade