An invitation to Fran & Jim's is always fun...Last evening was no exception. Several pupus, deliciously spicy crawdads, four different pizzas, a huge salad, lots of wines and three different desserts for 10 people!
Below, the view from their lanai
Guests brought some pizza toppings and desserts...Fran put together all the pizzas
Array of pupus to munch on while the first pizza was being put together and baked
Spicy crawdads!
Crayfish, also known as crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs or yabbies (depending on part of the country where you find yourself) are fresh water crustaceans resembling small lobster, to which they are related. These were locally sourced from island streams.
The first pizza: Mozzarella, caramelized onion sprinkled with Herbs de Provence, Kalamata olives, anchovies and Prego.
The second pizza: Mozzarella, sausage, garlic fried spinach, mushrooms and Prego
Third pizza: Mozzarella, prosciutto and fresh arugula added after baking, and Prego
Fourth pizza: Mozzarella, queso fresco, fig butter and ground walnuts
All were delicious, but the last one was the overall winner!
Not a great picture, but you get an idea of Fran's pizza oven...
One of several table arrangements...flowers from Fran's yard in a hand-made ceramic bowl
Jim grows orchids and there are always lots of blooming orchids all over the house
....and as usual, a good time was had by all!
