Mia's 18th Birthday

August 10th 2008 Mia turned 18, so we had a pizza party. We now have the technique down and are experimenting with more exotic types of pizza!

Of course we had the standard Pizza Margarita with San Marazano tomatoes, mozzarella and fresh basil from the garden. We also feasted on a pesto pizza with shrimp, BBQ chicken with caramelized red onions, mushroom and onion and sausage and pepper pizzas.

Cold Stone Creamery made the Red Velvet and Cake Batter Ice Cream cake....Christina finished off the night with some roasted marshmallows.

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Mia's 18th Birthday

4th of July our first official party

4th of July 2008 we held our first official party; the menu homemade soda, beer and wine. PIZZA of course was an appetizer. Our guests were amazed that a pizza could cook in 3-5 minutes. We stuck to the basics, tomato, mozzarella, pepperoni and basil. Nothing exotic but it was Good Eats.

Our entree was Paella cooked in a large cast iron pot. Lots of great ingredients, fresh clams, Chirico sausage, chicken, squid and frozen peas...yumo! It came out perfect!

Desert....three pies, apple, strawberry and peach, and because that was not enough we grilled pineapple soaked in rum, brown sugar and cinnamon.

4th of July 2008