First, happy birthday to my younger son, Edward, who turns 45 today! Hugs and much love across the miles to Cumming, GA.
Today was the big day, the Spauldings' annual fish fry. Jan and Steve's daughter, Cheryl, and friend/"daughter" Debby are here for a week's visit, so they were guests of honor--but also obviously a great help to Mom and Dad. As usual, a good time was had by all.
The meal had a Cajun theme, so the fish this time included some baked blackened fish, some fried with pecan crust, and some traditional cornmeal dredged grilled. All the fish was from Steve's fishing expeditions at South Padre Island. Sandy made Jambalaya with chicken and shrimp, and I made red beans and rice.
Pat made some Cajun bread pudding, for which Jean supplied the "hand churned" ice cream (Jean's joke: she flew in from her ski trip late last night, so she didn't have time to cook anything). Pat also made her signature lowfat pie with cherries and chocolate swirl. Jan and the girls made a fruit salad, and G.W. and David brought a veggie salad.
After we ate, some of us headed out on a walk around the park to work off some of that food. We saw several large poinsettia plants, but this one in a neighbor's yard was spectacular: look at all those blooms!
After the walk we chatted some more before tucking into the desserts. Everything was yummy.
Jan and Steve sent some fresh fish home with us, so I know what we're having for dinner tomorrow!
We did not go out for breakfast, partly because we figured Ken needed the rest, but also partly because we were going to see everyone later at the fish fry.
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