some of us have lots of friends / our tables will be full today
xuth and I threw our second pizza ("pi") party yesterday on pi day.
It went off quite well overall. I counted 24 adults, 11 kids, and 14 pizzas, as well as 2 quiches and 2 dessert pies. The weather dried up just in time that plenty of people got to go play on the trampoline, and was warm enough that people could spend time outside fairly comfortably, but not so warm that having the oven on at >500°F for ~3 hours made the kitchen too hot. After the main pizzaing was done, plenty of the crowds went away, but a few stubborn guests hung out for some games, and we finished up a slightly lopsided (but fun) game of C&K just after midnight.
Jim made several of his traditional thin crust pepperoni. I decided to try out a thicker crust pizza cooked in a pan (based on this recipe), and that came out pretty well (and better with more practice). There was also a buffalo chicken pizza, thai chicken pizza, blueberry pizza, 3 margherita pizzas, and three GF/DF pies (from a bakery). It was a mostly different crowd than last year's party with very different pizza lineup, and all was good. The younger son made me a lovely (and delicious) pi-shaped pumpkin pie again, and two vegetarian quiches came late. Most of the pies got finished, with a few leftovers going home with friends (and the rest saved for my lunches).
Today, Jim and I made 5 more basic pizzas to finish up the rest of the leftover dough, sauce, and toppings. Then we get to enjoy an all-pizza diet for a couple days before life goes back to normal.
It went off quite well overall. I counted 24 adults, 11 kids, and 14 pizzas, as well as 2 quiches and 2 dessert pies. The weather dried up just in time that plenty of people got to go play on the trampoline, and was warm enough that people could spend time outside fairly comfortably, but not so warm that having the oven on at >500°F for ~3 hours made the kitchen too hot. After the main pizzaing was done, plenty of the crowds went away, but a few stubborn guests hung out for some games, and we finished up a slightly lopsided (but fun) game of C&K just after midnight.
Jim made several of his traditional thin crust pepperoni. I decided to try out a thicker crust pizza cooked in a pan (based on this recipe), and that came out pretty well (and better with more practice). There was also a buffalo chicken pizza, thai chicken pizza, blueberry pizza, 3 margherita pizzas, and three GF/DF pies (from a bakery). It was a mostly different crowd than last year's party with very different pizza lineup, and all was good. The younger son made me a lovely (and delicious) pi-shaped pumpkin pie again, and two vegetarian quiches came late. Most of the pies got finished, with a few leftovers going home with friends (and the rest saved for my lunches).
Today, Jim and I made 5 more basic pizzas to finish up the rest of the leftover dough, sauce, and toppings. Then we get to enjoy an all-pizza diet for a couple days before life goes back to normal.