McDonald's Crawfish Boil

 

Every spring, our friends, the McDonald brothers and their families host a huge Crawfish Boil in the their backyard. This year we were invited, and it was our first time to experience anything like it! There were about 100 people who came to the feast, this past Saturday. We heard that before the COVID years, the attendance was more like 200!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The spicy boil was typical Louisiana style and included the crawfish, shrimp, potatoes, corn, onions and sausage. While that was boiling, someone was roasting oysters over flames in the fire pit. Dessert was an amazing bread pudding (I've asked for the recipe, because it was the best I've ever tasted). 

Among the guests were three sisters - all in their 80s and 90s - who were aunts of the McDonalds, and who had all recently had birthdays. The birthday cake to honor these ladies was an amazing piece of art. It looked just like a pot of crawfish boil, but was all made of cake and fondant icing ... even the pot itself!

This was the birthday cake - everything sweet and edible!

The three ladies who are seated are the three sisters whose birthdays we were celebrating.

Cutting the cake - CHOCOLATE inside!

 

It was a marvelous day, with new experiences, great food and fun, friendly folks! Many thanks to the McDonalds for hosting this extravaganza!