Hole in One

Last weekend, Dar and I met our friends, Mike and Shauna Rice in San Antonio, Texas. I was hoping for a warm weekend laying in the sun playing in the JW Marriott's lazy river, but it wasn't warm enough for me to want to wear a swim suit. So... we went shopping and ate instead! Mike's older sister Cindy and her husband, Shelby were there too. Cindy happens to be the queen of shopping and knew where to take us for the best deals.

Friday night, Mike surprised us and had arranged for us to see the musical, "Legally Blond," at the Majestic Theater. It was a great idea, but I was a little fried after hearing the Lord's name taken in vain over and over again and a couple of the songs.

Saturday morning, we went to the San Antonio temple. It was so amazing! I was in awe from the minute we walked in the front doors with the beautiful leaded glass and decor. The celestial room left me speechless because it was so beautiful.

The boys played a couple of rounds of golf and Dar almost got a hole in one. He isn't a big golfer, but his game was on this weekend!

One night we went to a Mexican restaurant called, "Papsittos." For me, this was the "Hole in One" of the trip. The food was fantastic! I came home and found their salsa recipe on line because it was wonderful!

Pappasito's Salsa

In a moderately hot skillet that has been sprayed with PAM, brown one freshly chopped Pablano pepper and one jalapeno pepper that has had the stem removed and has been seeded. Brown and stir until the skins have turned dark. Add eight whole Roma tomatoes and brown them until the skins turn dark as well. Remove pan from heat. Add in 1/2C. diced yellow onion, heat and stir. Then, in a food processor, add 1/2t. celery salt, 1/8t. oregano, 1/4C. fresh cilantro, 1/2t. sugar, 1/4t. garlic salt and 1/4t. pepper. Then pour in peppers, onions and tomatoes and add 3/4C. water a little at a time, and process just enough to chop to a medium consistency but not to a smooth paste, leave a little chunky. Remove from processor and pour into a hot skillet. Turn heat up quickly and stir for three minutes. Serve hot with tortilla chips.

I ordered yummy cheese enchiladas while everyone else ordered fajitas. I tasted some of Darren's chicken dipped in Mexican butter - it was amazing too!

Mexican Butter

Mix one pound of butter, (room temperature), with one pound of margarine, (room temperature), 1 big heaping tablespoon of granulated chicken boullion and 2T. finely chopped garlic. Mix until it is the consistency of peanut butter. Then slowly stir in 1C. white wine. Melt and then serve with chicken, steak or shrimp.