I love vacations!!!

Our trip to Texas was WONDERFUL!!! It was the greatest vacation, maybe not ever, but the greatest one we've had in a long time! Like I told my dad, I can switch to the "no-kid" mode really fast! :) It helped to know that they were in excellent hands! Chris's parents watched them for us. So nice! They had fun with Grandma and Grandpa and cousins. Hopefully they didn't wear out Grandma and Grandpa too much!

We flew from Pasco into San Antonio. That is a neat city! We went to the Alamo and walked around downtown for a while. Then we drove to Corpus Christi. The condos that we stayed at were right on the ocean. BEAUTIFUL!!! Like I mentioned in a previous post, my _____ camera was broken so I don't have any pictures!!! But it was incredible! There were two decks off our room that overlooked the ocean. I never thought of myself as a "water person" but man, I loved seeing the ocean!!! mmmmm...

We didn't do anything real fascinating, just relaxed. Chris had a few hours of meetings. Other than that, we went for drives, ate at some great restaurants, walked on the beach (my favorite!!! The sand seriously felt like cornstarch!!! It was so soft!!!), sat in the hot tub... just enjoyed doing whatever we wanted to do! Ahhhhhh. Hopefully I'll be able to go next year...

Buffalo Wild Wings Asian Zing Sauce Recipe

Here's one of our latest favorite recipes. When Chris was at training in St Louis, he discovered Buffalo Wild Wings and RAVED about their Asian Zing wings. He was pretty stoked when I found a recipe online for it. When we were down in Texas, I went to Buffalo Wild Wings so I could try them for myself. They are delicious! And, truth be told, I like this recipe even better than the original!

1 TBSP cornstarch
4 tsp rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup chili-garlic sauce (it is REALLY hot with this much sauce!!! I like it, but if you don't like heat, maybe start with 1 TBSP and add to it???)
1 TBSP soy sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic, minced (I used garlic powder)

Dissolve corn starch in rice wine vinegar in a small bowl and set aside.

In a small saucepan combine remaining ingredients.

Add cornstarch and rice wine vinegar mixture and stir well.

Heat mixture on medium heat, stirring often until sauce reaches a boil and thickens.

Remove from heat, allow it to cool. Yield: 3/4 cup.

I mix it with cooked "boneless wings" (they're really just breaded chicken tenders). SO GOOD!!! Serve it with ranch.

*!+^#&?! camera!!!!

My ______ camera is broken again!!!! I'm P O ed about the whole thing. *grrrrr* This is the second Olympus camera that we have owned that has broken. Needless to say, our next camera will NOT be that brand! So until we purchase a replacement, my blog with be without the extra visuals.

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Recipe

I was asked to put this on my blog MONTHS ago and am now just getting around to it. *blush* My apologies to those who've been waiting! But here we go: the recipe for the alfredo sauce at Olive Garden. DELICIOUS!!!

3/4 tsp garlic puree (I use minced garlic)
1 stick butter
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 TBSP Fontina cheese
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Brown garlic in saucepan. Add butter til melted. Add heavy whipping cream and milk. Add Parmesan and fontina cheeses with salt and pepper. Stir on Medium-high heat til thickens. Turn off heat and continue to stir.

Serve with noodles, chicken, artichokes, sauteed mushrooms, etc. Yield: 4 cups.

Enjoy!!!