Dinner Guests

On Thursday, I went into San Antonio with our friends Bo & Melinda, to look at some kitchen sinks, as they are trying to make a final decision for their kitchen remodel. We made a run to Central Market part of that trip, as well as having a sushi dinner.  Mark & I had plans for the next few weeks for some company in for dinner, so I stocked up on some things.  The choices of fresh seafood, meats & Foie Gras are much greater at Central Market than what we can find here in town.  We usually make a run into Central Market every couple of weeks with an ice chest in the back of the car & then use our Food Saver before freezing the foods, defrosting & using things as needed . Bo & Melinda are remodeling their kitchen & seeing as we'll be building a new home soon, they wanted to show me some of the stores they had found.  The kitchen in our new house will most likely get the most attention in the planning phase of our house, so I was very impressed to see what Palmer Todd had to offer.  I'll be taking Mark back, so that he can also see all the choices.  Before we headed home from San Antonio, we had dinner at a favorite sushi spot of Bo & Melinda's, called Fujiya.  We sat at the bar, where we were given some special attention - too bad Mark wasn't along with us, as sushi is one of his favorites.

On Friday, I made two dozen cupcakes.  I kept one for Mark & one for me, while sharing the rest with our friends that have children.  I find making cupcakes fun.  I also started working on the dining part of our upcoming trip to CA.  We're going to visit family in southern California & then up to the wine country for our anniversay.  I have all our accomidations booked, flights and car rentals taken care of - now the important part of figuring out all the places we'll dine while there. 

Christina & Ruben came over for dinner Saturday night.  It was an enjoyable and interesting evening, as Ruben is originally from Cuba.  Mark prepared Foie Gras, Porterhouse Steaks with a Bernaise Sauce, veggies & a risotto.  On the "lighter side", I made an Apple Tart for our dessert.  We finished off dinner with some espresso & Zaya Rum, which Ruben brought over for us to try.  The rum was wonderful, so smooth!  After Christina & Ruben left, we put away the leftover foods which needed to be placed in the refrigerator & left the rest of the mess for the morning.  When we woke up on Sunday morning, Mark wondered out loud if the "Clean-Up Fairies" had been in to clean up - alas it wasn't so.