"I'll Let You Lick the Spoon Because It Tastes So Nice"

I am not one to stray from a recipe. If I see I'm out of a required ingredient, I either run up to the store or just make something else. Last night, I was at about step 326 of my complicated but excellent chicken enchilada recipe when I discovered that I needed FOUR cans of green chilis, not the ONE I bought for the sauce. Even if I wanted to substitute something there, I challenge you cooks to come up with an idea.

No?

Well... I actually searched my pantry and found... Mexicorn! (Green Giant's genius name. Probably the least Mexican thing in the grocery store.) So I tossed that in my blender with the chilis and 28 other ingredients of the sauce. It was fabulous! I was really excited about it.

We saw Hairspray at the Zach Scott Theatre last night. It's very good! I love the Kleberg Stage. We started going when I organized field trips for Mothers Club, back in the day. They did children's theater there. It's incredible to be in such an intimate venue for these big shows.

My very favorite actors were Warren Freeman (Corny Collins) and Janis Stinson (Motormouth Maybelle). Awesome casting there. Janis had everyone on their feet after "I Know Where I've Been." Such a powerful song. Loved it.

One note to anyone going- not only is there traffic from construction downtown and the Zilker Summer Musical nearby, but the parking at Zach is awful. They are building the Topfer Theatre and that seems to be taking up a large chunk of parking. We went down Toomey Rd.- DO NOT DO IT for Hairspray. You cannot reach Kleberg parking from there, and the road is clogged with all sorts of cars, so it's practically impossible to turn around. Go directly to Riverside and Lamar, and go west on Riverside to the parking lot there. Go early.

We have to see Footloose at Zilker next!