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May 5, 2020
Somewhere in this hemisphere, it's Cinco Mayo. Now I know I'm not Mexican, nor is anyone that I know, for that matter, but geez right now I am ready for some Tequila and Mexican food and a party. Just to change the atmosphere in here a bit. So any reason to celebrate anything is fine with me. So let's celebrate Cinco Mayo together! So let's do some Mexican savouring of recipes and cooking, crafts (like maybe find out how to make our own pinatas or something else Mexican), maybe virtually visit a Mexican tourist attraction or two while we're at it! Just to drag me back out of the rabbit hole I was getting rapidly sucked into after the very weird Coronavirus news cycle today. More about that sometime in the future. Right now I want to have fun, so excuse me, while I take us on a mini Mexican holiday to help them celebrate Cinco Mayo, so we might have something to celebrate as well. 🌵
Cinco de Mayo Recipes Oh boy! What'd ya know! I lucked out there! I was just going to Allrecipes.com to look for Cinco de Mayo recipes and as soon as I got there before I even had a chance to search for any there was this page right in my face! And I think I found the first recipe there that I want to try, and it's this one:
Classic Frozen Strawberry Margarita
Recipe By:Patrick Washburn
"A refreshing variation on a classic frozen margarita."
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 1/2 fluid ounces tequila
- 1 fluid ounce lime juice
- 1/2 fluid ounce triple sec
- 1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 wedge lime (optional)
- 1 teaspoon white sugar (optional)
Directions
- Blend strawberries, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and 1 teaspoon sugar in blender to combine, about 10 seconds. Add ice cubes; blend on high until the ice is crushed, about 15 seconds.
- Rub lime wedge around the rim of a glass. Spread 1 teaspoon sugar onto a plate. Dip glass rim in sugar to coat. Pour margarita into the glass.
This looks like a great meal to make:
Angela's Awesome Enchiladas
The secret is in
the seasonings! I whipped these up on my own using stuff I had on hand.
Shredding the chicken is the most time-consuming step, but it's worth
it in the end. Give these babies a try! Serve with sour cream and a side
of Spanish rice.
Ingredients
Directions
Partner Tip
Reynolds® Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving:
709
calories; 36.3 g total fat; 126 mg cholesterol;
1764 mg sodium. 52.5 g carbohydrates; 42.2 g
protein;
Now to finish it off with a little dessert, the Mexican version of donuts....
Churros
These Mexican
fritters are very common at fairs. In my border hometown, the line at
this stand is always overwhelming. People wait hours in line just to get
a taste of these churros. I have run across several recipes but this is
the best one by far.
Ingredients
Directions
Editor's Notes:
We
have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a
retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount may vary
depending on cook time and temperature, ingredient density, and the
specific type of oil used.
Keep the oil temperature consistently between 350 and 375 degrees F (175 and 190 degrees C) as you fry. If it gets too hot, turn off heat and let temperature drop down to that range.
Keep the oil temperature consistently between 350 and 375 degrees F (175 and 190 degrees C) as you fry. If it gets too hot, turn off heat and let temperature drop down to that range.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving:
691
calories; 51.1 g total fat; 0 mg cholesterol;
293 mg sodium. 57.1 g carbohydrates; 3.3 g
protein;
Best Songs of Carlos Santana Enjoy your meal while watching a Carlos Santana concert courtesy of YouTube 🎸🎶
and then afterwards explore some Mexican sites:
Virtual Museums in Mexico that You Can Visit Right Now If you'd prefer checking out some museums instead, there's a list of various museums online that you can visit.
Maybe instead of roaming the net and virtually visiting places you'd prefer something a little more hands on.🎨
61 Fun and Fabulous Mexican Crafts for Kids and Adults Some of these look really nice and I'd like to try to make them for myself. I love bright happy colours and shiny stuff. Probably remnants from a previous life as a crow.
Cinco de Mayo Crafts, Activities, Games & Printables This is for the younger crowd, to keep them busy too.
Cinco de Mayo Activity Ideas for Seniors Beware, this is a Pinterest site.... I don't even dare to go into it to look at what's here for seniors because I'll get sucked in and never get back out again. Pinterest is dangerous for me, because when I go there, I never know when to leave, so that's why I'm not going now. Enter at your own risk. You'll need to sign up first though probably if you're not already a member. Anyhow the point of Pinterest (if you're not familiar with it) is it's a site where people like you or me, can pin up interesting finds that we find around the net. Usually those consist of things like recipes, craft how-tos, pictures and stuff like that. Everything that's right up my alley. So if you do go to that link I hope you enjoy what you find there.
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Now as I understand it, Mother's Day is fast approaching as well. And well a lot of us seniors are mothers but it's highly unlikely too many of us have our mothers around still, on the off-chance that you do, maybe you'd like a special way to remotely spend time and wish her happy mother's day too. Or perhaps you'd rather help your grandchildren prepare for wishing their mother a happy mother's day - whether that's your daughter or daughter-in-law. In any case here's some ideas to take care of that.
16 Mother's Day Ideas if You Can't Get Together IRL These are mostly ideas for mothers & adult children to take part in.
52 Easy Mother's Day Crafts to Make With Your Kids Crafts kids can make as mother's day gifts for mom or grandma. 🎨
74 Best Breakfast in Bed Ideas to Surprise Mom This Mother's Day Grandmas might want to help kids decide which breakfast to make for their moms being attentive to the child's age and abilities and making suggestions based on what you think they can master. Or perhaps grandma can get their child to provide them a nice breakfast in bed, if they happen to be living together and aren't separated by this lockdown. 🍳
12 Virtual Mother’s Day Ideas That Will Bring You Closer Together There's more ideas here for celebrating Mother's Day virtually.
How to Celebrate Mother’s Day in the Coronavirus Age Some more unique ideas for celebrating mothers day from a distance. Grandmas are mentionned in this one too.
35 Mother's Day Quotes That Help Express Just How Much You Love Mom Making mom or grandma a card this year and lost for the perfect words? Perhaps you can find some inspiration in some of these quotes.
30 Sweet Mother-Son Quotes to Celebrate an Amazing Bond Guys you don't have to feel left out, if you want to make something special for mom or grandma but are lacking the words to express your feelings, there's quotes here for you to also draw some inspiration from.
28 Mother's Day Desserts Mom Will Love Maybe you can find a special recipe in here that mom/grandma will love that you can make and drop off for them on their special day. 🍨
25 Free Printable Mother's Day Cards to Give to Mom This Year If you're not the artsy-craftsy type and prefer cards basically ready made, here's some that you can print out and take with you when you drop that special dessert off for her.
How to Celebrate Mother's Day From Afar There's even more ideas here on how to celebrate Mother's Day together but apart.
22 Perfect Mother's Day Puns That Any Funny Mom Will Appreciate Maybe elicit a little laugh or smile from mom on her special day.
Here's wishing all grandmas and mothers out there a Very Happy Mother's Day! 🌹🌷🌺
