Tuesday is Cinco de Mayo!

[chubbyalaskagriz]

So far I'm behind in my own plan-making... but I sure hope to enjoy the summery flavors of chili, corn, meat, beer, and cilantro & lime as the big day rolls 'round! What will YOU be cooking?

[Mama Mangia]

CHILIES RELLENO

8oz. whole canned green chillies
1 lb. grated Monterey Jack cheese
2 eggs
1c sour cream
¼ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Remove seeds from chillies. Cut pieces flat. Put 1 layer in greased 8x8” pan. Sprinkle with ½ of the cheese.
Spread rest of chillies then the rest of the cheese. Beat eggs until frothy. Add sour cream, salt and pepper. Mix. Pour over chilli layers. Bake uncovered in 350F for 45 min, until set. Serve hot. Serves 6.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Who's cooking??? I will be drinking >>>Margarita's that is Woo-hoo!!!! And I will be dancing and enjoying some live Mariachi mucis right from my front porch!!! We have a neighbor who uses their garage for band practice and they are good, I love it, and it's such happy music, well, except this morning he started practicing at 7:30 A.M. and woke me up, but oh well it's one of the down-sides to living across the street from the band practice house

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Funny, Cath! I have a friend who asked "What are you doing for "Drinko-de-Mayo"? Hee-Hee!

[Mama Mangia]

that yearly Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawl.....................

Mexi-tini

1 oz Van Gogh Oranje Vodka
1 oz tequila
1/2 oz orange juice
orange slice for garnish

Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker, and add crushed ice.
Let stand for five seconds.
Shake vigorously for five seconds.
Strain into a martini glass, and garnish with an orange slice.


Paloma

2 oz blanco or reposado tequila
6 oz fresh grapefruit soda
1/2 oz lime juice
salt for rimming (optional)

Rim a collins glass with salt.
Fill the glass with ice and add the tequila and lime juice.
Top it off with grapefruit soda.



Tezón Grenada

1 oz Tequila Tezón
grapefruit juice
splash of grenadine


Pour the tequila into a highball glass filled with ice.
Fill with grapefruit juice.
Top with grenadine



Maya Magic

1 oz Van Gogh Pineapple Vodka
1 oz Van gogh Vanilla Vodka
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 oz cranberry juice
pineapple slice for garnish


Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker, and add crushed ice.
Let stand for five seconds, and then shake vigorously for five seconds.
Strain into a martini glass.
Garnish with a pineapple slice.



Tamarind Margarita (frozen)

4 oz blanco tequila
3 oz tamarind concentrate
1 oz simple syrup
chili powder for rimming
1 cup ice

Pour the ice, tequila, tamarind concentrate and simple syrup into a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Rim a chilled margarita glass with chili powder.
Pour the blended contents into the glass.



Toronha

2 oz Tequila Tezón
2 oz grapefruit juice
1 tbsp grenadine
1/2 oz triple sec
3/4 cup of ice

Pour the ingredients into a blender.
Blend well.
Strain into a chilled sour glass.



Old Lay

1 1/4 oz Jose Cuervo Gold tequila
3/4 oz triple sec
splash of lime juice
grenadine

Pour the tequila, triple sec and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Top with grenadine.



Crouching Tiger (shooter)

1/2 oz SOHO Lychee Liqueur
1/2 oz 100% blue agave silver tequila

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a shot glass and serve immediately.



Freddie Fuddpucker

1 1/2 oz tequila
orange juice
Galliano
orange slice for garnish

Pour tequila in a highball glass filled with ice.
Fill with orange juice.
Top with Galliano.
Garnish with an orange slice.



Dulce de Tequila

2 oz Tequila Tezón Reposado
1 oz Martell Cognac
1 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz lime juice
1 tbsp agave nectar
large-grained sugar for rimming
lemon wedge for garnish

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass rimmed with sugar.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.

[cookie]

Thanks for reminding me, I will make Taco's on Tuesday! Cookie

[jfain]

Originally Posted by chubbyalaskagriz

So far I'm behind in my own plan-making... but I sure hope to enjoy the summery flavors of chili, corn, meat, beer, and cilantro & lime as the big day rolls 'round! What will YOU be cooking?

I think I might be tired of Mexican food for a few days. When I'm there I eat as much traditional Mexican food as I can get my hands on. I ate ceviche almost every day for lunch, yum yum, in addition for dinners I had Chicken mole, Chicken enchiladas, Whole grilled fish (amazing), chili rellenos, ropa vieja, potatoes with chorizo, octopus with a delicious tamarind sauce, fish fillet with spicy tomato sauce, chicken in pumpkin seeds sauce, empanadas made with corn tortillas, tons of really fresh fruit and lots of flan. Not to mention an embarassing number of cocktails. Lucky for me my other favorite thing to do while I'm there is snorkel and with all that swiming I only gained 1 pound.