Happy Cinco de Mayo

[Miss Kitty]

Happy Deiz de Mayo!

 

[Beach Runner]

Happy Cinco de Mayo to you all! Hope you had a good one!

We decided to avoid the crowds and cook at home. I made homemade salsa, chicken tacos, and spicy cole slaw. I cheated and bought Gordo's cheese dip. Negro Modelo to drink. Excellent! We enjoyed prepping it while watching the Derby.

Chicken Tacos (Serves 4)
1.5 pounds boneless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon EVOO
1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 onion, coarsely chopped
1 poblano pepper, coarsely chopped
1 lime, juiced with peel reserved
3 cloves of garlic, crushed and coarsely chopped
1 can of stewed "Mexican" tomatoes with chiles
1 package of Old El Paso Low Sodium Taco Seasoning
Garlic salt, to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
Crispy taco shells or soft tortillas (your choice, prepared according to package directions)
Optional -- your favorite taco toppings ( shredded lettuce, tomatoes, shredded Monterrey jack, sour cream)

Spicy Cole Slaw
1 bag of pre-shredded cole slaw mix
4 tablespoons of Hellman’s light mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 large pinch of dry wasabe
10-15 slices of pickled jalapenos, chopped
1/4 cup of liquid from jalapeno jar
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
1 pinch of sugar

 

[Beach Runner]

Once you read the restrictions that would be put on Pepper, how much exercise she could get, the size of the space she would be in, and how frequently you could visit her etc. there won't be any decision of whether or not to quarantine her.

It really is doggie jail - if she was in a human jail for killing someone she would have more space and exercise.

Wow, I had forgotten this post. Would never do that to her. Heck, I get an anxiety attack when she's gone for 1/2 day getting groomed.

We made the decision months ago that Pepper is more important to us than money. We adore her.

 

[BeachbumAggie]

We met my folks and brother for Cinco de Mayo/early Mothers Day in Dallas at Uncle Julios for guacamole, queso, fresh flour tortillas, tons of chips n salsa, a plato gordo-beef and chicken fajitas, a rack of pork ribs with Mexican rub and cheese and pepper bacon wrapped grilled shrimp with charro beans and rice and an order of cheese enchiladas to share-omg, the humanity, oh yeah and Pacificos and Margaritas and mini sopapillas and a chocolate empanada with ice cream; they had to roll us out of there!!! A great way to celebrate the holiday!

 

[Beach Runner]

We met my folks and brother for Cinco de Mayo/early Mothers Day in Dallas at Uncle Julios for guacamole, queso, fresh flour tortillas, tons of chips n salsa, a plato gordo-beef and chicken fajitas, a rack of pork ribs with Mexican rub and cheese and pepper bacon wrapped grilled shrimp with charro beans and rice and an order of cheese enchiladas to share-omg, the humanity, oh yeah and Pacificos and Margaritas and mini sopapillas and a chocolate empanada with ice cream; they had to roll us out of there!!! A great way to celebrate the holiday!

Sounds great! Glad that you had a funn day.

Can't wait to get to Dallas to visit my sister and nephews and friends and dine the incredibly good Tex-Mex restaurants there.

 

[Zebraspots]

Gordo's cheese dip is insane! Just dip random food in it and forget dinner.

 

[Beach Runner]

Gordo's cheese dip is insane! Just dip random food in it and forget dinner.

It's really healthy if you use carrots as the dipper.