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Don’t forget that tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo! I love any reason to celebrate a holiday with a theme! First, a quick history lesson. (I am a teacher after all!) Cinco de Mayo commemorates the triumph of a small Mexican army over French forces in an 1862 battle. The odds were against the Mexican…Read More
Cinco de Mayo dessert. Fake fried ice cream and sopapillas. This was so easy and a huge hit. What you need: a tortilla butter cinnamon sugar ice cream corn flakes honey, whipped cream, cherries (optional) What you do: Use an ice-cream scoop or your hands to make balls out of the ice-cream. Place the ice…Read More
We had these delicious nachos for dinner last night. I thought there would be leftovers for lunch today. I had planned on it actually. There were NONE! The recipe came from the Food Network and Rachel Ray . I improvised a little since we didn’t have some of the ingredients. I also added Queso fresco…Read More
I love key lime pie. LOVE IT! My favorite pie – hands down. And, I like margaritas. So, yesterday when I saw this post at Rook No. 17, I knew what Kevin and I would have to drink for Cinco de Mayo. Key Lime Pie Margarita 2 oz. tequila 2 oz. key lime juice (fresh…Read More
The kids and I made pinatas yesterday for Cinco de Mayo. The bird and I did the same project last year and it was such a hit that I figured the bean would love it, too. He was just a baby last year so he didn’t really get it. But this year he LOVED it….Read More
I made enchiladas for dinner last night for Cinco de Mayo. I used the recipe here. I thought they were delicious. Kevin liked them alright. I did follow the recipe. Maybe I should have used a bigger pan, or maybe corn tortillas? The recipe did call for flour ones, though. Hum. He always likes my…Read More
Action shot. And notice the bean happily oblivious and playing in a mud / straw pile where we just planted grass seed. Nice. I do love holidays. Even holidays that no one else celebrates. I think maybe it’s the teacher in me. I don’t know. I guess since I’m an ESL teacher, I especially like…Read More
I'm wife to wonderful hubby, mom to a bird and a bean and teacher to middle school ESL students. I love Jesus, cooking, bargains and anything crafty.