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04-29-2019, 09:44 AM | #1 |
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Cinco de Mayo recipes
My cookbook club is celebrating Cinco do Mayo, and I am drawing a blank on what to bring. Any favourite recipes? Gluten free preferred. Vegetarian recipes welcome (there is one vegetarian in our group) but not necessary. Somewhat authentic or with a good story behind the recipe will help make it easier for me to talk about why I chose that recipe. Appetizer, main, salad, dessert...any category is good. I appreciate your ideas, recipes, or any links you might have.
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04-29-2019, 10:36 AM | #2 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
Dos Equis and Margaritas say Cinco de Mayo to me.
Sorry, I'm not much help, huh? I'm an avid cook and an incorrigible baker, so usually i've got a dozen ideas. But Mexican appetizers (guac, tacos, etc.) and alcoholic drinks are all I've ever had for Cinco de Mayo. Oh, and Birthday Cake - one of the kids in my Sunday school class had a May 5 birthday. I'm going to think about it, though and see if I can come up with any ideas. It sounds like fun.
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I would do a good guacamole or tacos. Shrimp or fish tacos could be really good. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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04-29-2019, 03:32 PM | #4 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
I'm going to look at shrimp taco recipes...and I'll also look up Dos Equis.
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04-30-2019, 04:29 AM | #5 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
Dos Equis is a beer - XX.
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04-30-2019, 03:58 PM | #6 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
...and not gluten free. I was hoping it was a cocktail. I might need to make shrimp tacos!
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05-01-2019, 10:07 AM | #7 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
Shrimp tacos sound yummy.
Any kind of Mexican or Mexican-American food is good for Cinco de Mayo. Tacos, enchiladas, beans and rice, chips and salsa. If you want easy but interesting, maybe a unique salsa such as a fruit salsa. If you want to be extra, make mole. It's a very authentic Mexican fiesta food. (If you don't know it it's an amazing sauce. I've always had it with chicken. Traditionally it's very labor-intensive but there are easier versions.) If you're looking for a dessert, maybe rice pudding. Red, white, and green gelatin or popsicles are popular where I live.
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05-01-2019, 10:49 AM | #8 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
Pozole or tortilla soup could both be made vegetarian (for the pozole, I'd leave some out and put meat in the rest).
Flan is always a hit for dessert. My favorite tacos are tacos al pastor, which are definitely not vegetarian. I just buy the meat preseasoned at our local Mexican grocery store though- not sure if you have one close by. Tostadas are super easy, can be set up as a buffet where people make their own, and then can also be vegetarian.
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05-02-2019, 08:13 AM | #9 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
I was already considering tostadas...because I really like them.
Someone might already be bringing pozole... Great ideas to consider in this thread.
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05-02-2019, 08:15 PM | #10 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
I associate Cindo de Mayo with fresh handmade flour tortillas. Where I used to live, you'd find the celebration outdoors at a park, and vendors would have the charcoal grills all lit, with a flat surface for tortillas.
I'm drawing a complete blank on anything else. I'll bet there was probably meat to go in them, lol, but I was little.
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05-03-2019, 04:37 PM | #11 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
Do you need a drink? I was thinking about this thread today and it made me think of horchata. Soooo yummy! Non-alcoholic. It's so good when made well, and frankly easy to make because you can buy the concentrate and add milk.
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05-03-2019, 05:05 PM | #12 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
Ooh, or iced hibiscus tea. https://mexicanfoodjournal.com/agua-...-hibiscus-tea/
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05-03-2019, 06:59 PM | #13 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
I am not a fan of jamaica, but I may be an odd one out. I love sweet, cold horchata!
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05-03-2019, 07:24 PM | #14 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
I love jamaica...I'd take that over bitter black iced tea any day.
I was thinking it's cheap, easy to make a huge quantity if you aren't sure how many people will try it. Vegetarian. Ideally, I'd offer both.
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05-03-2019, 07:50 PM | #15 |
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Re: Cinco de Mayo recipes
Yes, it is cheap and easy! I'm just not a fan of any tea, so maybe that's part of it.
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