May 3, 2013

cinco de mayo

"… Oh. Cinco de Mayo. It's nearly the fifth of May.  Big family deal—you remember, you've come before."
"Biggest blast-out party of the year."


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Source: bhg.com via Teresa on Pinterest




If you are throwing a party or curious of what to eat on Cinco de Mayo, Better Homes and Gardens has an amazing Pinterest Board dedicated exclusively to this.




Source: bhg.com via Teresa on Pinterest







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The Mexican and American Flags flew their proud colors as Emma’s Mexican mother and Yankee father combined cultures to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
Every year the expansive grounds offered games, from lawn bowling and badminton to moon bounces and waterslides. Friends, relatives, and neighbors played and competed while others crowded at picnic tables, diving into platters of pork and chicken, warm tortillas, bowls of red beans or chilis, guacamole or salsa hot enough to scorch the throat.
There were gallons of lemonade, Negra Modelo, Corona, tequila, and frosty margaritas to put out the fire.
Whenever he’d managed to drop by on the fifth of May, Jack had always been amazed at the number of people the Grants managed to feed. And the choices of fajitas and burgers, black beans and rice or potato salad. Flan or apple pie.

He supposed the food was just a symbol of how completely Phillip and Lucia blended.

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