Today in the U.S., many people are going to celebrate "Cinco de Mayo." It certainly is one of the more bizarre holiday celebrations. Cinco de Mayo has nothing to do with mayonnaise. In actuality, it is a patriotic celebration of the victory of the smaller Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla, in Mexico, on May 5th, 1862.
In Mexico, outside of Puebla, it is a minor holiday; however, for the Mexican-American population it is a source of cultural pride. For the non-hispanic population, particularly in the American southwest, it is an opportunity to decorate the patio and make up batches of margaritas, sangria, and hispanic appetizers.
¡Carumba!
Jamie's absolutely perfect Margarita
(just remember 3-2-1)
3 jiggers silver tequila (made from 100% blue agave - the good stuff)
2 jiggers Cointreau (better and more flavorful than Triple Sec - only a snob would use Grand Marnier)
1 jigger fresh-squeezed lime juice
Shake over ice and serve on ice with a twist of lime.
Salt on the glass, you ask! Perish the thought! That is a cheap bartender trick to get you to pay for more drinks.
Jamie's really easy Sangria
1 750 ml bottle of Spanish red table wine
1 navel and/or blood orange, quartered
1 lemon, sliced
1 lime, sliced
1/2 cup sugar
sparkling water, soda water, or seltzer water
Pour contents, less water, into a large pitcher. Muddle with a wooden spoon until the fruit is pretty well crushed. Allow to sit for an hour to infuse the wine with the fruit juices and citrus oils from the peels.
Pour into a tall glass of ice, approximately 2/3rds full Top with fizzy water. Garnish with sliced orange and cherries.
Enjoy! ;D
Can I use it as an excuse to drink a glass of white wine?
Viva the holiday.
We need a list of International holidays to celebrate.
Sounds like a brilliant idea Cindy. Australia Day, India and Pakistan Independence days are all on the same day, so that's three drinks. :)
Hi Karen,
International day of the holiday to fill in some spots as needed?
Cindy
International Have a Drink Day? :laugh:
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Cindy: I'll drink no wine before its time.
Karen: It's time!!
Quote from: justmeinoz on May 05, 2012, 05:44:07 AM
International Have a Drink Day? :laugh:
I could live with that, we can have one for every drink :laugh:
I bought some wine today, and there was a guy buying whiskey. He bought ten bottles of whiskey because he got two shot glasses for free, the ten bottles I presume would have cost him $500? I don't drink spirits so I don't know the price. But buying that so he could get two free glasses worth $5?
Weird.
I think I'm happy in my cave. :laugh:
Cindy
Quote from: justmeinoz on May 05, 2012, 05:39:12 AM
Sounds like a brilliant idea Cindy. Australia Day, India and Pakistan Independence days are all on the same day, so that's three drinks. :)
Wait a minute! Wasn't that in January?
Quote from: Jamie D on May 05, 2012, 05:16:27 AM
Today in the U.S., many people are going to celebrate "Cinco de Mayo." It certainly is one of the more bizarre holiday celebrations. Cinco de Mayo has nothing to do with mayonnaise. In actuality, it is a patriotic celebration of the victory of the smaller Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla, in Mexico, on May 5th, 1862.
In Mexico, outside of Puebla, it is a minor holiday; however, for the Mexican-American population it is a source of cultural pride. For the non-hispanic population, particularly in the American southwest, it is an opportunity to decorate the patio and make up batches of margaritas, sangria, and hispanic appetizers.
¡Carumba!
Jamie's absolutely perfect Margarita
(just remember 3-2-1)
3 jiggers silver tequila (made from 100% blue agave - the good stuff)
2 jiggers Cointreau (better and more flavorful than Triple Sec - only a snob would use Grand Marnier)
1 jigger fresh-squeezed lime juice
Shake over ice and serve on ice with a twist of lime.
Salt on the glass, you ask! Perish the thought! That is a cheap bartender trick to get you to pay for more drinks.
Jamie's really easy Sangria
1 750 ml bottle of Spanish red table wine
1 navel and/or blood orange, quartered
1 lemon, sliced
1 lime, sliced
1/2 cup sugar
sparkling water, soda water, or seltzer water
Pour contents, less water, into a large pitcher. Muddle with a wooden spoon until the fruit is pretty well crushed. Allow to sit for an hour to infuse the wine with the fruit juices and citrus oils from the peels.
Pour into a tall glass of ice, approximately 2/3rds full Top with fizzy water. Garnish with sliced orange and cherries.
Enjoy! ;D
awww, I'm a snob :icon_ashamed: I usually go for GM just because I wind up using it more often in the kitchen than cointreau. The margarita recipe is
awesome, but I say yes to the salt, brings out the flavor of everything else
fun variation to classy it up a bit ;)
Champagne Margaritamakes 81 ea Zest from One Lime
1 C Fresh Lime Juice
1 C Cointreau
1 C 100% agave silver tequila
To Taste Superfine Sugar, if needed for added sweetness
A Lime Half for moistening the glass rims
Kosher Salt
1 Bottle of chilled brut sparkling wine
1.) In a pitcher, combine the lime zest, juice, cointreau, and tequila. Taste the mixture and add sugar now if you want. Some people like it bracing, some sweet, its personal preference. Cover and refrigerate until chilled (~1hr)
2.) Strain the mixture to remove the zest, moisten the rim of 8 flutes with the lime juice and rim with salt. Fill the glass halfway with the margarita mixture, and then slowly top off the second half with the sparkling wine.
As for me, Jamie, I'll be drinking your margaritas today :)
OK it's midnight and I can't sleep. I'll fantasise of Champagne Margarita, as I drink hot chocolate, maybe the Champagne Margarita would work better ;D
Cindy
Guacamole
The was another thread from December or January about avocados, but I couldn't find it. (The reason being, it probably started about something else, and being the notorious thread hijacker I am, I probably took it thread on some tangent.)
Anyway, here is my quick recipe for great guacamole
4 ripe medium avocados, mashed
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
2 medium-heat chilis (serrano, etc), seeded and minced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
4 tablespoons lime juice (or 3 tablespoons lemon juice)
1 to 2 ripe red tomatoes, diced
(1 garlic clove, minced)
salt and coarse ground black pepper to taste
Mash the avocados. Add the other prepared vegetables and herbs. Sprinkle with the acidic citrus juice, which also acts to keep the avocado from darkening. I like to chill for an hour, but the straight to the table is fine.
About 80% of all avocados sold in stores are the medium-size Hass variety. if you run across a larger type, like a Pinkerton or a Zutano, adjust accordingly.
You can substitute red onion for the sweet onion for color.
Garlic is optional, but recommended. If you want to be wild and crazy, use a little "elephant garlic," which is really a leek.
I like to serve with tortilla chips, but is great as a vegetable dip or in burritos, tacos, etc.
4:50 p.m. local time.
I feel a fiesta coming on!
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I don't need flimsy excuses to drink beer and margaritas and have a good time, I'll do that no matter what day of the month it is.
Quote from: Semiopathy on May 05, 2012, 08:17:32 PM
I don't need flimsy excuses to drink beer and margaritas and have a good time, I'll do that no matter what day of the month it is.
El Grincho
LOL... When I lived in San Diego and would visit friends in Mexico, my Mexican friends would refer to Cinco De Mayo as a rather confusing American holiday that they didn't much care about
However, 'Día de la Revolución' (The Day of the Revolution) on November 20th is a whole other story full of country wide celebration :) That's the day that could be likened to our 4th of July
http://www.inside-mexico.com/revolucion.htm (http://www.inside-mexico.com/revolucion.htm)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Day_(Mexico) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Day_(Mexico))
http://www.mexgrocer.com/mexcocina-nov3.html (http://www.mexgrocer.com/mexcocina-nov3.html)
Quote from: V M on May 05, 2012, 08:50:22 PM
LOL... When I lived in San Diego and would visit friends in Mexico, my Mexican friends would refer to Cinco De Mayo as a rather confusing American holiday that they didn't much care about
However, 'Día de la Revolución' (The Day of the Revolution) on November 20th is a whole other story full of country wide celebration :) That's the day that could be likened to our 4th of July
http://www.inside-mexico.com/revolucion.htm (http://www.inside-mexico.com/revolucion.htm)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Day_(Mexico) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Day_(Mexico))
http://www.mexgrocer.com/mexcocina-nov3.html (http://www.mexgrocer.com/mexcocina-nov3.html)
This is true.