Monday, May 5, 2025

Mexican-ish

Happy Cinco de Mayo! It's a day that celebrates Mexico's victory over France at Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the United States, people mainly use the holiday as an excuse to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas.

There were several places offering special meals today, but Hubby Tony and I chose to stay home and dine on leftovers of the homemade chili he made yesterday. I've never seen chili in a Mexican restaurant, but in my world it's close enough. 

Thanks to the "holiday" Tony had no problem finding ripe avocados to garnish the bowls. He also put out tortilla chips to complete the meal.

 Five years ago: "Four Dead In O-hi-o"

23 comments:

  1. That works! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  2. Lookin good. I hope you don’t get heartburn.

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    1. Funny you should bring up heartburn. It's never an issue for me, but last night I had to find some Tums :-(

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  3. So Happy New Year to Mexico!!
    It looks like a delicious recipe!

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  4. We always top our homemade chili with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream..will add avocado too next time!!

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    1. Halfway through the meal I realized I should have put some cheese on it (but the cheddar was in the freezer and too much work).

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  5. "eat Mexican food and drink margaritas." My gut says no and no.

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  6. Avocado is so delicious and would be a welcome addition to many spicy dishes.

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  7. Chili is one of my husband's favorite dishes. Your bowl looks so good.

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  8. wow...that looks delicious! I didn't hear much about Cinco De Mayo this year...of course, we were home and not out much yesterday....

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    1. You had more important things to think about.

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  9. We did take out from our favorite Mexican restaurant. When I went in to pick up our dinner, it was packed with people and a mariachi band. Fun!

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    1. Our church has a large Hispanic community, and for their big events they will have a mariachi band. I enjoy listening to the music.

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  10. I LOVE chili and make different versions, frequently: ground turkey, vegetarian, chickpea, lentil.... My understanding is that chili originated in Texas?

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    1. More than likely Texas was the origination point, but www.allrecipes.com/longform/history-of-chili/ has a great historical perspective.

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  11. I learned something today. Why May 5 is celebrated. Thank you. My guy is not keen on Mexican food, so I make it very rarely, but that chili looks amazing. Sigh.

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