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My weakness, Mexican food. Pretty obsessed with it. My boyfriend and I joke that Cinco De Mayo is our National Holiday - yes, that is how much we love the food. The avocado’s, the cheese, the spice….. ahhh! This year I will be going to a dear friend of mine’s Brooklyn abode for a Cinco De Mayo Fiesta!

 

If you don't have any plans - Why not throw a Fiesta en su casa! Invite some friends and family over for good chow, cold cerveza’s and good music? If you're planning to host a Cinco de Mayo fiesta, start your planning right here…(not my healthiest post but definitely a fun one)

Must have the following:

FOOD  
Guacamole (a healthier version) served with Warm Baked Tortilla Chips
Ceviche  

Serve the guacamole in scooped out avocado shells - Ideal for individual servings

 

Cervezas: Corona & Modelo
Margaritas! – see  recipes below

 

 

KUMQUAT MARGARITA
You will need: 4  glasses
Lime Wedges
Salt for lining the rims
20 kumquats (give or take)
1/4 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
3/4 cup tequila
3 cups of crushed ice
Sweetener of some kind (sugar, stevia, honey, agave)

Rub the rims of the glasses with the limes and rim with salt. Set aside

Cut the kumquats in half and remove all seeds- place in a blender with the orange juice and tequila. Cover and blend until pureed- strain the juice, discarding the seeds and pulpy bits.

Put ice in each glass and pour the juice overtop- adding in sweetener separately to each glass (that way each person can figure out how sweet they want it).
SERVES 4 - Thanks to YMC for the recipe!



DESSERT
Churro Cupcakes
Margarita Cupcakes
Mixed Fruit Salad or Mini Ice Pops




 

What is a party without MUSIC!  Get in the fiesta mood by creating a playlist to include:

 

Mexican Classic Music

Pitbull

Santana

Gypsy Kings

Social Buena Vista  

Jennifer Lopez

Celia Cruz

Paulina Rubio

Daddy Yankee
Enrique Iglesias (mixed nationalities represented but they are sure to make you move)

DECORATIONS -  Think bright bold colors, clay pots, lemons/limes and colorful linens.

See below for some Cinco De Mayo Fiesta Inspirations! Hope this inspires you to throw a fiesta!