Happy Cinco de Mayo!

This classic chilled drink is fruity, icy, and refreshing.

The perfect beverage for enjoying the warmer weather! 

Ava made this fruity drink for our Cookbook Club Taco Tuesday this week!

I love spending time with my mini me. It’s so special to me that she enjoys cooking like I do!

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Watermelon Agua Fresca

Ingredients

• 2 cups water divided
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 cups watermelon cubed
• ice for serving

Instructions

• In a large bowl add 1/2 cup warm water.
• Stir in honey until it dissolves.
• Add the honey water to a blender container then add remaining 1 1/2 cups water.
• Finally add the cubed watermelon.
• Blend until smooth.
• Strain the watermelon through a sieve into a pitcher.
• Add ice to the pitcher and serve.

Notes

Recipe adapted from The Taco Tuesday Cookbook.

In a large bowl add 1/2 cup warm water.
Stir in honey until it dissolves.

Add the honey water to a blender container then add remaining 1 1/2 cups water.

Finally add the cubed watermelon.

Blend until smooth. 

Strain the watermelon through a sieve into a pitcher.
Add ice to the pitcher and serve.

You can also blend it with ice and make it slushie!

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Today I’m sharing all the delicious party recipes you’ll ever need to celebrate Cinco De Mayo this month!

  This tasty roundup of festive food and drinks includes over 115 recipes for Mexican entrees, side dishes, beverages, and saving the best for last: dessert!

Entrees:

1. Instant Pot Mexican Shredded Chicken – Make it Skinny Please

2. Cochinita Pibil – Instant Pot Pulled Pork Tacos – One Happy Housewife

3. Tacos Al Pastor – Saving You Dinero

4. Ground Beef Enchiladas – House of Nash Eats

5. The Best Chicken Enchiladas – For the Love of Food

6. Easy Baked Chicken Taquitos – The Quick Journey

7. Easy Huevos Rancheros – What A Girl Eats

8. Baked Chile Rellenos – Emily Fabulous

9. Roasted Sweet Potato Taco Salad with Avocado Creme – For the Love of Food

10. Pollo Asado Tacos – The Vanilla Tulip

11. Instant Pot Pork Tamales – Pressure Cooking Today

12. Chicken Birria Tacos Quesabirria Tacos – 24 Bite

13. Steak Fajita Taco Salad with Chipotle Cilantro Lime Ranch – Tao of Spice

14. Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Tacos – For the Love of Food

15. Quesabirria Tacos – Girl Carnivore

16. Pambazos (Mexican Potato & Chorizo Sandwich) – Saving You Dinero

17. Salmon Tacos – Happy Foods Tube

18. Vegetarian Tostadas Recipe with Cilantro Lime Slaw – Erhardts Eat

19. Tortilla Chip Crusted Baked Fish Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa – For the Love of Food

20. Chicken Tinga – Little Sunny Kitchen

21. Homemade Chalupas – The Belly Rules the Mind

22. Mexican Tuna Cakes with Jalapeño Cream Sauce – Belle of the Kitchen

23. Camarones a la Diabla (Mexican Deviled Shrimp) – All Ways Delicious

24. Deconstructed Taco Salads with Jalapeno Kettle Chip Crusted Chicken – For the Love of Food

25. Mexican Chicken Adobo (Adobo de Pollo) – Make it Skinny Please

26. Cornbread Tamale Pie – Sue Bee Homemaker

27. Chicken Tinga Tostadas – Cook What You Love

28. Milanesa de Res (Beef Milanese) – Dish’n the Kitchen

29. Cheesy Pork Enchilada Stuffed Bell Peppers – For the Love of Food

30. Baja Chicken Tacos – Quiche My Grits

31. Grilled Shrimp Tacos – Little Sunny Kitchen

32. Pressure Cooker Mexican Pot Roast – The Typical Mom

33. Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas – TropRockin

34. Chicken Enchilada Casserole – For the Love of Food

35. Sheet Pan Huevos Rancheros – The Oregon Dietitian

36. Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas – A Reinvented Mom

37. Pioneer Woman’s Perfect Enchiladas – For the Love of Food

38. Elote Mexican Street Corn Nachos with Zesty Cheese Sauce – Xoxo Bella

39. Green Chili Chicken Burritos – This Delicious House

40. Cinco de Mayo Taco Cake – For the Love of Food

41. Beef Chimichanga – Beyond the Chicken Coop

42. Walking Taco Bar – For the Love of Food

43. Chilaquiles Verdes (Green Chilaquiles) – Dish’n the Kitchen

44. Camarones al Mojo de Ajo (Mexican Garlic Shrimp) – All Ways Delicious

Sides:

1. Blender Mexican Salsa – Belle of the Kitchen

2. Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Ceviche) – What A Girl Eats

3. The Best Ever Guacamole – Sugar Spun Run

4. 6-Minute Mexican Street Corn – For the Love of Food

5. Mexican Street Corn Salad – This Delicious House

6. Best Peach Mango Salsa – She’s Not Cookin

7. Restaurant Style Cheesy Refried Beans – For the Love of Food

8. Authentic Refried Beans – The Spicy Apron

9. Farro Black Beans Mexican Bowl – Kiip Fit

10. Mango Pico De Gallo – Kelly Neil

11. Mexican Pickled Onions with Lime Juice – All Ways Delicious

12. Guilt Free Fajita Seasoned Nachos – For the Love of Food

13. Easy Roasted Corn Esquites (Mexican Street Corn Salad) – Whole Lotta Yum

14. Cowboy Queso – A Gouda Life

15. Black Bean and Corn Salad – Happy Foods Tube

16. The BEST Queso – Sugar Spun Run

17. Taco Soup with Homemade Taco Seasoning – For the Love of Food

18. Peach Guacamole – The Healthy Epicurean

19. Vegan Choriqueso (Queso Dip with Chorizo) – Cooking on Caffeine

20. Instant Pot Mexican Pinto Beans – The Vanilla Tulip

21. Spicy Salsa Taquera – Splash of Taste

22. Cheesy Enchilada Soup – For the Love of Food

23. Tex Mex Flautas – The Belly Rules the Mind

24. Pineapple Mango Salsa – The Clean Eating Couple

25. Mexican Corn Pasta Salad – A Seasoned Greeting

26. One-Pan Mexican Quinoa – Gathering Dreams

27. Gouda Queso Fundido Dip with Chorizo – For the Love of Food

28. Mexican Charcuterie Board – Beyond Mere Sustenance

29. Mexican Cauliflower Rice – Make it Skinny Please

30. Mexican-Style Pickled Vegetables – Craving Something Healthy

31. Fiesta Wonton Taco Cups – For the Love of Food

31. Seven Layer Dip Cups – Fun Money Mom

32. Mexican Shrimp Cocktail – The Suburban Soapbox

33. Mexican Street Corn Potato Salad – My Kitchen Love

34. Skillet Queso Dip – For the Love of Food

35. Vegan Mexican Chopped Salad with Avocado Dressing – Happy Kitchen

Desserts:

1. Strawberries and Cream (Fresas con Crema) – Cooking Carnival

2. Faux Fried Ice Cream – House of Nash Eats

3. Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Pops with RumChata – Pass the Sushi

4. White Chocolate Covered Cinco de Mayo Strawberries – Cooking on the Front Burners

5. Mexican Flan – In Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

6. Cactus Cupcake Topper – Ever After in the Woods

7. Homemade Churros – House of Nash Eats

8. Churro Waffles with Peaches & Cream – Tao of Spice

9. Homemade Chipotle Brownies – Swirls of Flavor

10. Easy Cocadas (Mexican Coconut Candies) – The Gingered Whisk

11. Taco Cupcakes – She Saved

12. Churro Ice Cream Sandwiches – Cookie Named Desire

13. Chocolate Tres Leches Cake – Marsha’s Baking Addiction

14. Tres Leches Cake – House of Nash Eats

15. Easy Churro Bites – Crazy for Crust

16. Mexican Skillet Brownies – Recipe Runner

17. Fresas con Crema – Mexican Made Meatless

18. Mexican Chocolate Chocolate Chip Ice Cream – Beyond Mere Sustenance

19. Mexican Fruit Salad – Soulfully Made

20. Mexican Hot Chocolate Popsicles – Healing Tomato

21. Air Fryer Strawberry Cheesecake Chimichangas – All That’s Jas

Drinks:

1. Margarita Tequila Jello Shots – TropRockin

2. Classic Margarita – What A Girl Eats

3. Homemade Horchata de Arroz (Mexican Rice Drink) – Dish’n the Kitchen

4. Authentic Homemade Mojito – Wholesome Farmhouse Recipes

5. Avocado Margarita – TropRockin

6. Grapefruit Paloma – This Delicious House

7. Horchata Mexican Drink – House of Nash Eats

8. Frozen Virgin Strawberry Margarita – Barbara Bakes

9. The Best Skinny Margarita – The Clean Eating Couple

10. Frozen Strawberry Mango Margaritas – For the Love of Food

11. Mexican Mule – The Food Blog

12. Chile Mango Mexican Candy Shots – Xoxo Bella

13. Iced Mexican Coffee – Luci’s Morsels

14. Watermelon and Silver Tequila Cocktail – Mexican Made Meatless

15. Jalapeno Cucumber Margaritas – Swirls of Flavor

16. Mango Habanero Margarita – Noshing with the Nolands

17. Fresh Strawberry Margarita On the Rocks – TropRockin

18. Pineapple Jalapeno Margarita – Gastronom Blog

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Gouda Queso Fundido Dip with Chorizo

Ingredients

• 10-12 oz pkg Chorizo casing removed and crumbled
• 1 large yellow onion diced
• 1 large red bell pepper seeded and diced
• 16 oz Gouda Cheese Grated (I used Chipotle and Chili Lime flavor)
• 1 jalapeno diced (optional)
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 avocado diced for garnish
• 2 oz can sliced black olives for garnish
• 1/4 cup cilantro diced for garnish (optional)
• Tortilla Chips for serving

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large cast iron skillet, cook and crumble the sausage until brown.
• Remove from skillet and drain on a paper towel. Pour off any excess grease.
• Add onions and bell pepper to the skillet and cook over medium heat until soft and golden brown. Remove from skillet
• and set aside.
• To build the skillet, place 1/3 of the cheese in the cast iron skillet. Add half the sausage. Add another third of the cheese, then as
• much of the veggie mixture as you'd like. Add almost all of the remaining cheese (reserve about 1/2 cup), the rest of the sausage, then whatever cheese you have left. Sprinkle the top very lightly with chili powder.
• Place into the oven bake for about 5-7 minutes. You want to bake it until the cheese is totally melted, hot, and slightly bubbling...but before the cheese starts to firm up and harden.
• Remove from the oven, top with veggies to garnish and serve immediately with tortilla chips!

Notes

Recipe adapted from www.pioneerwomen.com 

 

Drain excess grease from skillet then add diced onions and peppers.

 

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