to many Cinco De Mayo is a fun excuse to eat Mexican food, resulting into Cinco De nay buffet parties & so on but but others it goes much deeper than that
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Cinco de Mayo, ( Spanish: “Fifth of May”) , also known as the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, national holiday in Mexico in honor of a military victory in 1862 over the French forces of Napoleon III. When in 1861 Mexico declared a temporary moratorium on the repayment of foreign debts, English, Spanish, and French troops invaded the country
to read more on the History of Cinco De Mayo…….. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/118001/Cinco-de-Mayo
for some more interesting History ……… http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/timeline/10.html
I met a friend for lunch today & we talked & talked catching up on good times & Gods blessings in our lives, I forgot to take pictures of our delicious food, Kim had steak fajita salad & I had supreme chicken burrito but we did manage to be silly with the decor lol! I told her the donkey made me look fat I wantta retake lol! don’t you just hate it when the wind blows you hair right down the middle lol!this may be why people wear headbands? lol!
do you have a favorite Mexican recipe? check out these links for some great recipes, we’d love for you to share some of your favorites with us!
http://www.thepartydress.net/2010/04/8-must-have-recipes-cinco-de-mayo/
http://www.budgetsavvydiva.com/2012/05/top-15-recipes-cinco-de-mayo/
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