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Cinco de Mayo

simplyfriends — Fri, 05 May 2023 05:35:53 GMT

Any plans for Cinco de Mayo? I'm having a few family members for dinner. Will make these White Chicken Enchiladas, a salad and margaritas. I just buy a roasted chicken from the store so it's really easy and so good.

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beach-mom — Fri, 05 May 2023 06:53:15 GMT

@simplyfriends - Your recipe sounds amazing! We're actually going out because it's going to be a very busy weekend, but we lived in Texas and we love Mexican food. I will definitely be trying this in the coming weeks!

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Desertdi — Fri, 05 May 2023 07:25:20 GMT

There is no "single version" of Mexican food. Mexico is a big country with many regions......and the style of food depends on WHERE the cook comes from!

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phoenixbrd — Fri, 05 May 2023 09:03:22 GMT

No plans, but cheers and enjoy your Magarita!

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Starpolisher — Fri, 05 May 2023 10:49:30 GMT

We're having Carnitas,🌮 cilantro lime rice,🍈 pico de gallo, red beans, avocado 🥑corn on the cob🌽 and margaritas.🍹💃🏽

@simplyfriends

Your recipe sounds delicious! 😋 I'm going to try it this week. Question though, What does it mean "scale" under the ingredients? Does that mean, "more or less" according to how much you want to make?

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 05 May 2023 13:17:28 GMT

Since I'm unable to do any real chewing right now and need soft foods, I'm resorting omelets with sautéed onions, green chiles and Mexican blend cheese, topped with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream. Roasted asparagus and bacon on the side.

One of these days I'll ketofy your chicken enchiladas recipe and give it a try. It sounds really good.

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drizzellla — Fri, 05 May 2023 12:13:37 GMT

Our plans for Cinco de Mayo.

We are having Chicken Parmigiana. My husband volunteered to make it. So I am not going to say no.

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meallen616 — Fri, 05 May 2023 12:59:32 GMT

Enjoy everybody,

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PickyPicky3 — Fri, 05 May 2023 13:02:19 GMT

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On It — Fri, 05 May 2023 13:32:37 GMT

My favorite place to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is San Antonio. We would go to Mi Tierra Cafe, a Mexican food restaurant in the Market Square. It is lively with good food, live mariachi bands, and sometimes dancers.

San Antonio knows how to party!

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Dusty1 — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:10:29 GMT

@simplyfriends You may have saved me today!

Our grandsons are coming to stay tonight & I didn't know what I wanted to fix for dinner.

I am going to make this.

Thank you for posting!

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simplyfriends — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:32:08 GMT

@Starpolisher wrote:
We're having Carnitas,🌮 cilantro lime rice,🍈 pico de gallo, red beans, avocado 🥑corn on the cob🌽 and margaritas.🍹💃🏽
@simplyfriends
Your recipe sounds delicious! 😋 I'm going to try it this week. Question though, What does it mean "scale" under the ingredients? Does that mean, "more or less" according to how much you want to make?

Yes @Starpolisher I think that's what it means. I usually add more chicken and cheese than it asks for in the recipe. I've also used larger corn tortillas (you may have to microwave them a bit to get them soft first so they don't fall apart before you get the sauce on). I like them both ways. Enjoy your carnitas and thanks for your kind response 😃

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Scooby Doo — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:59:36 GMT

I'll have some left over chili verde and a prickly pear margarita. Love those!

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Spacrazy — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:22:22 GMT

@simplyfriends Thank you for this scrumptious-looking recipe. I cannot wait to try it.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:42:02 GMT

I will offer a former co-worker's recipe for Coconut Tres Leches Cake:

1 box yellow cake mix

1 15-oz can cream of coconut

1 12-oz can evaporated milk

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 tsp vanilla

Bake cake mix in greased 9X13" baking dish according to directions. Let cool on wire rack for 1 hour.

In blender, mix cream of coconut, evaporated milk, heavy cream, and vanilla until smooth. Poke holes in top of cooled cake with fork. Spoon some of milk syrup over top of cake and let soak in. Spoon rest of syrup on top. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Serve with sweetened whipped cream:

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

Beat heavy cream in chilled big glass bowl with electric mixer until thickened. Beat in

powdered sugar and vanilla until mixture forms stiff peaks.

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OKPrincess — Fri, 05 May 2023 17:53:09 GMT

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beach-mom — Fri, 05 May 2023 20:53:22 GMT

@On It wrote:
My favorite place to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is San Antonio. We would go to Mi Tierra Cafe, a Mexican food restaurant in the Market Square. It is lively with good food, live mariachi bands, and sometimes dancers.

San Antonio knows how to party!

@On It - I have good memories of Mi Tierra - sitting outside and listening to the music! I miss it!

We're getting ready to go to our favorite restaurant here, which can't compare to anything in SA. But it will be fun!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 05 May 2023 23:23:07 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
Since I'm unable to do any real chewing right now and need soft foods, I'm resorting omelets with sautéed onions, green chiles and Mexican blend cheese, topped with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream. Roasted asparagus and bacon on the side.

One of these days I'll ketofy your chicken enchiladas recipe and give it a try. It sounds really good.

Unfortunately I'll be postponing my plan for a couple of days. I'm only able to manage a little yogurt right now. DH will fend for himself.

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Dusty1 — Sat, 06 May 2023 02:40:59 GMT

@simplyfriends I did make this & it was a hit!

I doubled the recipe for the 5 grandsons, my husband, myself, my son & daughter in law.

We only ate one pan of them, so I have a pan for tomorrow night.

Thank you for posting!

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simplyfriends — Sat, 06 May 2023 11:54:14 GMT

@Scooby Doo wrote:
I'll have some left over chili verde and a prickly pear margarita. Love those!

@Scooby Doo I'd love your prickly pear margarita recipe if you'd like to share!