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Cinco de Mayo Dinner Party — Time to Shop!

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If you’ve been following along… We’ve invited guests to our Cinco de Mayo celebration. We’ve learned a few new cooking techniques and recipes. Now we’re ready to assemble our shopping list and hit the grocery!

To re-cap, here is a quick list of links to what we’ve already covered:

Here is our menu:
- Margaritas, Dos Equis, Iced Tea
- Nachos Grande
- Soft and hard tacos
- Chili relleno
- Mexican rice
- Refried beans
- Flan

The Nachos Grande will just be assembly, and we’re going to thank Lipton for making great ready to prepare Mexican rice.

Your shopping list for 8

  • Prepackaged taco seasoning (2 packs)–unless you’re mixing your own!
  • One head of lettuce
  • 8 Roma tomatoes
  • 8 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend or mild cheddar
  • 2 onions
  • An assortment of hard and soft taco shells and tortillas
  • 2 bags of tortilla chips
  • 1 bag dried kidney or pinto beans
  • Bacon
  • Salt
  • Garlic
  • Chili powder
  • 4 pounds of meat — ground beef and/or chicken
  • 1 sm. can chilies (chopped if available)
  • Dozen Eggs
  • Milk
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Vanilla
  • For Margaritas:

  • Tequila Tezón Blanco
  • Large bag of frozen raspberries (or you can spring for fresh)
  • Orange juice
  • Agave nectar (If you can’t find this, you can substitute a litte more orange juice)
  • Lemons
  • That’s it! Tomorrow we start the prep work, so even the chef can enjoy the dinner party!

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    3 Responses to “Cinco de Mayo Dinner Party — Time to Shop!”

    1. Aardvark Says:

      MOJITOS!

    2. Sarah Says:

      Ooooh! I can do guacamole!

    3. Food History » Blog Archive » Cinco de Mayo Says:

      [...] I’m not going to give you any recipes today, because another 451 blogger has developed a complete meal for the occasion. start with Elementary Chef’s menu. Work your way back through the linked posts and over the next few posts Stephanie will talk you through the food prep and leave you to enjoy your party. [...]

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