10 of my favorite Cinco de Mayo Recipes
I absolutely love Cinco de Mayo.
Another reason to have a margarita the size of my head?
Check.
Dance to mariachis?
Si si.
Spend time eating delicious food with the fam?
Yep yep yep.
Ok, so it’s not really much different than any other day over here, but I’m still a fan 😉
Nana even got Livi a beautiful shirt from Mexico to wear on Cinco de Mayo.. she was so excited to open it!
I thought I’d share some of my favorite party and Mexican recipes to enjoy this weekend if you’re still looking for inspiration. Even if it’s just like an ordinary day to you too, things are always a little more exciting with a margarita in hand, chips and salsa on the table, and surrounded by people you love.
Some recipe ideas:
-The best homemade refried beans or black beans
-Classic margaritas
–Pioneer Woman’s restaurant-style salsa
-Homemade guacamole
–Mango mint sorbet or chili mango slushie
and, to go with everything: tamales from your local tamale guy (or lady)
Do you have any plans for Cinco de Mayo this year? We’ll be celebrating both Mother’s Day and Cinco tomorrow 🙂
As always, here’s a mother hen reminder to be safe and smart if you decide to party it up. If you’re drinking, get a ride and have a plan if place before you go out, mmm k?
Enjoy the weekend!
xoxo
Gina
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Liv’s shirt is so adorable! She’s going to look so cute for cinco de mayo! These recipes look great too! Love me some guac!
I love Liv’s new outfit! She’s so precious.
I’m in college so Cinco de Mayo is always a big celebration! (Us college kids find every excuse to party 😉 )
It will be a day filled with good friends, margaritas, and big hats!
Oh yay! Cinco De Mayo may be one of the most fun celebrations. I have plans to hang out with some friends, but that’s about it so far. Guac is always a winner for anything. As are maragritas.
For the first time in years I have absolutely no Cinco plans! Hopefully something lowkey with my family or a few friends, nothing crazy like the college days 🙂 Have a great holiday!
Any holiday that promotes the consumption of guacamole and margaritas is a holiday worth celebrating in my book 🙂
I’ll be staying in for Cinco de Mayo ( I have a final the next day) but I may whip up one of these recipes! They look delicious!!
Love the cute top for Liv!
So many of these recipes look super good!
One of our neighbors always does a Cinco de Mayo party – nice because even if we have a couple of margaritas, no one has to drive!!
I will be celebrating Cinco with lots of tacos && guac. YUM!
Such a cute top for your daughter. Please post a pic of her celebrating the holiday wearing it:)
I kicked off the celebratory weekend with chips and guac and a couple of margaritas last night! LOVE the recipes, Cinco de Mayo just reminds me summer is a’comin’!! I’m pretty lucky, I lived in NM for awhile and the fiance was born and raised there, so even though we’ve been transplanted NM style recipes (and LOTS of green chile) has come with us!
Oh that shirt for Livi is so cute!!
Cinco de Mayo is not celebrated here, but that’s not a reason for not whipping up your delicious guacamole, right?
Its my husband and my first anniversary married so we will be at the Jw marriott in palm springs sippin margs for sure! Have an amazing weekend Gina and take lots of photos 🙂 love + shine courtstar
It’s really funny because living in Mexico…Mexicans don’t even know what Cinco de Mayo is…and no one parties. 🙂 Out here in the mountains our little village of Nahuatl indians celebrate Dia del Nino on the 5th. Either way, anytime is a great time for a head-size margarita! Enjoy your celebration!
Great recipes! And such fun pictures! Buff guy+funny face=classic. Love it! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I love that little blouse!! I used to have one just like it when I was a little girl and I was obsessed with it. I think mine was actually from Hungary of all places. It had the same pattern which I loved with the puffed sleeves. I even slept in it. Also where did you get that pretty peach/pink summer skirt you are wearing in one of your recent Instagram photos with Liv? It is flowy to your knees and really summery? I love skirts like that. Thanks 🙂
As much as I LOVE all things Mexican food, we won’t be doing anything crazy this year. I may just have to make a homemade margarita in honor of it though… It’s been way too long since I’ve had one!
I made your summer sangria for a party we had a few weeks ago, and it was a total hit! Everyone loved it.
i’ve been eating so good. so clean! but you just made me want a margarita. i’ll enjoy mine here at home with the hubs, after the boys are in bed tomorrow night. 🙂
Yum margaritas chips and salsa. Nough said.
I love your big hat! We celebrated with a cookout and now we’re going to see Iron Man!
I love that shirt for Liv! So cute.
Do you have any recipes or suggestions for Mexican recipes that turn out yummy and delicious without diary (I am allergic)?
I normally do fajitias which I’m just luke warm about until I’ve had a drink and then they taste very delicious.
Thanks!
Have you tried Daiya cheese? Tastes a lot like real stuff.
Those recipes all look amazing! Thank you for sharing. That shirt is adorable too! <3
everything looks so so good, especially the sangria!!
Tomorrow (5/5) my husband and I are going out for lunch with my mother-in-law. We’re getting Mexican food, of course!
I will TOTES be having a margarita tomorrow!!
I went to a Cinco de Mayo festival today in the Mexican neighborhood in my town (Cherokee St). I ate some amazing Mexican food: a lengua torta and elotes!
What a beautiful shirt for Liv! Thanks for the links to the homemade beans – what have I never thought of that!?! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Any reason to have a margarita! That’s for sure!
The Pioneer Woman’s salsa recipe is the only salsa we eat in this house. I get asked to make it for everyone’s get togethers. It is DA BOMB!!!!!
looks so good! how do u make the tamales?
Margs on the menu for sure!!! Happy Cinco de Mayo 🙂
Yum! Amazing recipes and photos!! Liv’s gift-getting smile is indescribably cute!
she is so amazing 🙂