#97 Mexican Recipes

#97 Mexican Recipes

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!

I love Mexican food and I should be having a big party tonight but this is a very busy time of the year around here. Plus we just had a Mexican Fiesta in November. I hand made a Pinata and lots of paper flowers, see photo. I have a great recipe for a baked chimichangas, it's easy to make ahead for crowds. The picture shows them before they were baked. I didn't get a picture of the plates, they were very pretty. I had some of my guests help plate the rice and refried beans and add all the little extras.I also did fried ice cream, that's always a hit.

Of course with Mexican beers and frozen Margaritas, you can't go wrong. My friend who just visited from the States brought me up 12 cans of Ro*Tel tomato sauce, so I'm all ready. Gee, now I wish I had planned another party but I'll wait till it warms up around here and move the party outside. Cookbook #97 is Mexican Recipes from the Everyday Cooking Collection. It even comes with a CD of music to set the mood.

#96 Recipes to the Rescue

#96 Recipes to the Rescue

Today is Free Comic Book Day and in my family that's a big deal. All the big comic stores hand out free comics all day and we wouldn't miss it! They'll have artists drawing your favorite super heros and folks dressed up in costume. Who doesn't enjoy men in tights? It's a fun family day for young and old!

My husband passed along his love of comics to my daughter. Now she REALLY loves them, Superman is a favorite! In fact she worked one summer in a comic store just to be around them, see photo. Comic stores are not dirty dark places where pimply geeks hang out any more. Okay, the geeks are still there but now it's fashionable and cool. Have you noticed how many of the recent big blockbuster movies have been taken right from the pages of comics. It's a huge trend, they're everywhere, even in cookbooks.

This is a neat one but with the bright graphics the recipes get lost and there's no pictures of the food. It's hard to believe it's by Better Homes and Gardens. I do have one other comic cookbook on my wish list. It's by DC comics and it's called Super Heroes Super Healthy. I'm sure I'll find it someday. My daughter, Supergirl, might even cook if she had it in her kitchen.

Today is also special because it's my Aunt Joan's birthday and she's a faithful reader of my blog. Happy Birthday! The cookbook for today is #96 Recipes to the Rescue, Thrilling Kitchen Adventures...Just in the Nick of Time!