We decided to not only celebrate feeling better, but Cinco de Mayo also I decorated the kitchen with a few God’s Eyes, probably not a Cinco de Mayo craft, but the only Mexican craft I know. Here is a great tutorial I’ll tuck our decos away for Christmas when I get tired of looking at them… I had so many novelty yarns that it was fun using fun furs, mohairs, cottons ,nubby yearns etc..
I bought some el cheapo colorful margeritta glasses the other day and made mock Sangreia
Mock Sangria
6 cups of cranberry or other fruit juice ( I used cherry)
1/2 cup Oj
1T lemon juice
3 cups of chilled gingerale or club soda
sliced fruit oranges, pineapples and lime slices
Mix juices and chill for one hour, to seve gently stir in the gingerale and fruit…
We also had Homemade Tortillas
I use this one fromLaines Letters If you haven’t read her site give it a go…!
Flour Tortillas
Flour Tortillas
1/2 c. lukewarm water
1/4 c. oil
1 t. salt
2 c. bread flour
Put in order in the bread machine and hit dough cycle. Let knead really well until it is a nice ball. Take out and cover with a bow to let rest for at least 20 minutes. Repeat process if you would like more tortillas. (I usually make a couple of doughs.) When you are ready to roll out, cut each ball of dough into 8 balls. Roll out each ball into a round circle. Cook immediately over a hot, dry skillet (I prefer black iron for this), or put in between wax paper to cook one at a time later on. Keep well covered so they won’t dry out. You cook each one about 1 minute on each side until they are lightly brown. They are delicious hot with some butter!
I also slice these into quarters and deep fry them for tortilla chips
I served it with homemade salsa… I think the actual name is Picco de Gayo…I could be wrong…
Fresh Salsa
1 1/2 C cubed fresh tomato
2T minced jalepeno pepper
1/4c sliced scallion
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
mix and marinate for 3 hours or more..
and lastly
Fajitas
1 1/2 lbs beef flank steak
1 onion
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
1t chili powder
1 8oz can chopped tomatoes ( I used garlic and olive oil)
salt to taste
I dump all of it in a crockpot and slow cook for about 6 hours and then serve with shredded cheese on the warm tortillas.
…so we had a wonderful evening of stuffing our faces with goods food and enjoying each others company… I hope you all do the same… and have a fine day… all day long!
…..yep… an umbrella… kept it tucked under the front seat… so it was never fear…. dad and his umbrella are here ( OK.. maybe he was more 
…yeah…I'm thinking more Underdog… but it worked! So… off I trotted with not an umbrella….but a mop…
……I was going to use the broom, but there was something pulsing in the back of my brain about a metal broom pole and striking something with 220 volts…..shades of 9th grade Physical Science trying to push its way to the fore front of my brain…. Mrs. Cook would have been proud… I hit it three times with plastic…it started and stopped and I had to make three runs to the pumphouse and back… in the dark… with heavy breathing deer ( or obscene hunters) tracking my moves…
Lea