Cinco De Mayo is on the 5th of May every year and I am sure most people don’t have a clue as to why this day is important other then the fact that they get to celebrate by eating Mexican. In a nut shell its is a holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. To be honest, I don’t really know why it’s celebrated the way it is, especially when they’re independence day is September 16th. That is the day we really should be eating Mexican and drinking margaritas. Oh well, a Mexican celebration twice a year is okay in my books!

Earlier this week I made chicken enchiladas, the same recipe I made a while back. Since J loved it so much I didn’t make any changes. Whatever type of Mexican you make this year, a must, is Pico de Gallo. It’s basically a fresh made salsa and can go on pretty much anything! I absolutely LOVE it. Its also extremely easy which is a bonus!

I don’t have a recipe but I will do my best to write out what I did

Ingredients

  • 3-4 Roma Tomatoes Chopped
  • 1/2 small white onion Chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1-2 Serrano chillies seeded and minced
  • salt

Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir together.

This is your super basic recipe so you can add or adjust the ingredients to your liking. Sometimes I add avocado or mango for a different twist. I did actually add about a half of green pepper to this as well but I left it out of the basic recipe. This will also taste better and better the longer it sits so ideally you’ll want to make this the day before your Mexican fiesta! ENJOY!