The Menu:
- Taco's
- Mexican Jello
- Chips and Salsa (from the garden)
- Mexican Fruit (grapes)
- Mexican Veggies (tomatoes, cauliflower, carrots from the garden)
- Mexican Lemonade (from scratch, honey for the sweetener)
- Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
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| Here's the 3 Amigo's posing with their Mexican meal Most everything is being served on my Grandma's dishes |
Simple menu, yes. But, in my experience the more simple the meal, the more the kids will eat.
THE DANCE PARTY:
As for the dance party, the kids and I had a ton of fun decorating the night before. Here's a picture of our basement before the dance:
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| Before the Dance Party |
The Dance In 6 Pictures:
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| After - 30 balloons and 3 rolls of crepe paper - the pic doesn't do it justice |
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| Headstands |
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| Bust a Move |
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| We had to have some old fashioned '80's head banging! Be careful girls, I once got whip lash that way (true story). |
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| The night ended with Gus' friend performing his made-up serious song about the ridiculousness of girls. It was so adorable :) |
During the dance party, I served a tray of grapes and a veggie tray and the kids munched on them all night and I never heard, "I'm hungry" which is quite common for second graders.
PICKLED JALAPENO
It only seemed appropriate on the Mexican Independence Day that I pickle my 50 jalapeno peppers picked from the garden this week. Last year, I dried all my peppers but this year I decided to try the pickling method which worked GREAT!
Ingredients
50 Jalapenos
3 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon pickling spice
Boil vinegar, sugar and spice for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Add pickling spice. Pour over jalapenos and store in a jar for up to 2 months.
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| Pickled Jalapenos |
Happy Grito de Dolores!! What's your favorite Mexican dish? I'd have to say the glutenous chocoflan, but I didn't think the kids would appreciate it.
Thanks for reading,
Kristin
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