Enchiladas, Sangria, and Churros

We don't always celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but when we do, we usually go out to eat at a fun Mexican restaurant (this is a favorite) - I decided this year that the least I can do is make some mexican inspired food for dinner, and Ben picked up the most authentic Mexican drinks that Safeway has to offer (sangria and jarritos sodas). :) For dinner we had beef enchiladas (a favorite recipe of ours!), salad, corn, and refried beans. While we ate we listened to Mexican ranchero music (why does Ben own a cd of ranchero music?!), and Emma learned that the colors on the Mexican flag are the same colors as Christmas! It was an educational evening ;). The biggest hit, though, were the churros! They really were delicious - I was surprised how easy they were. We don't own a fryer, so we just used a big pot and kitchen thermometer to keep the temperature of the oil right. They were smaller and thinner than your typical churros - more like little fritters, but they tasted exactly perfect. We ate them along with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce - oh my! My new favorite Cinco de Mayo tradition! :) And as soon as I figure out how to make them look more like a traditional churro, I'm starting up a churro stand and charging $3.00 per churro (like at Disneyland! I'll be rich!).




Something funny... As we were sitting down to dinner and Ben started up the music, Becca seemed to get rather excited, and yells "Happy Chinese!!". I fear this is a result of celebrating too many holidays - it gets a little confusing. :)