La Bella Vita Cucina

Delicious Cinco de Mayo Recipes

. It's May already! Time just seems to fly by, doesn't it? No matter how you feel, it's time for Americans to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, which by now, I hope most of you realize is not even celebrated in Mexico! Just another great reason to party, have a great time, and enjoy great Mexican food here in the States! OK, so I know that these are not Italian recipes, but my husband and I simply love Mexican food! So I'm sharing the few and far between, delicious Mexican recipes that I consider in my family to be some of the best Cinco de Mayo recipes that I make over and over again by request of those in my Italian family that love Mexican food just as much as we do! I'm starting with the most recent recipes that I've made on the acreage and that I know you will absolutely love! Plus, I'm including several 'sweet' recipes to end your meals/party celebrations with a tangy but sweet ending that I found to be irresistible from cruising the web! To pull up the end of this post, I'm sharing all of my most cherished 'old' Mexican recipes that I've previously posted here for those 100's of new followers/readers that may have missed them from several ...

By now I'm sure you realize that I am not Irish. But I have an amazing amount of wonderful Irish relatives . . . many in my family are drawn to the witty, fun, and outgoing Irish, fall in love with someone and become blessed by marriage! We have an equal number of Patrick's, Kelly's, and Shawns in our family as we do Martina's, Maria's and Enrico's! So do you know what that means? In my family, together the Irish and Italians have such GREAT FUN with times full of laughter, food, dancing, and I might add, some hefty beverage intake! If you could only join an Irish and Italian wedding, re-union, or funeral, you'd witness the joy of life that is celebrated among the two ethnicities! And since laughter is truly the best medicine, it's awesome to get this incredible natural drug fix! So in honor of ALL of my beautiful Irish family and friends, I'm sharing some of my most delicious "green" recipes to celebrate St. Patrick! On a serious note though, I think it is only fair to say that St. Patrick was not a soul to be remembered for partying and drinking booze, but rather was noted by Christians for his spiritual works in Ireland. As a person ...