It’s twice the fun… Happy Cinco de Mayo and Happy Kentucky Derby Day! Our busy week of posts winds up today with the table decorations for our Derby De Mayo party. On Tuesday, we got out our vintage cookbook and planned our menu…
On Wednesday, we pulled out our dishes and planned our table settings…
On Thursday, we posted the story of Adelaida Cuellar, the inspiration (and the vintage recipe supplier!) behind this year’s party…
On Friday, we posted fun facts for this year’s Derby, picked our winners….
and made a second batch of Carne Mexicano and Ranchero Sauce for today’s party…
And for the final bit of merry-making, this morning we made our table decorations for our burrito stations and cocktail bar…
Our signature cocktail of the day is a traditional margarita with a touch of mint and a new name… the Mare-gerita complete with our sombrero-ed host…
Our final activity was making papel picado banners (traditional Mexican paper bunting) to adorn our make-your-own burrito station…
Needless to say it was a very fun and busy week. And now its time to celebrate. Thanks for following along all week. We hope your Derby parties and/or Cinco de Mayo celebrations are the best ones yet!
Cheers to a safe race and festive celebrations!
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