Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

Ok, so not really a "fiesta."  Guy and I had a nice and quiet Cinco de Mayo celebration at home.  I made the yummiest (really fantastic) margaritas (Guy said "it was good; I liked it; it was excellent  - although, sadly, his review wasn't the "this is good shit" review he gives to alcohol that burn on the way down).  I'm very proud of myself; all alcohol except the ice that was crushed by the magic bullet machine.  I even rimmed the glasses with fresh-squeezed lime juice and sea salt (Guy's commentary: "I'm not so into the salt.") Note the martini-glasses though, I gave away my old plastic margarita glasses when I tried to purge my stuff moving last summer. I like the martini glasses better anyways.   P.S.  Recipe below*

We also made homemade nachos with blue corn tortilla chips and yummy chipotle-roasted salsa from Whole Foods, and homemade guacamole, shredded cheese, shredded chicken, and cilantro.

I hope you all took time to celebrate as well . . . to me May 5 always represented the end of the school year (Yay!) and the beginning of summer (not to mention margarita-time.  Wait.  I did mention that.).  Although I no longer have a school-like schedule, I' enjoying our beautiful sunshine and the lovely 76 degree cloudless sky-day and comfortable-evening we had today in Boulder.

Welcome summer!

*Recipe: 
2 parts Tequila (preferable something nice, although we only have cheap Sauza);

2 part Cointreau or Triple Sec 

1 part fresh squeezed lime juice

Crushed ice stirred in, or use the blender to mix it all together.  I'm sometimes an 'on-the-rocks' girl, but not when I make them myself.  I think the on-the-rocks at a lot of restaurants/bars use some syrupy base that makes it less-strong and more drinkable on-the-rocks.