AY AY AY AY!!! Lets have a Fiesta! Party like a Mexicano! I love love love all things Mexican!
Here is an awesome Party Idea brought to you by #AbbyGiaLoon!
Food! Drinks! Sombreros && even how to make your own PINATA
MEXICAN FOOD! #YUM
Chicken Chimi in the Oven
SERVING: 6
PREP: 25 mins
COOK: 25 mins
READY IN: 50 mins
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic,
minced
2 cups salsa
3 tablespoons water
1/4 cup chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground
cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
1 pound cooked,
shredded chicken breast meat
1 cup re-fried beans
6 (10 inch) flour
tortilla
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in salsa and water. Season with chili powder, cumin, and cinnamon. Transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth. Return mixture to the saucepan, stir in the chicken, and cook until heated through.
- Spoon an equal amount of re-fried beans down center of each tortilla, and top with equal amounts of the chicken mixture. Fold tortillas over the filling, and secure with toothpicks. Arrange seam-side down in the prepared baking dish, and brush with the remaining olive oil.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, turning every 5 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
Bean Quesadillas
READY IN: 45 mins
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic,
minced
1 (15 ounce) can
black beans, rinsed and drained
1 green bell pepper,
chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 (10 ounce)
package frozen corn
12 (12 inch) flour
tortillas
1 cup shredded
Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat, and
saute the onion and garlic until soft. Mix in beans, bell pepper, tomatoes, and
corn; cook until heated through.
Spread 6 tortillas with equal amounts of the bean and
vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with equal amounts of the Cheddar cheese, and top
with the remaining tortillas to form quesadillas.
Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Place quesadillas in the skillet and cook, turning once, until cheese is melted
and both sides are lightly browned.
1 medium red onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
250g chicken mince
410g can chopped tomatoes with roasted capsicum
125g can kidney beans, drained, rinsed
125g can corn kernels, drained, rinsed
1 teaspoon Mexican chilli powder
1 teaspoon caster sugar
12 taco shells
1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
1 carrot, peeled, grated
2 small tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 cup low-fat grated tasty cheese
METHOD
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Heat oil in a frying
pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until
tender. Increase heat to medium-high. Add mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden
spoon to break up mince, for 5 to 6 minutes or until browned.
Step 2
Add canned tomatoes, beans, corn, chilli powder and sugar.
Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 10 minutes or until
mixture has thickened.
Step 3
Bake taco shells for 5 minutes or until browned. Spoon mince
mixture into shells. Top with lettuce, carrot, tomato and cheese. Serve.
DRINK UP!

2 cups tomato juice
1/4 cup orange juice
with pulp
3 teaspoons Worcestershire
sauce
1 tablespoon grenadine
5 teaspoons soy
sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
Kosher salt, pinch
Coarse ground pepper to taste
watermelon agua fresca
4 Cups coarsely chopped seedless watermelon flesh
Juice of 1 medium fresh lime
1 cup crushed ice or
1-1/4 cups ice cubes
1 tablespoon
superfine sugar (or to taste)
Orange slices and mint sprigs for garnish
mock margarita
Lime wedge (optional)
Coarse salt or coarse
sugar (optional)
1 6 ounce can frozen limeade concentrate
3/4 cup orange juice
2/3 cup unsweetened
grapefruit juice
25 - 30 small ice cubes (about 4 cups)
Lemon or lime slices (optional)
YUM DESERTS
Churros
SERVING: 4
PREP: 10 mins
COOK: 10 mins
READY IN: 20 mins
1 cup water
2 1/2 tablespoons
white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons
vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose
flour
2 quarts oil for
frying
1/2 cup white sugar,
or to taste
1 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
Directions
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water, 2 1/2
tablespoons sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Bring to a boil and
remove from heat. Stir in flour until mixture forms a ball.
Heat oil for frying in deep-fryer or deep skillet to 375
degrees F (190 degrees C). Pipe strips of dough into hot oil using a pastry
bag. Fry until golden; drain on paper towels.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll drained churros in
cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Baked Flan
PREP: 20 mins
COOK: 1 hr
READY IN: 1 hr 20 mins
2/3 cup white sugar
1 (14 ounce) can
sweetened condensed milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
5 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a small nonstick saucepan, heat the sugar over medium
heat. Shake and swirl occasionally to distribute sugar until it is dissolved
and begins to brown. Lift the pan over the heat source (4 to 6 inches) and
continue to brown the sugar until it becomes a dark golden brown. You may
slightly stir while cooking, but continually stirring causes the sugar to
crystallize. Pour caramelized sugar into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish or a
large loaf pan, and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan evenly.
In a blender, combine sweetened condensed milk, cream, milk,
eggs and vanilla. Blend on high for one minute. Pour over the caramelized
sugar.
Place the filled casserole dish into a larger pan and add 1
inch of HOT water to the outer pan. Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60
minutes, or until set.
PINATA TIME
How to Make a Pinata
- Scissors
- Measuring cup
- Bowls
- Mixing spoon
- Saucepan
- Serrated knife
- Artists' brushes
- Ice pick
Materials:
- Large and small balloons
- Newspaper
- Flour
- Water
- Cardboard tubes from toilet paper or paper towels
- Transparent tape or masking tape
- White glue
- Poster paint or colored tissue paper
- Construction paper, crepe paper, yarn, or pipe cleaners, as desired
- Sturdy string
- Hard candy and small toys, as desired
Time: About 2 to 4 hours, plus 2 to 3 days drying time
Use a large balloon to build the piñata on, roughly the same shape you want the piñata to be. Use a round balloon for a round fruit or vegetable or a funny head; use a long balloon for a plane or ship. Make sure you get a balloon large enough to hold candy for the whole party; a diameter of 12 inches is usually adequate. To make a head, if you need one, get a 6 1/2-inch balloon. Just in case, get at least one extra balloon in each size.
Making the Papier-Mâché
The piñata is built up of papier-mâché strips smoothed over the balloon. Before you blow up the balloon, cut or tear newspaper into 1 1/4-inch-wide strips. Prepare more strips than you think you'll need; the balloon must be covered with several layers of paper. Spread newspaper on your work surface to protect it.
When you have enough newspaper strips, make a flour and water paste for the papier-mâché. Mix 1/4 cup of flour and 1 cup of cold water, pressing out all lumps; set it aside. Measure 5 cups of water into a saucepan and bring the water to a boil. Add a spoonful of boiling water to the flour-and-water paste, and stir to mix well; then, stirring constantly, slowly pour the paste mixture into the boiling water. Lower the heat and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let the mixture cool.
Now Follow the step in the pictorial below
Easy DIY Decorations
MATERIALS
Decorative hole punches
Iron
Craft scissors or pinking shears
String
Glue
STEP 1
Make eight equal sections: Fold one sheet of tissue paper in
half the short way, then fold it in quarters, then in eighths. Unfold the paper
and refold it accordion-style along the same folds. If desired, you can iron
the paper now to make it flatter and thus easier to work with.
STEP 2
Create a repeating pattern by punching holes in the folded
tissue paper using a variety of decorative hole punches. Do not use the punch
on the folded edge or it will jam. Use scissors or pinking shears to cut shapes
along the folded edge. Cut a curve that will make a scallop-shaped bottom edge.
Leave a little room at the top. Open the folded paper. Using a warm iron, iron
out the creases.
STEP 3
To hang the decorations as banners, fold the top 1/2 inch
over, and crease. Run a string across the sheets, just under the fold.
Carefully glue the folded edges down over the string.
Mexican paper Flowers
6 Sheets tissue paper
1 Pipe cleaner
Scissors
- Layer the tissue paper or crepe paper 4 sheets thick. Cut a rectangle that is 6 inches (15 cm) by 12 inches (30 cm).
- Fold the 4 layers by starting on the short end. Make the paper folds 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, as you would fold a paper fan. Fold one direction, turn and fold in the other direction. When complete, your folded paper will be about 1 inch (2.5 cm) by 6 inches (15 cm).
- Cut the pointed corners of the paper with your scissors to round the corners.Use the scissor to cut a v-shaped notch on each side of the folded paper as close as you can to the middle. Be careful that you do not cut all the way through the paper and cut the flower in half.
- Stack the colored paper on top of the green paper, so that the edges are aligned perfectly.
- Twist one end of a green pipe cleaner very tightly around the middle of the paper where you cut the notches.
- Separate the layers of colored tissue paper or crepe paper by pulling up from the base. Be very careful and gentle so that you do not tear the tissue paper. Do not separate the green leaves. They will remain together. You can fan out the green paper to resemble leaves.
- Fluff the flower to your liking. You can place the green pipe cleaners of the flowers in a vase. You can use them as party favors by placing them on a table. You can add a pin to the back and wear them on your lapel.
WOW!! Doesn't all of this look great && delicious?? its all simple & easy dishes to make && making all these decorations can be a lot of fun, for young && the young at heart. This is also a great birthday party idea. Invite your friends && family, Have yourself an awesome FIESTA!!! #ENJOY my #LOONERS
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