The smell of barbecue filling the air on Memorial Day and the way we close out the Fourth of July every year with watermelon and margaritas and chairs lining the lawn as we watch the sky light up are good holidays too, but there is something special about Cinco de Mayo. A guaranteed day every year that we'll eat Mexican. It's a pretty special thing.
Let's be honest. I don't need a holiday to have a reason to celebrate with Mexican. You should've seen the boys faces light up when I served up this lunch on a Tuesday which they assumed was another day of the same ol' same ol'.
You can never go wrong with a plate of cheese Doritos topped with taco meat, freshly grated cheddar and crisp romaine.
One of my favorite dinners is a layered dish in a 9x13 pan. Layer in this order: bag of cheese Doritos, one pound of seasoned taco meat, warmed ranch style beans, bag of shredded lettuce, shredded cheddar, chopped tomato, diced onion. Mix. Serve with a wedge of lime? I don't see why not. Oh so good and oh so easy!
Happy Cinco de Mayo to you and yours.
