On
Sunday the 5th May we celebrated Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for Fifth of May), a special
occasion on the calendars of those from the United States and Mexico. Back in
the day it was a day all about celebrating their freedom and democracy in the
first years after the American Civil War.
Today
Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican heritage, and when Discovery invited
us to take part in the celebrations and cook up our own Mexican banquet, I was
very quick to say ‘Yes please!’.
Being a
big fan of fajitas and rightly indulging in them on a regular basis, I was more
than happy to share our fajita night with you all!
Discovery
very kindly sent out a selection of their range for us to cook up a Mexican
storm in the kitchen, they even sent along their new Garlic & Herb Soured
Cream to taste test.
What I
really love about cooking up fajitas beside the fact that they are a real
treat, is that they are so easy to cook up. I follow the instructions on the
box as it is such a simple and tasty meal without me dabbling in the unknown.
Picking up the Discovery Fajita Kits are a fool proof way to enjoy them, you
can add whatever you want to make the perfect fajita.
I
drizzle oil in a pan and heat it up ready to add the chicken that has been very
generously covered in the fajita
coating, the hotter the pan the better. I throw in the chicken and let it
sizzle away as it gives off the most amazing smells that make my hungry tummy
flip as I know dinner is well on the way.
I
continue tossing the chicken around the pan so that it is all nicely browned
before I add in the onions, I cook the onions and the chicken together before
finally adding the finishing touch, the peppers. The cooking instructions on
the back of the box say to add the onions and peppers at the same time, but I
like my onions soft and my peppers crunchy.
With the
sizzling fajitas cooked up and ready to be devoured, we sit down. To accompany
our Mexican feast we cooked up some chips (American right!?) and even added
some Mozzarella (Italian!) Call me odd but I absolutely love adding all of this
into my chicken fajita wrap. The Mozzarella melts and is just incredibly tasty,
especially when combined with the new Garlic and Herb Soured Cream.
The
soured cream is really tasty, and makes a great accompaniment to a fajita meal,
it goes really nicely with the salsa that comes along in the fajita kit.
Cinco de
Mayo was a lovely evening in our household, we may not have partied hard but we
did enjoy great food and a glass or two of wine.
Happy
Cinco de Mayo!
Disclaimer: I was sent the fajita kits for the purpose of this post, however all views and opinions expressed are completely honest and my own.
LOVE fajitas!
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