My family and I love Mexican food. We really, really love it! It’s on of the few menu “genres” that we can all agree on. The Mexican foods that are staples of our family’s menu rotation tend to be simple to prepare and budget-friendly. I have a Pinterest board that I use as a reference.
A couple of years ago, in an effort to streamline my menu-creation process, I came up with a system. This system helped with coming up with ideas for the menu and it also helped the kids know what to expect for dinner. They get really annoyed when I alter the menu. 
Sundays are Super Sundays – this is the one elaborate meal I make all week. We typically have a roast or steaks or something similar.
Mondays are Macaroni Monday – we eat some kind of pasta, unless we decide to eat Mexican food then it becomes Mexican Food Monday
Tuesdays are Taco Tuesday – we eat some kind of Mexican food
Wacky Wednesday – we eat breakfast for dinner or try a new recipe
Thrifty Thursday – we typically eat leftovers or try something new
Fun Friday – we usually make pizzas or something creative, unless we decide to have Mexican food again and then it becomes Fiesta Friday!
Splurge Saturday – we usually go out to dinner or buy ingredients for homemade sub sandwiches. We splurge on the good lunch meat. Boar’s Head all the way!
This year, Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday so we are altering our menu and having Mexican Monday – we will probably still have Taco Tuesday. We love chicken enchiladas with red sauce. So, I think we will be having those along with Mexican rice (I buy Vigo or Mahatma Spanish rice), black beans and sopapillas. I may even break out my tortilla press and make fresh tortillas for the enchiladas. My girls love to help squeeze the press and see the tortillas that come out. Our efforts may not look great, but they sure do taste amazing! I recently realized that I haven’t taken any pictures of our Cinco de Mayo celebrations, so I’ll add that to my to-do list this year. I haven’t ever really researched the meaning behind Cinco de Mayo, so I did that earlier this week and was really interested. If you are like me and just like the food, check out the history, too.
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What’s on your menu for Cinco de Mayo? Feel free to share a link to a pin and I’ll repin to my board! You can never have too many Mexican food options in my opinion!
