I admit the fact that my kids had no idea what Cinco de Mayo was all about. They did know it falls on May 5 and has something to do with celebrations, but that’s about it. I enlightened them as to why it was significant. Sarah solemnly noted it down in her diary (of late, she’s started keeping a special diary to note down special occasions, including her friends’ birthdays) with a note alongside the date – ‘The Mexican army emerged victorious over French forces in the Battle of Puebla in 1862’. And as with all other occasions, I decided to commemorate this day as well. Sometimes I almost feel we are on the constant lookout for reasons to celebrate perfectly ordinary days!
I set about baking. Had come across this cornbread recipe online and was longing to try it out since the last couple of days. The ingredients were pretty simple and all available at home – butter, granulated sugar, eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, cornmeal, flour.
To sum it up, all I did was whisk together the butter, sugar and eggs… and whisk together all the remaining ingredients! It actually was as simple as that. What came out of the oven forty minutes later was sweet, cakey, golden brown cornbread. And that’s how we had a Happy Cinco de Mayo!
I set about baking. Had come across this cornbread recipe online and was longing to try it out since the last couple of days. The ingredients were pretty simple and all available at home – butter, granulated sugar, eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, cornmeal, flour.
To sum it up, all I did was whisk together the butter, sugar and eggs… and whisk together all the remaining ingredients! It actually was as simple as that. What came out of the oven forty minutes later was sweet, cakey, golden brown cornbread. And that’s how we had a Happy Cinco de Mayo!