¡Feliz Año Nuevo a todo el mundo! Today we continue our own form of countdown as we continue to create and enjoy what is left of the 240 days of eating Mexican food.
¿Por qué 240 días? Why the 240 days? Well, when we started this blog we figured that we had time to eat Mexican food 240 times before leaving for Argentina in June. Since we have fallen behind a bit over the holidays, we may have to pack a couple of meals into a single day and blog twice. All the more fun, but hopefully not more calories....
VUELVE A LA VIDA means a "return to life," and here we are in 2010, returning poco a poco to our routines, our everyday lives that somehow get put on hold during the holidays. So, the COCTEL VUELVE A LA VIDA is one way to remind myself to get back to normal, shake off the holiday feelings (both good and bad) and get on with things.
This COCTEL is made up of seafood, such as shrimp, scallops, crabmeat, squid, octopus, or even clams, that have been slightly steamed. They are mixed together with avocado, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, lime juice and some kind of tomato sauce / juice. Last night we used Spicy V-8, and it was good, but Javier said that another time we might try using Clamato as they do some places in Mexico. It can be served with either crackers or tostadas. We had saltine crackers last night because that's what we had on hand - a large box of Saladitas.
By the way, I'm happy to be back at my blog. I tried to work on it over the holidays, but was confronted by several technical difficulties in addition to a lack of private, quiet work space.
240 days of eating Mexican food sounds fun. This post reminded me of my dad because he loves this with tostadas and a Modelo. Good luck with your goal and your trip to Argentina. I run a site called Mmm Me Gusta.(megustacooking.com) It's a little cooking show on the web. Hopefully, I can give you some ideas on what to eat to achieve your goal. Wonder what you'll be having for dinner tomorrow???
ReplyDeleteJust caught your comment here this morning. Thank you for writing! I will now go to your website to have a look around...
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