| Cinco de Mayo has gone from being a relatively minor | | | | groceries popping up all over the place, as well as |
| holiday celebrated largely in Mexico City and Puebla to | | | | rapidly expanding options in many American grocery |
| being a major holiday here in the United States. In fact, | | | | chains. It is getting easier and easier to find the |
| the world's largest Cinco de Mayo celebration takes | | | | ingredients you need for Mexican recipes, so even if a |
| place in Los Angeles, California rather than anywhere | | | | recipe calls for a type of dried chili pepper or a |
| in Mexico! If you are like millions of other Americans, | | | | vegetable you have never heard of before, there is an |
| you are probably planning to throw a Cinco Mayo | | | | excellent chance that it is readily available. |
| party this May 5th; and if so, food is one of the most | | | | Another thing, which is a big help to cooks new to |
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| meal. | | | | soups and appetizers all the way through to |
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