My sister and I try to take my mom out for dinner at least once a month. So when Cinco De Mayo fell on a Saturday we decided to go Mexican and visited our neighborhood El Rey Mexican Restaurant. My mom who is a stroke survivor looks forward to our little jaunts and the restaurant was close enough to walk to. We encourage her to walk as much as possible, sometimes she is a little stubborn. The exercise did us all good, especially on the way back. We were stuffed.
We started off with a small pitcher of Red Sangria, which happens to be our favorite fruit!. Munched away on the salsa and fresh fried nacho chips, this being the true test of self control, we lost so we decided no starters today and we ordered our main dish. My sister got the Porgie Fish which was amazing, I plan to order it next time. My mom went for chicken, Pollo A La Francesa in lemon sauce and I enjoyed and gobbled up the Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, each meal came with its’ own salad, rice and refried beans.
My sisters’ daughter Sandra was home in bed with a head cold and while we were eating she texted us to bring her some chicken tacos. We were so happy to hear from her, she must be starting to feel better. Three Chicken Tacos to go. Ole!
We ended the meal with the flan. We ordered two and shared them. Cool, refreshing and just enough. There is a quote by an Unknown Author that says Life Without Mexican Food is like no life at all. I do believe they are on to something. Wishing you Peace, Love and Tacos.
