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Herradura Cincorita for Cinco de Mayo
Posted by Kori Ellis in Life on May 4th, 2009
Are you getting ready to party for Cinco de Mayo and want something different than a traditional margarita or Mexican beer? Here’s a fabulous drink recipe for a Cincorita that I’m sure you will love, featuring Tequila Herradura Silver.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Tequila Herradura Silver
- .5 oz Cointreau
- .5 oz Chambord
- 1.5 oz agave nectar
- 1.5 oz fresh lime juice
Herradura Cincorita
Instructions:
- Mix Tequila Herradura Silver, Cointreau, agave nectar and fresh lime juice in a shaker with ice.
- Pour into a margarita glass rimmed with salt.
- Pour the Chambord on top, so as to create a crimson floater.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Cinco Facts About Cinco de Mayo
Uno: Cinco de Mayo commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla where Mexico defeated French troops that outnumbered them almost two-to-one – after only two hours of fighting! The holiday has been celebrated in California since 1863, as a symbol of solidarity in response to the French occupation of Mexico from 1863-1867.
Source: Encarta Encyclopedia and Center for the Study of Health and Culture, UCLA
Dos: Cinco de Mayo is the largest tequila consumption day in the U.S. In fact, Americans can’t get enough of Mexico’s native spirit. Since 2002, U.S. imports of tequila have grown 48% - an average rate of 6.7% per year. In 2008 alone, more than 10.6 million 9-liter cases were sold. Tequila volume continues to grow despite the current recession.
Source: Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Tres: Cinco de Mayo is so popular in Texas, that the State Legislation only allows the sale of fireworks on New Year’s Eve, 4th of July, Texas’ Independence Day in June, and, in some border areas, for the Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Source: Texas State Legislation
Quatro: The spirit of Cinco de Mayo can be seen across U.S. pop culture; in fact, War released a music hit from its 1982 Outlaw album titled “Cinco de Mayo” and in 1998, the U.S. Postal Service released a postage stamp to commemorate the holiday.
Cinco: During the French occupation, Mexico’s cuisine absorbed French culinary tradition leading to the creation of many delicacies still popular today. Some examples are the chiles en nogada (stuffed chilies in a walnut sauce), conejo en mostaza (rabbit in mustard sauce) and volovanes (puffy pastries based on the French vol-au-vent).
Source: Mexican Mercados and Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Image, recipe and other info courtesy of Tequila Herradura.
Did You Think I was Going to Actually Blog Consistently?
Posted by Kori Ellis in Life on November 20th, 2008
I actually did. I thought this would be an awesome opportunity for me to just write about whatever I wanted every day. However, the “every” part hasn’t come easy. I was thinking that maybe this blog should have a niche. Then the more that I thought about it, the more I thought it shouldn’t have one. After all, I’m not really a niche person. I write about everything for Manolo Blahnik shoes to Fantasy Football in the same day.
Instead, this blog is just going to be about “Tips”… Cooking tips, shopping tips, sports tips, decorating tips, wedding planning tips, SEO tips. Basically, anything I know about - and probably some stuff I don’t.
I have vowed to myself for five posts a week minimum starting today. We’ll see if that happens.
For now, I leave you with a photo of my two dogs, Yogi and Deuce.
-Kori
What’s Up?
Posted by Kori Ellis in Life on November 2nd, 2008
I’m been writing (and blogging) professionally for several years, so it’s probably odd that I’ve never had a personal blog. There are several reasons for that - lack of time being probably the most prominent. However, I figured that it was about time. So here it is.
What will this blog be about? Who knows!? I think it will be a collection of things that interest me - sports opinions, shopping tips, and probably a few rants and funny anecdotes along the way.
If you are reading this, you probably know me. But if not, here’s just a few tidbits about my life.
I live in Texas with my husband and two dogs. My husband and I both work from home, so we spend 24 hours a day together. And unlike a lot of couples that “need a break” from each other, we actually prefer to be together all the time. We work in our home office (really the converted third bedroom) about four feet from each other.
I stay up really late at night and I don’t sleep much. This is probably unhealthy, but it’s what I do. My husband and I usually go to bed well after 5am.
I write, blog, edit and report on a variety of things. I cover the San Antonio Spurs for WOAI.com and a few other publications. I run a sports message board - SpursTalk.com. I am a Channel Editor at b5media - a fabulous network of blogs. I was the Sports Channel Editor up until recently when I became the Beauty & Style Channel and Technology Channel Editor as well.
Additionally, I write a few blogs for b5 - Shoe Blitz, Just A Formality, The Fantasy Kickoff, and Travel Product Guide (where I co-blog with Mary Jo).
I am also the guide to fashion Accessories for About.com. I have worked for the company for a couple years. I was formerly the guide to San Antonio before I switched to the Accesssories site. Don’t think I’m done yet… I also write for SheKnows.com as their Beauty & Style columnist, as well as contribute to their Food & Cooking channel. I blog about weddings for Bride.ca and Truly Wedding Blog. I also write about sports, travel, fashion, web development and a multitude of other subjects for various blogs, websites, magazines and newspapers.
Sounds like a lot, right? It definitely fills my time.
Alright, enough about me.
The Presidential election is two days away. Though Obama sometimes seems like a lock, I’m not so sure what people will actually do on election day. Who am I voting for? Well, it doesn’t really matter. I will only say that I’m not thrilled with either choice.
Happy Sunday!
-Kori