Ole! A Mexican Fiesta

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Hola, Amigos! It has been so cold and snowy here in northwestern Pennsylvania that we needed a South of the Border party to heat us up. This celebration for my friend Kay who turned 65 had a Mexican theme.

Being from the North we don't have a lot of experience with Mexican food other than the occasional trip to a Mexican restaurant. I decided to serve Tamale pie and Tortilla soup for the main course. The desert was a Mexican ice cream ball (frozen yogurt rolled in crushed granola and cinnamon served with honey) and a creme caramel with wafer cookies.

Of course with the appetizers we had frozen pina coladas and lemoncello with pineapple juice. My friend Linda brought two different kinds of dips...a hot chesse dip and an avocado dip. We had blue corn tortilla chips and multicolored vegetable chips too.

Linda, Yrsa, and Kay are toasting to our friendship.

I wanted to keep the theme a suprise until they walked in that day. The mexican music and the table setting showed them that they were going to have a "hot" party.

I pulled out my summer napkins of pink and blue stripes and the plates that had been hidden away all winter for the appetizers.

This ivy colored rooster seemed just right for the table. I put a pasmina scarf on the white tablecloth to add brightness.

These coffee plates really added punch to the table. I used my bamboo flatware, amber glasses, yellow napkins with wooden napkin rings, and beaded gold placemats.

I made the placecards and menu using the Photoshop program on my computer.

Just to give it the Mexican cantina feel I strung party lights.

This lantern that I found out the Olde Time Pottery in Pigeon Forge Tennessee was just right for the occasion.

The centerpiece was a very old baking dish with a pottery smaller dish inside filled with herbs and a candle.

The lights are so pretty I'm having a hard time deciding when to take them down.