All day, I’d been hinting that tonight I’d be celebrating something other than Cinco de Mayo.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen…
May is Mediterranean Month. I love Oldways and the concepts behind the Med Diet. I was looking forward to writing a major post about the diet, and about my experience olive oil tasting on Newbury Street.
But when we got to O&Co. tonight, they were already closed.
Notice the nice dark windows? I almost took a closeup of the store hours and the CLOSED sign in the window.
Happy Mediterranean Month anyway! The celebration will take place tomorrow. 
I decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo after all. 
We stopped at Best Cellars for a free wine tasting.
And bought a red and a white wine from Spain.
Then I made tacos for dinner, with ground turkey instead of ground beef.
I enjoyed mine in massive salad form. 
Lettuce, 1/3 of an orange pepper, 1/2 of a cucumber, grape tomatoes, 1 crumbled taco shell, ground turkey, cheddar cheese, Ranch dressing, and salsa.
Plus I had a glass of 2006 Sipacha Garnacha (Grenache) from Vino de La Tierra Castilla.
This chewy red is from northern Spain. It pairs well with hearty meals like stews or grilled meats. I noticed the wine’s deep red color, fruitiness, and acidic finish.
COMMENTS
13 Comments
1. Meghan@traveleatlove
May 5th, 2010 08:26 PM
Boo to closed stores and disappointment! At least you got to do a little Cinco de Mayo celebrating! I am doing a giveaway from The Olive Press in CA if you want to maybe win some EVOO
2. Lisa (I'm an Okie)
May 5th, 2010 09:40 PM
I think eating tacos in salad form is the best way to eat it!
3. Katie @ Health for the Whole Self
May 6th, 2010 07:12 AM
What a bummer!!! But I am looking forward to reading more about the Mediterranean way of eating.
4. BostonRunner
May 6th, 2010 07:29 AM
Oh no! Sorry the store was closed, I’m interested to learn about the Mediterranean way of eating though! And celebrating cinco de mayo instead is a good second best : )
5. Abby
May 6th, 2010 09:35 AM
Now I have an intense craving for taco salad! Vegetarian style, of course!!!
6. Naomi(onefitfoodie)
May 6th, 2010 12:21 PM
i LOOOVe that store on newbury!! too bad it was closed, but hey, looks like you got some great wine!!
NICE taco salad you made yourself there!!
7. Shelley Leeman
May 6th, 2010 01:51 PM
looks like a cool placee with some yummy foods- taco sounds delicious!
xxooxx
8. Ali @ Redhead Reports
May 6th, 2010 02:26 PM
I always wonder what people mean when they describe a wine as “chewy”… I’m not a big wine-person, but that always makes me curious, what it’s like!
9. Tina
May 6th, 2010 02:27 PM
Free wine tasting?! That’s nice. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that. It would definitely make me a happy lady though.
10. Kelly
May 6th, 2010 05:14 PM
Aw hopefully you can go another time. Yay for cinco de mayo though- I failed to celebrate this year!
11. Melinda
May 6th, 2010 05:35 PM
It is also Asian heritage month (or something like that) so there is a lot going on here on base to celebrate this. Some food activities too.
12. Megan @ The Oatmeal Diaries
May 7th, 2010 09:14 AM
Mediterranean Month? That’s awesome! I now feel justified in eating tubs of hummus.
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