Casual Dinner Party: Shrimp Taco Night

Taco night is one of my favorite casual dinner parties to throw. It's a real crowd pleaser, and everyone can make their own plates. My ideal taco night includes: a delicious and easy to make protein (in this case shrimp!), a colorful salad, a jazzed up rice, fresh mango salsa, and a handful of toppings (the usual suspects of sliced avocado with some unexpected - like pickled red onion). If anyone has any room left over after tacos, I like to have a super easy (5 minute!) dessert ready: dulce de leche affogatos. The dulce de leche takes a a few hours (mostly hands off) to make you want to attempt it, but it keeps in the fridge for a month+, making it a great thing to have in the fridge for a last minute and easy dessert like this one.

So make a margarita, and cheers to taco night!