avocado

Avocado Banana Bread is banana bread made even better with avocados! This bread is healthier for you…and it tastes better! I promise! {This post is sponsored by Avocados from Mexico.} I seriously cannot believe that a little o...

Today’s recipe for 5 Ingredient Avocado Pudding is brought to you by PaleOMG’s Juli Bauer and her new cookbook, OMG That’s Paleo? It was actually Andy who found Juli’s site PaleOMG and brought it to my attention when he saw her recipe for Chocolate Waffles, sent me the link and said, “Let’s make THESE!”...

Serves 4 Here's the go-to recipe for guacamole by one of Sacramento's most popular proprietors of tacos, Lisandro "Chando" Madrigal. He recommends using Roma tomatoes, which are less juicy than others, for this recipe. INGREDIENTS 3 avocad...

Perfect for Cinco de Mayo, this Sweet Guacamole Dip will satisfy your sweet tooth and curb your avocado craving at the same time! Don’t run screaming. Please! You don’t want to miss this. Really, if you’ve followed my blog at all, you know how nuts I am for avocado. I am addicted to that...

On our way home from our visit to Santa Barbara, we decided to do some exploring in the hinterland of northwestern Ventura County. According to Wikipedia: North of Highway 126, the county is mountainous and mostly uninhabited, and contains some of the...

If you are like me, and always looking for a something quick to whip up for weekday dinners, this simple recipe for Green Chicken Enchilada Cups will definitely make you say OLÉ!  And for me, I love the zesty flavors … Continue reading →

Love Avocados? These sandwiches should go on your list! A chicken salad sandwich made with avocado and greek yogurt – no mayo. Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwiches: lunch tomorrow or dinner tonight! This post almost didn’t happen today. You see, I got back from Bloggy Boot Camp last night and my head is literally swimming with information....

A few nights ago, I threw together this quick salad so that I could open my package of Nudo Olive Oils and sample them. I had just returned home from shopping at Nugget Market, and had picked up a few blood oranges. I was particularly interested in trying the Mandarin variety of Nudo (produced...

Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados 1/2 red onion, minced (about 1/2 cup) 1-2 serrano chiles, stems and seeds removed, minced 2 tablespoons cilantro (leaves and tender ...

Friday, February 1, 2013 is National Wear Red Day, a day created in 2003 to raise awareness that Heart Disease was the #1 killer of women. Still, today, 10 years later, heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined. Heart disease is very close to my heart, so to speak. I wrote last year...