Tag: Avocado

  • 4 Ingredient Salad: Mango and Avocado

    4 Ingredient Salad: Mango and Avocado

    Quick and simple, this mango and avocado salad is greater than the sum of its parts. Honey is quickly whisked with fresh lime juice, salt and pepper to form a dressing. Then, sliced mango and avocado are added, and it’s all gently tossed together. The fresh flavors and bright colors make it festive enough for…

  • Fajita Bowls

    Fajita Bowls

    Rice bowls are kind of having a moment, and it’s because of a lot of reasons. For starters, they are highly customizable. I’ve used brown rice, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms and even a fried egg over the years. In addition to their flexibility, they also come together really quickly. You can easily scale them up and…

  • Explore: Spicy Cucumber Avocado Salad

    When Deb of Smitten Kitchen raves about a recipe, I’m always in a rush to try it, because that lady knows her food. This one, “obsessively good avocado cucumber salad,” is really special and easy. Crisp cucumber and creamy avocado play perfectly with a spicy mayo dressing. Try it this weekend. You won’t be disappointed. The…

  • Guaca-moley-moley-moley

    When I was a little girl, I was an extremely picky eater. Just the sight of a green dip made me squeamish. I was sort of ridiculous when it came to food. My dad would tease me with guaca-moley-moley-moley. And, I, true to form, would turn my nose up at it. Thank God I grew…

  • Dinner in 15

    Lately, I’ve had a little helper in the kitchen. As I chop and mix, she opens drawers and crawls noisily around the room. Sometimes, she sneaks off and starts going through my cookbook collection. She’s very cute, but requires a lot of my attention. As I’ve mentioned here before, I’ve had to switch up the…

  • Avocado & Orange Salad

    It’s that time of year when we’re all a little more aware of what we’re eating. So, I offer you a beautiful winter salad that tastes as wonderful as it is good for you.

  • Turkey Burgers with a Mango and Avocado Salsa

    For Christmas this year, my husband gave me a cookbook with the intention that he would make me meals out of it. While it hasn’t happened as often as he may have hoped, he’s managed to craft a few tasty dishes. One of the items he successfully made was fish tacos. They were delicious, but to me, the real…