Always Bring Your Best Guacamole...

Another failed day for blogging. My plan for the past two days was to photograph my OPI nail polishes with swatches for a post. I tweeted about my experience with that all day. Let's just say, I'll be holding off on that post for a while. Instead I'll be posting something a little different... HOW TO MAKE GUACAMOLE! Don't expect these kind of posts often... OR AT ALL! I'm not the cooking type, but since my planned post didn't work out, well, I'll just be posting this. I'm trying to keep this blog more on the lines of style and beauty, and occasionally I will talk about television ( I watch a lot!), movies, or music, SO... this is a one time kind of post.

Let's get started!

Ingredients:

6 ripe avocados (This will serve appr. 8-10 people)
1 medium tomato
1 medium-large onion
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 lime
salt & pepper

De-pit and remove the skin from your avocados. After you have done that, place them in a bowl. You want the bowl to be quite large because you're going to be adding more ingredients. If your bowl isn't large enough, the ingredients will pour out the top of the bowl while you mix everything together.

Chop your tomato to the desired chunkiness you would like, and add it to the bowl. Don't forget to add the tomato juice left on your cutting board into the bowl. It gives the guacamole a more intense and sweet flavor.

Chop your onion to the size pieces you like and add them to the bowl. The onion is what counter acts the sweetness of the tomato, and really adds a lot of flavor to the guacamole. I like the onions to be pretty chunky, but it's all a personal preference.

Next, add your cilantro. Make sure it is chopped very fine. The cilantro is one of the most important ingredients, and adds a great flavor to the guacamole.

Add salt & pepper (however much you like), and squeeze out 1 lime (be VERY generous). The lime is very important because it helps the avocados stay fresh longer and prevents them from browning.

Take a potato masher (if you don't have one a fork will work) and mash the avocados till all the large chunks have been crushed. If you like your guacamole more chunky, be careful not to over mash. Avocados are very soft!

Now grab your favorite tortillas and enjoy!