giddy for guacamole (and the goonies)

Guacamole is so good. (Thank you, Captain Obvious.) It's great as an addition to taco salads, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas (or, as my grandma says, "kiss-a-dill-as"), and other Mexican delights, but frankly, I like it best on a chip. That way I can really taste it. And eat lots more of it without getting weird looks.


Every guacamole-lover has his or her own recipe, tweaked to perfection. Mine includes the best darned avocados I can find (obviously), ripe red tomatoes, crispy jalapeno peppers, lots of verdant cilantro, a bit of lemon juice, cumin, salt, and freshly-cracked pepper. Plus, I like mine chunky, like Chunk from one of the greatest movies of all time, The Goonies. (Here's a tangent for you--John Mayer writes really well, and he's a Goonies fan. Who knew?)


Now, a lesson in proportions:
First, we have what's known as nowhere near enough (also commonly called are you kidding me?):


Next we have close, but no cigar...


Finally, the proper chip-to-guacamole proportion (be sure to use a sturdy chip):


(now we're talking!)

By the way, am I the only one who winces when those blasted TV "chefs" leave luscious avocado behind in the peel? It's too delicious to waste, you goons (not to be confused with Goonies, who are totally groovy)!


(a shell of its former self)

Meanwhile, I've been given two awards! Giz and Psychgrad from Equal Opportunity Kitchen love me, they really love me. They gave me the "I Love You This Much" award, and had some really kind words to write about me and my blogging.


I, in turn, would like to acknowledge these four ladies, who consistently make me laugh out loud, produce an unseemly pool of drool, or (more often than not) both:

Elle from Elle's New England Kitchen
LyB from and then I do the dishes
Nic from Cherrapeno
Lorraine from Not Quite Nigella

The second award was actually from Lorraine, and it was the Arte Y Pico award.


I hereby recognize a few folks who are relatively recent additions to my blogroll but completely entertaining and fabulous:

Lori from LUSCIOUS
Erinn from Sunday Dish
Indigo from Happy Love Strawberry
KJ from A Cracking Good Egg

Thanks for all your stellar work!