Showing posts with label Avocado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Avocado. Show all posts

May 20, 2011

Corn and Tomato Scramble



This corn and tomato scramble from Epicurious is one of my favorite side dishes, especially when I can find some fresh corn on the cob (which I didn't this time, but it's still tasty).  The only changes I make to this are using balsamic vinegar instead of cider vinegar, I also try to use about a 1/2 to 2/3 of the butter it recommends, and sometimes I throw in avocados.  As soon as you can find corn on the cob at your market, do yourself a favor and make this.

May 10, 2011

Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb



It's going to be a hectic week of eating leftovers and takeout, so I thought I'd share this lamb recipe from Cooking Light that I made this summer.  Lamb is delicious, and this is an easy recipe that would be perfect to serve to any meat lovers you have over for dinner.  Since it was summer time and Jersey tomatoes and sweet corn were fresh, I layered sliced tomatoes, onions, avocado, and corn (cut off the cob) to have on the side.

May 7, 2011

Chicken and Summer Vegetable Tostadas & Guacamole



I saw this recipe from Cooking Light and I've had my eye on it for awhile.  I decided not to wait until the summer vegetables were actually ready, so I used a can of corn instead of fresh corn off the cob.  I also used pepper jack cheese in lieu of monterey jack cheese to add a little extra flavor, and as you can see in the picture I probably could have used less cheese.  A lot of the reviews said that the bottom of the tostadas were soggy, so to prevent that I broiled both sides of the tortilla and there were no issues with sogginess.  When I re-heat the leftovers I'm going to add a little tabasco to the chicken and vegetable mixture to add a little spice.  I can't wait to try this one again when summer vegetables are fresh at the farmer's market.


I love my molcajete, it's a completely unnecessary but fun addition to my kitchen.  I make pretty standard guacamole; 2 avocadoes, a handful or two of chopped tomatoes, a handful of chopped onions, 1 chopped jalapeƱo, some cilantro, and kosher salt.  This Molcajete link on Williams-Sonoma has a helpful video of how to whip up some guacamole with the mortar and pestle.  I've also decided that it's impossible to get an appetizing picture of guacamole.
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