Recipe Re-Do and Easy Guacamole!
Hi! How was your weekend?
I can’t believe it’s officially June! Where did the time go?
The weather in DC felt officially like summer! HOT AND HUMID!!!
We blew up M’s little baby pool over the weekend 🙂 She loved it… but I think she’s so use to being in the swimming pool that she thought she was in a really large bath tub. We just filled the pool with a few inches of water.
She loved splashing around and crawling around in it 🙂
We had some friends over for a cookout which consisted of Brats and Turkey burgers! YUM!
I made some of my guacamole to munch on. I’ve been making guacamole since about birth 🙂
As a little girl and through school… every time we had a party at the house my mom would always give me the job of making the guacamole. She showed me how to make it once and I’ve made it on my own ever since.
I really wish I could give you the exact measurements… but sadly, I don’t know them… I was taught to go by taste.
Here are the ingredients:
- About 4 very ripe avocados (more depending on how much you want to make)
- A handful of chopped cilantro
- One tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 seeded jalapeno finely chopped (optional)
- cumin
- chili powder
- salt
- fresh lime juice
Remove the seed from the avocados and scoop out the “meat”, mash in a bowl with a fork. Be sure to leave some chunks. Add in cilantro, about a teaspoon of cumin, chili powder, and salt… you can add more to taste. Squeeze in the juice of one lime (or two limes depending on how much you’re making).
Gently fold in tomato and jalapeno and enjoy!
The other dish I made was my Orzo Greek Pasta Salad. I’ve posted this recipe before, but this time I used my friend Becky’s dressing. She makes this exact same dish, but makes the dressing from scratch to mix in!
It was DELICIOUS!! I’m officially converting over to this version! You can find the main recipe here.
Here’s Becky’s dressing recipe. This is mixed into the salad just before serving.
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1-1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1-1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1-1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Whisk all ingredients together and mix into salad just before serving.
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Have a great Monday Tuesday 🙂
Marin in the pool is just too cute. 😉 I have never tried cumin in my guacamole! Will try that next time I make it.
That pasta salad looks great, and I love that it doesn’t have mayo. I never eat the pasta salad at cookouts because they’re always made with mayo and I hate the stuff.
I love guacamole so thank you for this recipe! And I agree with Tracey…I hate mayo so I love seeing recipes for pasta salads that are mayo-free!
What is it about kids in pools that make such cute pictures? :))
We increased our kiddie pool fun factor by putting the Little Tikes slid in the pool … I think that carried us through all of last summer.
Thanks for the recipe idea … I had never thought of the cumin either.
I can’t believe it’s June already either!! Your baby girl is such a doll 🙂 And the guac looks awesome!!
I don’t know where the last two months have gone- but I am pretty excited about it being June (18 days until I’m a graduate!)- I love avocados and guac! I’ve been eating so much of it recently- I’m loving avocado on eggs right now
Baby M is toooo cute!!! The orzo salad looks wonderful! I know it’s on my to-make list, but it might have to move up in queue with that delicious dressing!
I don’t know why people bother buying guac. It’s so easy to make!
I want a baby pool for ME! haha! It is so hot!
I love Guac + cuties in baby pools! Happy JUNE!
Love guac 🙂 Your little girl so cute in her pool… I wish we had gone to the pool this weekend but our todo list was a mile long so we stayed home to complete it
my mouth = watering 🙂 i feel like i’ve been making guac since i was a baby too! my dad LOVES it and totally passed that love to me…i like the addition of cumin!
I’ll have to try chili powder next time in guac…other than that our recipes sound pretty similar. Hmmm.
M does look very happy in her pool – even if it is a little one! 🙂
I’ve never put chili powder in guacamole before. (Then again, I’m only a transplant to the southwest. what does someone born in MN know about guac?)
Isn’t it fun watching little ones enjoy the water? Miss M is just a princess!
Oh, those cheeks! I love them! She has cheeks like my boys did! Your days must be full of sunshine looking at her all day! The food looks delicious and I know what you mean about some recipes are just not recipes. Especially when you are talking about produce. It tastes different from time to time! Enjoy your evening!
Thanks for the shout out! Glad you liked it!
love the guac! i like to make mine with all kinds of veggies added in, makes it more hearty that way!
I love recipes where most of the ingredients are spices—just like your guacamole recipe. So simple and pure. Thank you!
when i was a kid i wanted a kiddie pool so badly! my parents never got me one. when i have a child, they’re not going to get me outa that pool!
I am going to have to try that pasta salad. I made one this weekend with tortillini pasta and it turned out awesome. Yours looks great too! And of course your daughter is so precious!
YUM! That dressing sounds GREAT. I’m wishing I had an herb garden in the back right about now 😉