A Key Question

A key question we always try to answer is: What are we gonna do with all this stuff?  The "stuff" always changes, but the question remains the same.  The stuff is all the produce coming out of the garden at the same time.  It is a fun puzzle to work out.  We often try new recipes.  Some work and some... well, we don't try again.

Right now, we have an over-abundance of cilantro.  It comes up volunteer every year in the garden, thicker than you can imagine.  We also have lots of tomatoes ripening.  Cilantro and tomatoes.  Hmmm...  That's a no-brainer.  I'll get Tricia to make some homemade guacamole.  Growing up, my mom always ate avocados.  I tried them as a kid and didn't like them.  It's funny how when you get older, things change.  My taste buds have changed and now I like avocadoes.  Mom was right.  Mom's always right.

Let's make some guacamole.  Gather your ingredients: cilantro, tomatoes, lime, tomatoes, avocadoes and some salt and pepper.

Chop everything up in a mixing bowl and squeeze your limes into the ingredients in your bowl.

Such a pretty concoction with vibrant greens and reds catching your eye and enticing aromas assaulting your olfactory nerves.

With a fork, mash and stir.  The vibrant colors will disappear and are replaced by a dull greenish color.  Don't let the dull color lull you to sleep or catch you off guard.  The flavor will wake you up.

Open a bag of tortilla chips.  We've discovered that we will kill the entire bag of chips and the whole batch of guacamole in one sitting.  Sometimes we have attempted to not eat the whole bag, but have determined that resistance is futile.

The "money" shot

If we could grow our own avocadoes and limes, why, we'd be eating guac every other day.  Chips are expensive!  It would throw our budget into upheaval.  We'll continue to enjoy as an occasional treat.  I'm also curious to try to make a pesto with cilantro instead of our normal basil.  As far as the tomatoes, we might be able to can some stewed tomatoes or salsa if we don't get hit with a freeze in the near future.