Homemade Guacamole

I have an affinity for anything avocado, so naturally I am a huge Guacamole fan.  With that being said, I am not a big fan of onions, and I'm always striving to come up with the best onion free guacamole recipe.  Last night I concocted something amazing.  So amazing in fact, that it just had to be shared.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
3 Avocados (seeded and peeled)
Juice of 2 Limes (only use 1 if you don't love the hint of lime taste)
1/2 Red Bell Pepper (seeded and chopped)
8 Champagne Tomatoes (chopped, can substitute grape tomatoes)
1/2 Jalapeno (Seeded and Minced)
1 Clove Garlic (Minced)
1 tsp Himalayan Sea Salt
1-2 tsp Cumin Powder


Directions:
Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix thoroughly.  Enjoy! 

Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Now that Easter is over it's time to look for the next great themed holiday to cook for....  At least that's how the thinking goes in my world.  So I have come across 4 recipes for things that I would like to make but never have in the past.  If you were looking for a more substantial meal you can check out my previous recipes.  I like Mexican food and cook a lot of the simpler recipes on an almost monthly basis so I wanted to branch out to drinks and desserts and a new dip for my chips :)  Enjoy!  And please add on any of your own!

Cucumber Lime Agua Fresca

I just love how fresh and weird and fun this sounds!


Check out the recipe here:
Cucumber Lime Agua Fresca





Tres Leche Cake

It's cake  and it has a glaze AND frosting...  How can you go wrong?

Check out the recipe here:
 Tres Leche Cake







 Horchata

This has to be one of my all-time favorite Mexican yummies!  I can't believe that I have never made it (must be because I don't have cheese cloth laying around haha)

Click here for the recipe:
Horchata






Chunky Mango Guacamole

I love guacamole and I love mangoes...  why not combine them?  Why have I never thought of this before?

Check out the recipe here:
Chunky Mango Guacamole

Cheese Stuffed BBQ Guacamole Burgers

Simple and delicious, a great twist to an old classic, enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 lb Hamburger

Cheese Cubed (I made 6 burgers so I had 6 cubes each of smoked butterkase and mild cheddar)

Seasoning (BBQ & Alpine Touch)

Guacamole (store bought or home made)
BBQ Sauce
1-2 Pickles (Sliced)

Hamburger Buns (I had forgotten mine so you wont see any pictured here

Directions:

Make 6 balls and flatten them out.  Season both sides.  Add 1 cube of each kind of cheese to each burger.  Rewrap around the cheese to ensure that none is showing.  Cook 3 at a time in a drying pan and flatten with the spatula.  Serve by add a generous amount of guacamole, placing the pickles on top and adding BBQ sauce, enjoy!

Make 6 balls and flatten

Add your seasoning

Place the cubes of cheese on the burgers

Rewrap the burger around the cheese

A smile from my sous chef with his turkey hat on

Place in a frying pan and flatten with the spatula

Add Guacamole pickles and BBQ sauce, enjoy!