Tag Archives: Avocados

Jalapeño Deviled Eggs

by Stephen Chavez in Appetizer, Recipes on March 29, 2013

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Here’s my Easter story: When I was about seven-years-old my mom thought it’d be a smart idea to hide the Easter eggs in the backyard before the family trotted off to church. All throughout mass I fidgeted, anxious to get home for the annual egg hunt. When we got home I got my empty egg carton and stood by the backdoor waiting for my older brothers,...

What’s A Super Bowl Party Without Guacamole? Try This Fool-Proof Avocado Dip Recipe

by Stephen Chavez in Appetizer, Recipes on January 29, 2013

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I am so fed up with Los Angeles not having its own football team. The NFL season wraps up this Sunday with the Super Bowl and I can’t help but be bitter. So instead of cheering for a team, I am rooting for the food being served during the Big Game. Move over chicken wings, quesadillas, bean dips – The Big Bad Avocado is in...

Avocado and Yellow Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

by Art Rodriguez in Recipes, Soups/Salads on August 28, 2012

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In Extremadura they do it with bits of ham. In Cordoba they do it with hard-boiled eggs. In La Mancha they cook it with rabbit. In Cadiz, during times of drought, they make it creamy with less water. Gazpacho has many faces, and with the rise of Spanish cuisine, and the temperature, it’s time we consider this cold soup. Gazpacho is a tomato based...

Fiery Shrimp Cocktail with Avocados from Mexico

by Stephen Chavez in Appetizer, Featured Blog Posts, Recipes on May 16, 2012

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We were recently asked to create a recipe using avocados from Mexico. Below is one of our favorite shrimp cocktail recipes that has just the right amount of heat and zest. Here’s a snippet of information that our contributing writer Norma Vega posted a few months back about the delectable avocado: Yet another fruit from the Americas! First the sinful orb-the tomato-then the dirty orb-the...

The Delectable Avocado

by Norma Vega in Cultural Capsules on June 29, 2011

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Yet another fruit from the Americas! First the sinful orb-the tomato-then the dirty orb-the potato-now the testicular one: the avocado! Yes, avocado in náhuatl, the language of the Aztecs is , ahuacatl, which means testicle or ball sack, a direct reference to the way avocados hang –at many times as a pair of orbs- that evidently reminded the ancient Mexicans of the male anatomy! It’s...