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Avocado Chiller
Some people find it strange that I treat avocado more as a dessert than as a vegetable to garnish salads. Growing up in the Philippines, we always had avocado for dessert. It is commonly mixed with sugar and milk, and with a bit of ice, it becomes a refreshing snack or dessert. One of the simplest ways of consuming avocado came from my grandmother and it’s a favorite of mine when I need something quick and refreshing to snack on. All you have to do is cut an avocado in half and remove the pit. In the hollow of the fruit, put a teaspoon of sugar then squeeze lime juice on it, then simply scoop out a spoonful of avocado taking a bit of sugar and lime on it and you’re … Read entire article »
Food Quote: CHILDHOOD
What is patriotism but the love of food one ate as a child? ~ Lin Yutang For me, nothing is more quintessentially Filipino nor more evocative of childhood than a bowl of icy avocado with milk, sugar and ice. The summer is just about over but when we made this avocado treat, it felt just like summer vacation all over again. This is the treat I grew up with and I still remember how refreshing it is on hot summer days. Now my daughters will remember their summers with treats like this too even though we’re not in the Philippines. And even though they’ve only visited the Philippines once, they still consider themselves Filipino because they grew up eating the Filipino way and learned some of their culture and heritage through … Read entire article »
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The Avocado League Blog Tour
I have been searching for inspiration for an original avocado recipe since I got notice for the Avocado League Blog Tour. But really, how original can one get with an ingredient that, in my opinion, is best consumed fresh and uncooked? I truly love avocado in all it’s fresh glory. I just can’t imagine subjecting its natural freshness and unctuousness to heat. It just seems so against nature. So for the “Big Hit” Contest and Avocado League Blog Tour, I offer two very simple recipes that showcases the natural goodness of the avocado. One of the requirements for this contest to to feature, along with the avocado, something that embodies the spirit of their hometown. Well it’s kind of hard for me to pinpoint my hometown since I am a California … Read entire article »
LaPiS – CORN
I’m in a Meme-catch-up mood this week so I thought I would post this much over due post for Lasang Pinoy Sundays (LaPiS) since the next topic has not been announced yet. The theme for this Lasang Pinoy Sundays is CORN and it just so happened that I had just made Iska’s CORN, AVOCADO AND TOMATO SALAD with a few additions of my own. Here is what I had in my salad: Corn Avocado Tomato Summer Squash Sweet Vidalia Onions Curly Leaf Lettuce Like Iska, I dressed the salad simply with olive oil, lemon juice and a dash of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper. It was delicious just as it was but my other daughter has been obsessing with the Asian Salad dressing with toasted sesame seed and so she added some of that to her portion. I … Read entire article »
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