I love homemade guacamole! When Chad was little, he called it rockamoly.
Guacamole
You would think living in Texas it wouldn’t be hard to find good avocados but either I’m the world’s worst at choosing them or it’s hard to find a good one around here. Most of the time they’re rock hard. Sometimes, they’re mushy and I know what they look like inside. I know to check under the stem and I have a better chance of getting a good one if it’s green under there. What happens is I buy the hard ones and put them in a paper bag with apples, stick them in a drawer and forget about them.
I bought three avocados at the store on Monday. They were hard and I put them in the bag with the apples in the drawer. I was so happy that I remembered them and they were perfect so we had guacamole/chips for dinner!
dezertsuz says
I never heard of the apples in a paper bag trick! I usually just one one kind – HAAS – and ripen them on my kitchen window. One of the great things about wintering in SoTX, along the Gulf coast was buying the cocktail size Haas at 6 for $1 at the roadside stand. They were from Mexico, I’m sure, but so, so tasty!
Joyce says
I discovered I love guacamole when I lived in Chicago, and we had someone on staff who would bring all the ingredients and make guacamole whenever we had potluck lunches. I watched her make it a couple of times, but I didn’t get the recipe. I was just happy to eat what she made. Now I want fresh guacamole… 🙂
Donna says
Judy,
I put mine beside the bananas and they ripen quickly and are in plain sight so I don’t forget them.
Deb S says
I do mine next to bananas too ! Matter of fact – there are two there now that are ready – not enough for “wackamoley” as my kids call it – but enough for slices on our sandwiches !
Gari says
I love guacamole but I have never made it. Something else I need to learn. Have I told you I bought an Instant Pot? Now I am collecting recipes.
Judee says
My parents had a fuerte variety of avocado. delicious! It was hard to get used to store varieties once I had left the area. Their avocados, once picked, took seven days to ripen. So ripening time for us was how long ago since picked. I don’t know if an apple/banana would quicken up the time.