Meal Planning Made Easy

Have you ever heard of E-Mealz – it’s a Meal Planning Website for Busy families.

We’re giving away a 3 month subscription to them over on Blissfully Domestic

  • meal plans by health needs/requirements/points systems –
  • Store specific

Seriously, go check out the giveaway

Cherry Red

Red Mixing Bowls

I love kitchen goodies.

I L-O-V-E pretty kitchen goodies

pretty, pretty anthropologie and Williams Sonoma

I love Cherries

cherries

So, it stands to reason, that I really love today’s post.

The one where I tell y’all about a Recipe Contest that the Cherry Marketing Institute is having right now.  The one where 3 people are going to win $500, a set of high performance cookware in CHERRY RED and have a professional food photographer photograph their recipe.

um… why are you still here?

You should be here entering the contest or in your kitchen creating a recipe for the contest because it’s kind of awesome!! The contest is open until February 20th so — get movin’!

Now, not everyone can create an award winning recipe, so — I have another opportunity for you to win some pretty cherry red items, too.

recipe box All courtesy of the Cherry Marketing Institute.

  • that gorgeously detailed recipe box
  • a set of 4 cherry red mixing bowls
  • cherry red measuring spoon and cup set
  • 3 Williams Sonoma Spatulas in Cherry Red
  • Anthropologie Pot Holders (gorgeous)

pretty, pretty anthropologie and Williams Sonoma

When these beauties showed up on my doorstep Saturday, I did two things:  1) Squealed with Glee 2)Started Cooking.

Cherry Red Teaspoons

This stuff is GORGEOUS, if you look, you’ll see the bowls featured in yesterday’s Guacamole recipe.

Want to win?

Nitty Gritty:  This giveaway will remain open until Friday, February 11th at 10 PM CST.

Each entry must be left in a SEPARATE comment.

Mandatory Entry:

  • Do you have a favorite recipe that you use cherries in? Tell me about it

Bonus entries:

  • Enter the cherry recipe contest and come tell me what recipe you entered into the contest
  • Tweet about this contest and link the tweet url in a separate comment
  • ‘Like’ Choose Cherries on FB, tell them where you came from and then leave me a comment letting me know that you did it
Full Disclosure: I received the same goodies that I am giving away. My opinions and enthusiasm, 100% my own and as always, not for sale

Easy, Delicious Guacamole at Home

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Occasionally, I make something and I can’t stop eating it.

To the point that I’m torn between eating it and patting myself on the back.

This guacamole is one of those recipes.

guacamole serving

I have a guacamole recipe,  one that I love, one that has never disappointed me.

HOWEVER — after having Guacamole at Solario during BlissDom with 3 of my girls.

Let’s just say that the game changed once Shane made our Guacamole

Guacamole Shane at the Opryland

There is something about fresh guacamole, guacamole made in front of you, with the avocados seeded and removed from their skins in front of you — there is no guacamole like it.  And this guacamole, there was something slightly peppery that lay under the freshness and the tangy lime flavor.. I was determined to go home and replicate it.

To say that we were a bit guac obsessed after that night at Solario would be an understatement.  We even created an entire hashtag about it #guactribe

Y’all — I honestly can’t stop eating this guacamole — it is THAT good.

Freshness is the key, avocados, cilantro, tomatoes, onion, garlic, limes, cumin, jalapenos, salt and radishes (yes, radishes)

guacamole ingredients

Oh did I throw you for a loop there?

Trust me when I say, I am not a radish eater — yet, radishes are key to this guac.

Honestly, y’all — I know it sounds weird and I would NEVER have believed it if I hadn’t eaten it but, radishes are a really cool texture and taste addition to this guac.

Slice four avocados in half, remove the seeds and scoop out the flesh, squeeze the juice of one lime and toss with a fork until the lime juice covers all the avocados. Set aside.

lime juice on avocados

Mince 1/2 an onion, chop 2 garlic cloves, mince 2 radishes, rough chop 2 medium tomatoes or 8 grape tomatoes.  Add in 1 tsp cumin, 1 diced jalapeno (seeded if you can’t handle it), 1 tsp kosher salt and 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro

guacamole before mixing

Mix all the ingredients together with a fork, mashing the pulp until the consistency is to your liking — set the bowl aside for 1 hour at room temperature before serving

It will be hard to resist diving straight in, however, trust me when I tell you — it is WORTH THE WAIT!

guacamole mixing

Serve with corn tortilla chips or veggies

guacamole serving

Y’all, I will be making this for every party we go to, every time we have fajitas and I will be finding excuses to make this, I cannot stop eating it.

SO GOOD

I hope that y’all try this recipe and share it with loved ones.

If you’re like me — you can’t leave a recipe alone ;-) so, if you make it and tweak it, I’d love to hear what you did![/donotprint]

Delicious Homemade Guacamole

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 medium avocados, halved, seeded and pulp removed
  • Juice of 1 medium lime
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 medium tomatoes or 8 (ish) grape tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 a medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 jalapeno, minced
  • 2 radishes, minced

Instructions

  1. Place the pulp from the halved avocados in a bowl and cover with lime juice, toss the avocados and lime juice together with a fork until covered
  2. Mince the garlic and jalapeno and radishes, add to avocado/lime mixture
  3. Chop onion and cilantro and add to the avocado mixture
  4. Add in salt and cumin
  5. Use a fork to mix the guacamole to your desired texture
  6. Set aside and allow to rest for one hour at room temperature
  7. Serve with chips or veggies for dipping
http://asouthernfairytale.com/2011/02/06/g-is-for-guacamole/

 

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