Dave’s Guacamole

Posted on by March 10, 2010

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My buddy Dave used to make the best guacamole for us, sitting around watching like a bunch of 24 episodes in a row after we were done working. He’s gone off to Georgia, and I miss him. So I thought, why not try and make it myself. I will admit, it’s was pretty good, but companionship flavors a dish sometimes and it’s hard to recreate. But this is pretty darn close…

Take a couple nice ripe, but not tooooo ripe avocados. Three works nicely.
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After you cut and scoop out the green goodness, you take an add 2 or 3 whole cloves of fresh garlic. I like to use the press like he did, and don’t loose out on the pressed juice too! Mash it in with a fork and get the avacado nice and mushy. I suppose you can use a food processer, but it’s really not needed. Don’t overly process the avocado, or it will taste a little, well, weird.

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I happen to like onion a good deal, so I had a little sweet onion to chop and add to the mix.  Only about half a small onion.  A lot of recipes have onion in them, so I added it.  Dave normally didn’t, but hey, why not?

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Last, a good hardy pinch of Kosher salt.  I suppose you could use regular salt, but the coarse salt really tastes good in this.  Stir it all up good and grab a bag of chips, a friend, and hit the couch for a marathon of a good tv series on DVD…  that’s what life is all about…

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Add it all at one setting because it will get dark and kind icky looking in the frig.  I guess you can add a teaspoon of lemon juice to stop this, but why would you want to save it when you can eat it all up?  It’s just so good.

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Jars are Great

Posted on by March 10, 2010

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Lately, I’ve really been into saving jars. And buying things in jars, when I need to buy things. I’m trying to avoid plastic, if I can. I’m not crazy against plastic, it’s just, well, there is a LOT of plastic around and frankly, it’s got to go somewhere and usually that place is a dump or landfill. People just don’t recycle plastic to the degree that it comes into our lives.

Jars, and glass, on the other hand, have a very high reuse and recycle quota. And they just seem to be better at storing and keeping things in the pantry and all through your home. A glass jar filled with buttons or paints or candies just seems to look much more appealing than a plastic one.

If you don’t reuse glass jars, you should give it a try. We reuse them for many things in the kitchen, including saving leftovers and other things such as chopped onions or cheese. We use them for our soda syrups for the SodaStream machine. And you can freeze in them as well. Be sure to leave a little top space when freezing liquids. Of course, canning with jars is delightful, but even commercial jars and bottles can be very useful in the home.

When I shop, I do try and pay attention to things that come in green friendly packaging. I avoid those things that are overly packaged, or that have a lot of plastic and all wrapping them. I like cardboard things and glass jars best. And I do my best to not use even the produce bags if I can avoid it. If I want a pair of peppers, I’ll just pick them up and put them in the cart. I’m going to wash them before using anyway. I hope to sew up some lightweight mesh bags soon to bring for loose produce. Of course, soon, the Farmer’s Markets will start up and that will be wonderful. Farmer’s Markets always love it when you bring your own bags and containers. I love how that works.

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Moby Dog Camp

Posted on by March 9, 2010

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My pal Jeff’s in Florida for a week so I have Bella, the Italian Greyhound, here visiting with us. She’s quite a little sweetie, and takes the title as companion dog very seriously. She follows you around the house constantly. Every time you get up, she’s right there following you.

And now for a few days we have Dingo with us. Dingo is our other family dog that now lives with my ex-husband and his wife, in town. Well Heather is out of town and Steve works a lot, so he asked if Dingo could come to Camp-Moby-Dog and hang out. Sure.

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It’s making for a slightly crazy situation though, everyone is in pack mode and responds to each other, so when one wants out, they all want out and when one eats, they all gotta eat. And my little 800 square foot abode is a little cramped with all this livestock in here! 3 dogs, 3 cats, 2 ferrets and one pig. hahaha. Well, it’s only for another day or two. We’re having fun with everyone and that is what counts. It’s nice to have Dingy around, he’s a good boy. I used to call him “the son I never wanted”! And I suppose it’s true, as if I wanted a son, I would probably want a real human son, not a furry grumpy old cattle dog mix. But still, Dingo has a place in my heart and he’s always happy to see me and get some good scratching behind the ears and all.

And he really likes Bella. He’s most’y puzzled by her, but he knows he likes her. He stands in the middle of the room, as she zooms around him playing, and he just turns in one spot and wags his tail like crazy, barking at her. He’s fast, but she’s WAY faster. He got up on the bed and took a little nap with her yesterday and you could tell he was so happy.

He tried to get up on the couch with Gypsy and Bella as they were napping this morning and the girls would have no part of it. He would come and sit by the side of the couch and wag his tail and then slowly put a foot on the edge of the couch as if to ask, “Hey ladies, can I join you?” with an ever hopeful smile on his doggy face. To which Gypsy would simply give him a soft snarl without lifting her head and he would back off real fast. She does not like sharing her BFF Bella. A few minutes later, he would be back and give it another whirl and well, same response. This went on for almost an hour!!! It was funny, I should have taped it, but my camera battery was dead.

That’s life on the Moby Dog Camp! We’re going to try and get a picture of the three of them… maybe.

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