Good substitution
ByWe had big plans last week to have both sets of grandparents over for a feast of food that could only be eaten with our fingers. (fun idea? I think so.) On the menu? Barbecue ribs, roasted red potatoes, cheesy garlic bread, chips and homemade guacamole, fresh veggies and dip and peanut butter cupcakes.
BUT THEN…
we got sick. And we didn’t want to expose the beloved grandparents to this horrid flu, so we decided to make the meal a little bit more simple.
So, we ordered pizza and luckily I made the guacamole (easy recipe below) before the GREAT FLU FEST OF 2009 overtook our cozy home. Although it wasn’t quite the feast we had prepared, it was still delicious (hello? IT’S PIZZA!) and we had fun. We sat in the living room using just paper towels as our plates and we played Uno and Zingo and read (a ton of) books.
It was perfect. In it’s own special, very mucous-y, yet delicious way.
Because I’m all about the sharing, here is this recipe for fresh guacamole…IT IS YUM.
3 very ripe avacados
3 roma tomatoes (gently core inside, then dice)
1 large lime
red onion (use about a 1/4 of a cup, when not pregnant, I love it and I dice it up real nice, when I’m pregnant, OHMYGOD it’s evil and shall not even enter my home)
1 hot pepper (or jalapeno pepper) slice and dice as much as you wish. The more you use, the kickier the guac.
Green onions (finely chopped…again, add as much as you’d like, I typically add 1/2 cup)
2 garlic gloves
1/2 a bunch of cilantro (finally chopped)
salt and pepper to taste
Mix together and dip your chips. Enjoy!
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Sounds delicious.
Yumm sound yummy!!! And pizza is good anytime
Noah just looks like he is so happy to have pizza, even though he doesn’t feel good.
I love “sponsored by posts” (I really do!)
Its like the commercials for viva on the food channel. I think its just a really good recipe then they say its for Viva.. and I had no idea!! I think its fun!
Glad you enjoyed your paper towel pizza!
Go VIVA!! (I REALLY LOVE their paper towels, I use them every time I make a cake. They are the only ones that have non patterned paper towels. They are THE BEST for smoothing frosting..)
(Goodness.. did I just write you a whole comment about paper towels… sigh…)
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Feed the flu, right? Cute pic of your little guy!
We are crazy with the flu here too.. H1N1 sucks… we had soup tonight… cant wait to eat pizza again BUT dont think my stomach could handle it yet…
That sounds like a fun feast! I like the idea..might have to add a finger-foods dinner to me next menu.
oooh… please don’t use mucous in the same sentence as delicious. I’m one of those people who gagged a TON during the titanic “teach you to spit” part. *shudder*
We love to have carpet picnics!
Now I’m craving guac. Thanks.
I am totally making that guac soon! Yumm-eeeeee. Thanks for the recipe!