Tag Archives: avocado

Blueberry Avocado Salsa

By allyson | Published: July 16, 2010

I never used to like salsa. Not at all. Not riding atop my favorite tortilla chip, not accompanying my fajitas, not even as a stand in for butter on my baked potato. Nope, I hated it.  I also used to loathe cilantro, as I understand many people do. Perhaps it was an acquired taste, because [...]

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Lasagna with Creamy Red Wine Sauce

By allyson | Published: April 15, 2010

So, this may not be the most glamorous food I have posted, but let me start with a word in it’s defense.  This stuff is freaking incredible.  I mean it.  Sure, the sauce isn’t a brilliant bright red since it uses avocados and red wine (kinda pinkish orange), but once you taste it, you simply [...]

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Chocolate Avocado Banana Bread

By allyson | Published: March 12, 2010

This is a fun twist on an old favorite.  I have been making this recipe for years and it always turns out perfectly. In fact, I’m pretty sure this was the first recipe I came up with “all by myself”.  :) To make it gluten-free, I just subbed out a few different flours where I [...]

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Super Seductive Smoothie

By allyson | Published: February 12, 2010

I just couldn’t resist the kitschy-ness of including a post about aphrodisiac foods right before Valentines Day.  So, I did some research googling, and found some pretty interesting “facts” about foods from various unreliable sources on the internet. :) I thought it would be fun to include a simple list of foods that will spice [...]

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