Avocado Pit Project

Often I have wanted to grow an avocado plant from seed.  After many failed attempts, I had given up.  Until today!

While making guacamole I discovered that my avocados pits were beginning to sprout!  Now I know which end should go up in the water!  (The slightly more pointed end, the end with the round beige spot should go down and be submerged in water.)  And so it is currently living above my kitchen sink which gets some lovely southern sun.

My step-aunt lives in Southern California and has an avocado tree.  "How lucky you are!" I told her.  She then informed me that while she is able to gather 20 or so fruits not eaten by birds and squirrels, it also bears fruit once a year, about this time.  So if you're thinking ah-ha my avocado will quench my guacamole craving year round, that may not be the case...

Did I mention avocado pairs wonderfully with a Clos du Bois Chardonnay?

My Guacamole Recipe

Ingredients:

Avocados (enough for those in attendance)

Sea Salt to taste

Black Pepper

Cilantro (fresh is best, but dried will do)

minced onion (quarter of an onion for 1-2 avocados)

Chipotle Chili Pepper (note the Chipotle! can be bought at Walmart or your local superior grocery store)

Dash of lime juice

Cayenne Red Pepper (if you want to spice it up a bit)

Directions:

Mash avocados with fork, then add other ingredients and mix.  If keeping in the fridge a bit before serving, leave the pit in the bowl, it will help keep it from oxidizing.  If upon taste testing it doesn't taste right and you begin to panic, you can add some jarred salsa