Happy Tuesday…
Here’s a little tip for those of you who have an avocado tree that gave you 10 bushels (okay I don’t really know what a bushel is) of fruit that are getting ripe faster than you can eat ‘em…
Eat ‘em faster!
Just the Tip #2: Freeze your avocado.
Remove the avocado ‘meat’ from the skin. Put them in a bag and squeeze a little lemon juice on them. Freeze until you’re ready to eat!
Then, pull ‘em out of the freezer and let it thaw before making some delicious guacamole. Ole!
Disclaimer: I am a Silk blog ambassador, but the following is not affiliated with Silk at all. All opinions in this post are my own and/or stuff I make up to seem cool.
RER PSA: At the Silk trip we discussed other brands of soy and almond milk. Someone mentioned the So Delicious Almond Milk because it has added protein. So, when I spotted it this weekend at Whole Foods I decided to try it (plus they didn’t have my favorite Vanilla Almond Milk for some reason?).
Anyway. It’s not good. For having added protein I find it weird that it’s even more water-y than usual almond milk. Save your dirty green paper.
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Avocadoes are soooo pricey here! Just mail me all your extras! K THANKS! 🙂
I wish I had an avocado tree! When we move we’ll finally have room for a garden and I’m so excited to have our own veggies… but avocado tress don’t grow in the northeast, sadly. I never though about freezing extras- great idea!
frozen avocado halves are great for smoothies!!
My excellent tip: when you are cooking vegetables through out the week throw the scraps / stuff you would normally throw away in a gallon freezer bag and toss it in the freezer. Once it’s full you can make a giant pot of vegetable stock!!
Love the tip but even more – LOVED THE BEGINNING GRAPHIC!! I so get that & hate when I think it is later in the week than it really is! 🙂
about the whole foods almond milk– it’ll be back in october, its recipe is being reformulated. (i work at whole foods- in the chicago area)
I just tried the SO Delicious almond milk too, and was equally disappointed!
Want to use just half an avocado keep it from turning brown? Place an avocado in a clean cottage cheese or similarly sized opaque container with a piece of cut up onion. Cover with lid and refrigerate. I’ve had a cut avocado stay fresh for several days this way.
Very good tip! Has anyone ever tried to freeze and thaw guacamole? I love it, but it goes bad so quickly…
We throw away a lot of avocado as well…I’ve never attempted to freeze it bc it turns brown so quickly. Will have to give it a try! 🙂
What a great idea! Often I end up throwing away half of my avocado, but not anymore- freezer bags at the ready! 😀
My tip: I am not normally a fan of Paula Deen recipes (because I don’t want to weigh 500 lbs, not just because of the current controversy), but her watermelon feta salad recipe is easy and DELICIOUS! Just use 1/4 as much olive oil as she recommends because Paula likes to add fat when it isn’t actually needed.
Ina Garten has a great Watermelon Feta recipe too – I like the “dressing” a little better than Paula’s.
I learned yesterday that if you break apart the bundle of bananas, they’ll brown slower. SWEET huh?!
BRB, trying to figure out how I can grow an avocado tree in a Manhattan apartment…
Ben is trying to sprout more seeds right now. I can try and give you one from the OG tree…
Add me to the list of folks who are super jealy of your avocado tree.
you are so lucky to just have fresh avocado available whenever, that does not happen in Ohio
Thanks for the avocado tip! I buy them at Costco and they all ripen at once. I had no idea I could freeze them… and now I do! 🙂
WOW….that’s quite a tip! (twss?)
I had no idea you could freeze avocados….Amonicazing!
How is the consistency of the avocados after they’ve been frozen? Love that tip!
It’s gets a little mushier, so I would probably recommend using the thawed avocado as guacamole but not as straight up slices.
You can tell how ripe an avocado is by pulling off the little stem (my kids call it a belly button). If the skin under is green, it’s good. If it’s brown, don’t buy it.
I tried that stuff too! I didn’t like it either. I was really upset about it.
Just a tip: bake an egg in half of an avocado, it will blow your mind.
My friend did that and her thoughts were “Warm avocado? Blerrrghhh!”
YOU CAN FREEZE AVOCADO?! mind. officially. blown. thank you for that tip 🙂
I didn’t know this either!
Me neither. However, I have one more question. Does it sustain its composition or if you unfreeze it again it will melt into some kind of a mush or jelly?
After you thaw the avocado it is a bit more soft than original consistency. I would say it’s best to use it in guacamole or a recipe for this purpose.
Thank you for answering my question. I love guacamole so I will definitely freeze some avocados for later.
Put home made cookie dough in ice cube tray and freeze. Pop them out and bake. Easy way to bake a few portion controlled cookies. If I bake a batch…. Ill eat the batch 😉
Can I put them in my iced coffee and make cookie coffee?
i’ve been eating avocados like crazy for the past couple months – i WISH i had an avocado tree!
silk pure almond milk is my fave. i stir it into my oatmeal every morning. i especially love their unsweetened vanilla 🙂
Ummm…. I wish I had an avocado tree that produced avocados faster than I could eat them. I’d give anything to have that prob!
I have never been a big avocado fan but I keep attempting to try it! 🙂
You should come see the little bin of avocados at my local grocery store. EXTREMELY small town in Canada. It would make you cry to see how sad they look 🙁
So jealous of your tree!
The RNR race in my hometown was cancelled so I was able to register for the Vegas race with my entry fees. Can I still run with your team and raise some money?
When you sign up you have to commit to raise $750. So, you can do that and opt out of the bib or you can definitely donate to someone else? Not sure those are great work arounds…
Why don’t I live close to you? I eat avocado EVERY DAY, sometimes twice per day. I put it prety much everywhere!!!! In my salad, in my pre-run bowl of rice, in sandwiches, and I love making guacamole and use it to add some flavor to burgers, patties and co!
If youre ever driving through the valley with some spare avocados on hand let me know.
I am SO JEALOUS of your avocado tree!! And here I am, buying them at the store like a commoner.
Ha! Like a commoner 🙂 I’m like a farmer then?
You can put fresh herbs in coconut oil or olive oil and put them into a ice cube tray to freeze. Herbs won’t go bad and convenient to cook with!