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[Akka Homestead <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>]

I grew up in a typical middle class home.  Mother was a good cook, but never 
cooked anything exotic. We almost never ate out-only on vacation to eat 
seafood while in Florida.
I never tasted Chinese food until I was in college.  My only foray into 
Mexican cuisine was Old El Paso taco shells and McCormick taco mix for ground 
beef.  I think the first restaurant I ate at after I left home was Mexican, 
and I recall having refried beans and nachos for the first time.  I was a 
fan.  Still, it wasn't until about 15 years ago when I finally got the guts 
to try guacamole.  My sister introduced it to me, and I watched her mash the 
avocados.  It was okay, but something about it did not set well with me.  I 
think I was mostly turned off by the color. I dunno.
Recently, I have had urges to try new things and old things in different 
ways.  I am trying to eat more fresh fruits and veggies, so I really eye the 
produce department when I am in the store. Yesterday, I bought what turned 
out to be the most perfectly ripe avocado, and today, I made my first ever 
batch of guacamole.  It was just dumb luck that I got one that was perfectly 
ripe, but I know now what to look and feel for.   I used the one avocado, a 
tablespoon of homemade hot salsa, one fresh-from-the-garden serrano chili 
pepper, about 1/4 onion-from-the-garden-diced very, very fine, 3 TBSP 
cilantro, and some lime juice.  OH MY GOD.   I can't believe I have missed 
out on this for almost half a century.  I recall once buying an avocado once 
just for the seed.  I threw the meat away!!!   What was I thinking???
Okay, so now I am totally psyched to try things.  The other thing I bought 
was a mango.  I recall trying something with mango years ago, but I did not 
like it then.  It looked like a peach, but tasted differently-can't describe 
it other than to say that I did not like it.  I am thinking of trying it ala 
Mexican style with chili powder and salt.  Does anyone have any other 
suggestions?
Also, what about papaya?
What have I been missing all of these years?
I wish I had a juicer, but I don't.  I also don't have any ice cream-don't 
usually buy sweets.

Akka B




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Oh boy, if you had an ice cream maker and you pureed that mango and made
some fresh, you'd be hooked for life!

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Akka Homestead" <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>


I grew up in a typical middle class home. Mother was a good cook, but never
cooked anything exotic. We almost never ate out-only on vacation to eat
seafood while in Florida.
I never tasted Chinese food until I was in college. My only foray into
Mexican cuisine was Old El Paso taco shells and McCormick taco mix for
ground beef. I think the first restaurant I ate at after I left home was
Mexican, and I recall having refried beans and nachos for the first time. I
was a fan. Still, it wasn't until about 15 years ago when I finally got the
guts to try guacamole. My sister introduced it to me, and I watched her mash
the avocados. It was okay, but something about it did not set well with me.
I think I was mostly turned off by the color. I dunno.
Recently, I have had urges to try new things and old things in different
ways. I am trying to eat more fresh fruits and veggies, so I really eye the
produce department when I am in the store. Yesterday, I bought what turned
out to be the most perfectly ripe avocado, and today, I made my first ever
batch of guacamole. It was just dumb luck that I got one that was perfectly
ripe, but I know now what to look and feel for. I used the one avocado, a
tablespoon of homemade hot salsa, one fresh-from-the-garden serrano chili
pepper, about 1/4 onion-from-the-garden-diced very, very fine, 3 TBSP
cilantro, and some lime juice. OH MY GOD. I can't believe I have missed out
on this for almost half a century. I recall once buying an avocado once just
for the seed. I threw the meat away!!! What was I thinking???
Okay, so now I am totally psyched to try things. The other thing I bought
was a mango. I recall trying something with mango years ago, but I did not
like it then. It looked like a peach, but tasted differently-can't describe
it other than to say that I did not like it. I am thinking of trying it ala
Mexican style with chili powder and salt. Does anyone have any other
suggestions?
Also, what about papaya?
What have I been missing all of these years?
I wish I had a juicer, but I don't. I also don't have any ice cream-don't
usually buy sweets.

Akka B




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