Grilled Guacamole

I love guacamole so hard you guys.

I could literally eat the stuff on everything.

I've always felt good about my recipe.  Like it was pretty tasty just the way it was.  Then one day I had a leftover ear of grilled corn, and while I pondered what I could use it for, an idea suddenly came to mind...

What if I grilled the ingredients that make up guacamole before throwing them all together? I mean everything tastes better on the grill!

Grilled guacamole... It was genius!

So here's what you need to make it:

Ingredients

4 ripe avocados 

1 ear corn on the cob

1/2 red onion

1 tomato (cut in half)

1 small jalapeño (cut in half lengthwise and seeds removed)

1 lime (cut in half)

2 cloves of garlic

Salt & Pepper

Olive oil

Directions

Preheat grill to medium high.

Cut avocados open, remove pits, scoop into a large bowl and mash.

Mince garlic cloves and add to bowl.

Brush corn, red onion, tomato halves, and jalapeños with olive oil.

Place all of the above items, plus the limes, on the grill, cut side down.

Cook until all items have char/grill marks (about 5 minutes, a little longer for the corn, which will need rotated).

Remove from grill and allow to cool slightly.

Cut corn off of cob and to bowl.

Diced onion, tomato, and jalapeño and add to bowl.

Squeeze like juicd over everything.

Add s&p to taste.

Stir all items together.

Serve with your favorite tortilla chips.

xoxo,

Swoon Worthy

We kicked off this Fourth of July Weekend with some good old fashioned Strawberry picking!  I have been dying to go, and even though we waited until almost the last possible minute, we still made out like bandits!

Max took the reigns and managed carrying the big box for us, while Ella sampled the merchandise and ate her weight in berries.  Theo, as always, snoozed through the whole adventure in the Solly.

Our plans for the rest of the weekend?  To eat, swim, play, and eat some more!

I hope you all have a wonderful (and safe) time celebrating our great country!  Here's what I'm swooning over at the moment...

1.  You can't have a barbecue without a great side salad, and this one is right up my ally.

2.  I picked up the most comfortable summer dress the other day... lucky for you guys, it's 50% off this weekend.

3.  The best way to spend a summer day is floating around in the pool on a super cute float.

4.  Rosé gummy bears?  Sign me up!

5.  Subscription boxes are all the rage right now, and Max couldn't have been more excited when he received his monthly selection of toys from ToyBox Delivered!

6.  How pretty is this bowl from Oh Joy's latest collection for Target?

7.  I think I finally found the perfect red lipstick, and the name of the color speaks for itself... "wine with everything".

8.  I adore a good pair of sleep shorts in the summertime.  If they have a pom pom trim and they're under $10, I'm sold!

9.  This is an adult beverage trend that I can totally get on board with.

10.  I can only dream that my handwriting will ever be as good as @chalkfulloflove so her book is high on my current wishlist.

Happy Fourth!

xoxo,

Dark Chocolate Pretzel Sea Salt Bark

You know how there are just some combinations that seem like they were destined for each other?  Like peanut butter & jelly, and ketchup and mustard?

That's kind of how I feel when sweet and salty items are paired together... as though the sweetness of chocolate, paired with the crunchiness of pretzels and the saltiness of coarse sea salt are a match made in Heaven.

Recently, I was standing in the checkout line at Target of all places (shocker, I know), and I grabbed a bag of chocolate pretzel bark during a moment of weakness.  Naturally, it was so delicious, that I was hesitant to share it with my kids, and wanted to hoard it all for myself... but it got me thinking about how simple it would be to make my own version at home.

You guys, this "bark" could not be easier to make.  It is so delicious that you will want to eat it all yourself, but coincidentally, it would be great to package up and give as a gift... if you can bear it.

Ingredients

1 pkg of Ghirardelli dark melting wafers

2 cups of pretzels

coarse sea salt

Directions

melt the chocolate according to the instructions on the package (there is a microwave and a stove top option).

place pretzels in a large ziplock bag, and crush them with a rolling pin.

on a baking sheet, lined with a silpat or parchment paper, pour half of the chocolate, and spread it into a thin even layer with a spatula.

sprinkle the crushed pretzels on top of the chocolate while it is still warm.

top with remaining chocolate, and gently spread it, so that it coats the pretzels.

sprinkle sea salt on top (use as much or as little as you like).

allow to cool, and then break into non-uniform pieces.

xoxo