Good morning, blog world!!! One of my favorite parts about weekend mornings is that it allows for a bit of early morning yoga. The perfect way to start the day!
Prepare yourself for a long, pictured-filled post today. But first, I want to thank all my lovely readers for wishing my mom a happy birthday on my post before last (I meant to tell you guys in my last post, but I kind of forgot :(
Do you want to know another wonderful way to start the day? Sure you do! And the answer is Breakfast Tacos!! Ohhh yes! You read that very right! Tacos for breakfast. It really can't get any better!
Breakfast Tacos (serves 1 hungry gal or guy)
Ingredients:
3 corn tortillas, warmed
1 egg, scrambled (or cooked into a "scrambled patty") and then divided into three equal sections
Pinto beans (about 1/2 cup? I didn't measure)
Sliced avocado
Chopped cherry tomatoes
Fresh cilantro leaves
Salsa
Assembly:
First, you've got to place your 1/3 of your cooked egg down the center of a corn tortilla like so:
Prepare yourself for a long, pictured-filled post today. But first, I want to thank all my lovely readers for wishing my mom a happy birthday on my post before last (I meant to tell you guys in my last post, but I kind of forgot :(
Do you want to know another wonderful way to start the day? Sure you do! And the answer is Breakfast Tacos!! Ohhh yes! You read that very right! Tacos for breakfast. It really can't get any better!
Breakfast Tacos (serves 1 hungry gal or guy)
Ingredients:
3 corn tortillas, warmed
1 egg, scrambled (or cooked into a "scrambled patty") and then divided into three equal sections
Pinto beans (about 1/2 cup? I didn't measure)
Sliced avocado
Chopped cherry tomatoes
Fresh cilantro leaves
Salsa
Assembly:
First, you've got to place your 1/3 of your cooked egg down the center of a corn tortilla like so:
Next, sprinkle on the beans...
Lastly, add your avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, and salsa:
Repeat with the remaining tortillas. Finally, you get to do what you've been waiting for and devour the little blankets of corn. The troops all lined up:
Nothing can express how much I loved the little fellas' above. Three may seem like a lot, but it sure didn't feel like a lot in my tummy!
Another delicious breakfast? Olivia's Chocolate French Toast! Yes, I finally made it, and I'm SO glad I did!
Another delicious breakfast? Olivia's Chocolate French Toast! Yes, I finally made it, and I'm SO glad I did!
You're a genius Olivia!! Your French toast was AMAZING!
And now, I've kept my promise to you guys and have created a post on how to grow an avocado tree! I present...
Avocado Tree Growing 101
Here's what you will need to begin:
One of these guys...
And now, I've kept my promise to you guys and have created a post on how to grow an avocado tree! I present...
Avocado Tree Growing 101
Here's what you will need to begin:
One of these guys...
3 toothpicks (the pointy ended ones)
A small glass or bowl
Water
The steps:
Step 1: Remove the seed from the avocado (make sure you also eat the avocado! ;)
A small glass or bowl
Water
The steps:
Step 1: Remove the seed from the avocado (make sure you also eat the avocado! ;)
Step 2: Hold the seed with the point of the seed facing up and insert the toothpicks evenly around the middle region of the seed at a downward angle.
Step 3: Set the seed in the small glass (or bowl) filled with water. The point of the seed should be above the water, but the bottom of the seed should be completely emerged in water.
Step 4: Keep your seed in a well lit/sunny area and keep it watered (make sure the point is alway above the water but the bottom is always in water). Next, wait for the seed to crack and sprout a root. Be patient - I've had this take anywhere from a few weeks to over a month.
Step 5: Once the root has been growing for a while, a stem will sprout out the top. I would recommend letting the stem grow at least six inches before transplanting the seed to a pot. Once you do transplant, continue to water it and keep in a sunny area. I would say to keep it outside during the warm summer, but bring it in during the winter. Or if you have a green house, you can keep it in there.
Also make sure that if you do keep it outside that you have some sort of protection for it (maybe some chicken wire?). I've lost one tree to the bunnies (they literally chopped it in half!), and I've lost another one to hail storms. So keep your little guy protected!
I've read that it takes about 50 years for a tree to actually produce avocados, but if you start now, then you can have fresh avocados in your old age ;)
So, do you want to see some pictures of my previous tree (the one that the went to the bunnies :( ? Of course you do!
Just before transplanting:
Step 5: Once the root has been growing for a while, a stem will sprout out the top. I would recommend letting the stem grow at least six inches before transplanting the seed to a pot. Once you do transplant, continue to water it and keep in a sunny area. I would say to keep it outside during the warm summer, but bring it in during the winter. Or if you have a green house, you can keep it in there.
Also make sure that if you do keep it outside that you have some sort of protection for it (maybe some chicken wire?). I've lost one tree to the bunnies (they literally chopped it in half!), and I've lost another one to hail storms. So keep your little guy protected!
I've read that it takes about 50 years for a tree to actually produce avocados, but if you start now, then you can have fresh avocados in your old age ;)
So, do you want to see some pictures of my previous tree (the one that the went to the bunnies :( ? Of course you do!
Just before transplanting:
Look at those roots! (how do you rotate pictures?!)
I need to start taking all my pictures the other way!
So there you have it! How to grow an avocado tree from the expert (haha - not!) I hope it helped and made sense! If not, feel free to ask any questions!
The daily question: What's you favorite way to eat avocados? It's never to late to start planning for you avocado plantation ;)
The daily question: What's you favorite way to eat avocados? It's never to late to start planning for you avocado plantation ;)
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