Holy guacamole it’s 2016 ya’ll! And to celebrate I’m sharing a guacamole recipe, haha! I actually didn’t intend on the first post of this year to be a humble bowl of guacamole but I thought you might need it in your life. This guacamole is indicative of how I like to eat lately: fresh, uncomplicated, and full of bright, clean flavors.
This recipe was born out of not having cilantro to make guacamole on Christmas Eve to take over to my sister’s house. Since I love sage and happened to have a butt load of it at the time (yes, butt load is a unit of measurement), I decided to use it instead. The result was delicious (naturally) and it got me thinking about coming up with a simple recipe for a guacamole with winter vibes. Since guac tends to be more of a summer inspired dish I wanted to add some grounding flavors to make it appropriate for when the icy air is rattling your windows and stripping the trees of all their leaves.
Originally I was going to make some seedy crackers for you along with the guacamole, but my extra time went towards my yoga teacher training instead 🙂 So, use your favorite crackers or chips instead!
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This year went by in a whirlwind, full of ups and downs. Now we are swiftly moving through December and I’m trying to take everything in without getting too bogged down. I want to enjoy the month by making an effort to be more conscious of how I spend my time. Since my time is quite valuable, I want to make sure I’m spending it doing what I love. I love creating recipes for this space so I’m making sure to allot some time for that during this busy month. I’m also making some new plans for Sweet Miscellany in 2016 so stay tuned for updates 🙂
Since we have arrived at the month of December, that means it’s cookie month here on the blog! In the last few weeks of the year, I’ll be sharing cookies and other goodies perfect for the holiday season. While writing this post I realized this is the 4th year of this tradition and it had me itching to look back at some of the past cookie month posts. Though some of the photography is a bit frightening (i-phone food photography, anyone?!), there are some tasty gems among those posts. Here are some of my favorites from over the years to help jump start your holiday baking season: