Fresh-squeezed lime juice makes this guac rock. If you can't find soft avocados, buy green ones, wrap them in a dish towel, and set them in your pantry or another dark place to ripen. Check their progress daily because they can turn to mush quickly if you're not careful.
Charlotte's Zesty Guacamole
Mash the avocados with a fork or pastry blender. Add remaining ingredients. Stir to mix well.
Make ahead tip: This tasty dip can be prepared one or two hours in advance if stored in the refrigerator with the reserved avocado seed inserted in the mixture. Remove seed before serving.
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Eight Texas women bound by the belief that their friendship makes life richer are behind the words of wisdom in Red Thong Strong: Girlfriends' Little Secrets to Smoothing Life's Panty Lines.
These friends meet weekly to encourage, inspire and support each other. Charlotte Hill, Terri Jutras, Bev Mann, Shelley Tyler and Debbie Williams live in Colleyville, Texas, while Linda Storer and Debbi Comparin reside in nearby Bedford. Becky Elder commutes to RTS meetings from her lakeside home in Whitney, Texas. Red Thong Strong is their first book.
Authors: Charlotte Hill, Linda Storer, Debbi Comparin, Becky Elder, Terri Jutras, Bev Mann, Shelley Tyler and Debbi Williams
Penned: May 6, 2016
What's Inside: A laugh-out-loud girlfriends' guide that shows women how to make and nurture friendships, deal with unexpected detours, and celebrate life's ages and stages. This work-of-the-heart, or really eight hearts, covers 100 hot-button women's issues across 206 pages with practical, this-is-how-we-do-it advice.
In addition to useful how tos, you'll find funny anecdotes, tender moments and some of our favorite recipes. Each story offers a different life lesson. Chapters cover tips on surrounding yourself with soul sisters, surviving relationship wear and tear, and staying fit for the future. They also reveal essential beauty advice for your 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s; time-tested shopping secrets; pointers for planning great girlfriend getaways; and eight divine diva destinations.
In this go-to entertaining resource, we dish on everything from celebrating milestone birthdays (make it a top-shelf 30) to planning show-stopping bridal and baby showers (why not a southern-inspired Sip 'n See?) and whipping up culinary treats (like melt-in-your-mouth moist Amaretto Cake). We pull back the curtain on three decades of experiences to show others how to bring more joy to their lives.
Time Out: 206 pages
Available: $14.78 paperback at Amazon
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