guacamole
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Personal Lexicon: Luxury
The general usage of luxury addresses an outer perception — through the self, or through others. Great societal comfort, and extravagant living are not inner states but external reflections. While a dish like risotto was born out of the need of the Italian peasant, today it is a symbol of luxurious life, in part due…
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Mash or Mole
Cultural history tends to be diluted by the wants and styles of modern man. The popular guacamole is originally a specific handling of avocado as part of a sauce family. Certainly it has been the laziness and superficial attention to food in the West that has made the avocado mash a popular item. On the…
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Celebration Day — six
Today started with inner peace. There was a bit of vibrancy for things on my agenda but I was experiencing a good flow in effectiveness, and pleasure alike. Then the news broke, and, within minutes, a headache manifested itself. That is something which I rarely experience yearly, in fact, it is common not to have…
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Deconstructing Guacamole
Creativity is a marvel. Manifested in works of countless musicians, painters, writers, builders, culinarians, dancers, etc., it is our constant inspiration. Besides the personal creations by hundreds of thousands throughout the history of mankind, we also benefit from products collectively created by cultural units. Science, too, is a marvel, sometimes igniting creativity, other times becoming…
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