"Fresher Under Pressure"

My boyfriend, who shall hereafter be known as the Human Vacuum, believes that this blog should provide food-related public service whenever possible.

In that spirit, I would like to introduce you to Costco pre-made guacamole. Before going all food snobby on me--"I would never eat vacuum-sealed avocado products"--hear me out. AvoClassic Guacamole is better than whole fresh avocados. Seriously. At my house, avocados invariably transform from expensive rock-hard paperweights to rotten public health risks in a matter of hours. And those hours never occur when I am (a) at home, (b) awake, or (c) in the mood for some avocado.

At Costco you can get four nifty freezable pouches (containing a total of "15 Haas avocados"!) for a few bucks. AvoClassic boasts that they employ the "Fresher Under Pressure" technique, which uses pressure instead of heat to pasturize. It's amazing. H.V., who is a food snob, certifies the guacamole as undetectably processed. Just avocados and spices, baby.

Because I cannot leave well enough alone, I usually fancify the guac. Sometimes I add tomato and chiles. Sometimes I go for just a squeeze of lime and some smoked paprika. The picture above shows red onion, cilantro, and lemon.

Read more about the economic and culinary miracles made possible by "Fresher Under Pressure" at one of my favorite non-food blogs.