But avocado does so much more – it's almost a perfect butter substitute. It can be used in sweet dishes (it goes especially well with chocolate) or savory dishes. 3.

Long before Henry Perrine discovered avocado trees in Mexico and started the first groves in Miami in 1833, this strange and exotic fruit was a favorite of George Washington.

One of Campbell’s favorite botanical biographies here is that of the Blas avocado, a large green-skinned fruit with flesh as runny as warm butter. He first found the tree about a decade ago in a ...

Use a 1:1 ratio to swap butter for avocado in any recipe. How to grow your own avocados. No matter where you live, you can grow an avocado tree in your own home.

In Hawaii, where there are about 200 varieties of avocado trees, one stands out. The Kahalu'u avocado, casually known as the butter avocado, is so voluptuous that it can spoil you for any other ...

The first husband left. Years passed and then I met Jay, now my husband of 32 years. Visiting his parents’ Largo home, I saw the avocado tree, a gnarled old thing showing its advanced years.

Avocado trees grown from seeds can take an average of 3-5 years to produce fruit. However, the process can be prolonged depending on the growing conditions and the variety of the plants. Final word ...

Deep in a lush remote valley in the Dominican Republic, the discovery of a single very special tree spawned a new species of avocado. Called the Carla, it has since emerged as a rock star of the ...

Nutiva’s delicious line of butter-flavored oils provides even more variety in the animal-free butter aisle, including vegan ghee—a form of clarified butter. With coconut and avocado oil as the ...