Sunday, February 17, 2013

Historic California Mission & Avocado Guacamole Recipe

It has been a great week here at Lilly My Cat.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by for a visit.  It was lovely having you see my blog.

I love history and California is home to many historic missions.  Two missions are close to where I live; San Juan Capistrano Mission and San Luis Rey de Francia Mission in Oceanside, CA.

This is a picture I took of my visit to San Luis Rey Mission this week.  The mission was founded in 1798 and built by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order.

 

This is a photo of the interior of the church.  It still functions as a church and for special events  like weddings.  

                                                  
Each time I visit the mission, I enjoy not only the history but the tranquility of the setting.  Here are the pictures of the garden and the beautiful succulent garden.                        

It was so much fun to roam around the mission's grounds and see all the beautiful plants. If you ever visit California, there are numerous missions scattered around the state.  Each one is beautiful and a joy to visit.

On the way home, we stopped at a roadside fruit stand and bought some "just picked from the tree" avocados.

Here's my recipe for fresh guacamole:

Peel avocado and place in bowl.  Cut the avocado in small pieces (small or large, whatever you like).  Add in 1/4 cup chopped white onion, juice of 1 lemon, 1 T oil, 1 minced tomato and some fresh cilantro and mix well.  Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.


I'll end this post with a wonderful link to Handmade Harbour.  Please take time to visit this site.  There are links to wonderful blogposts where you will get tons of creative ideas.  Here's my creative idea for the week.....

It's a whirligig crocheted doily that I am crocheting from fingering weight wool yarn.  Please check back to see the finished product.  And, remember there's going to be a giveaway on this blog.  Be sure to sign up so that you can enter the giveaway.

Have a great week!

17 comments:

  1. The mission looks lovely - a beautiful place to have a wedding. Fresh picked avocados sounds so good - I will definitely have a go at your recipe as I love this dip. Look forward to seeing how you get on with the whirligig doily. Hope you have a good week.

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    1. Thank you Jill for stopping by. I hope you have a great week too!

      Pat

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  2. I loved seeing your pictures of the mission. The Spanish influence really shines through in the architecture. The doily looks fab.

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    1. Hi Wendy, visiting the missions is always fun although they are very young compared to your historical places in the UK. Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful week!

      Pat

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  3. Oh, it does look so lovely where you are. Looking forward to seeing the finished doily.

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    1. Thank you for stopping by. I will post a photo of the finished doily!

      Pat

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  4. Aren't old churches the most beautiful places to visit! Thanks for sharing your lovely photos and your recipe too - i love guacamole :) x

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    1. Yes, I love anything old and historical. Wish I could share the guacamole via the blog! Have a great week!

      Pat

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  5. Thanks for sharing your day out. It looks a beautiful place to visit. The avocados looked lovely and I'm definitely going to try out your guacamole recipe, thanks for sharing it. I'm your newest follower. I was so tempted by the lovely photos and the sunshine. Have a lovely week.
    Ali x

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    1. Oh, thank you Ali for your kind comments. I am new to this blogging but it's so much fun to share ideas with my friends. We are expecting rain here in Southern California so the sunshine is taking a vacation! I hope you have a great week too!

      Pat

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  6. Oh I love those arches and the succulents surrounding the statue look lovely.
    Wishing you a wonderful week.

    Jan :)

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    1. Thank you Jan for visiting today. Succulents are one of my favorite plants. I hope you have a great week too!

      Pat

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  7. What a beautiful place the mission is, it looks like a piece of old Spain transported to America, which I suppose it is. Old church type places have a wonderful sense of peace. Thank you for sharing x

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  8. Thank you Bev for stopping by for a visit. I do enjoy historic things. I hope you are having a wonderful week. Take care :)

    Pat

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  9. I find those Californian buildings like that mission so gorgeous - I would adore to visit them one day. Thank you for sharing the Guacamole recipe, it's something I have never mastered, but am determined to try again - I'll let you know how I get on! Simmi x

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    1. Hi Simmi, If you were close by I'd be more than happy to share the avocados with you! I hope you have a great weekend and look forward to chatting with you again!

      thanks,
      Pat

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